Teachers

Our approach to teaching adults

Every teacher here understands that working professionals need English that works. Speaking practice starts on day one — you spend the majority of class time talking, not listening. Writing is taught to office standards: clear emails, confident reports, the kind of English that holds up in meetings and across borders.

Speaking from day one

Small groups capped at eight mean every student gets genuine speaking time each session. No one sits at the back.

Writing for work

We teach the English your job demands: emails that land, proposals that persuade, the confidence to write without second-guessing every word.

In person and online

Choose the session that fits your week. Same teachers, same small groups, same rigorous approach either way.

Meet the teachers

Laura Bennett

CELTA, Business English Specialist

Laura spent eight years training negotiators and senior managers in English communication before moving to full-time teaching. She brings real workplace experience to every class — the phrases that work in meetings, the tone that builds trust, how to hold your ground in English without sounding harsh.

Marcus Webb

DELTA, Exam Preparation Specialist

Marcus specialises in IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation. He has coached hundreds of professionals through the test, and knows exactly where candidates stumble — and how to fix it. If you're studying for an exam, he'll give you the structure and confidence to pass.

Priya Anand

CELTA, Writing and Workplace English

Priya has taught all four levels and brings particular expertise in workplace writing and professional correspondence. She's skilled at taking someone from uncertain to confident on email, reports and formal communication — the writing that matters most to working adults.

Qualifications and standards

Recognised teaching qualifications.

Recognised teaching qualifications. All teachers hold CELTA or DELTA, the gold standard in English language teaching, recognised worldwide.

Professional experience.

Professional experience. Every teacher has trained working adults, not just university students. They understand the pressures of your week and the English your career demands.

Trained in our method.

Trained in our method. All teachers are trained in Fenwick's speaking-first, writing-for-work approach. You get consistency across every level and every session.