Type of Programme
One-to-one, personalised English tuition living full-board with the tutor's own family and in the tutor's own home, including local visits and excursions, meeting friends, neighbours and professional colleagues etc.

Type of House: Town House in United Kingdom

Teaching Qualifications and Experience

Since qualifying as a teacher of Modern Languages and of English as a Foreign Language at the University of Bristol in 1991, I have worked for many years as an English teacher at a University and private institute in Chile, as a Spanish and French teacher and Head of Year in Secondary Schools in the UK, and as a private tutor of all three languages at home.
I have worked four years as a tour leader all over South America, as an administrator in the UK voluntary sector and recently I have spent four years as a Community Support Officer for the Metropolitan Police in Central London.

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy entertaining at home, cinema, theatre, literature, writing and voluntary work. I have been very active over the years with plenty of travel, hiking, cycling and rowing but also do DIY and gardening. I enjoy meeting people and have a keen interest in the environment and world affairs.

Excursions and Local Attractions

Bath is a beautiful Georgian city built in wonderfully weathered stone with world famous architectural attractions such as the Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Circus. The thriving city centre is full of independent and high street shops, cafes and restaurants as well as a wide range of museums, a large library and well-organised Tourist Office. Bath is host to a Literary Festival in early Spring and a Music Festival in early Summer, among other events. The city has an arthouse cinema as well as a multiplex and a very popular theatre with a varied programme. You can bathe in the luxurious Thermae Bath Spa, take the Skyline Walk in the surrounding hills, follow the river to pretty Bradford-upon-Avon or pedal the cycle way to Bristol. The lovely Somerset coast, Cheddar Gorge and the Cathedral town of Wells can be reached in a couple of hours and it only takes an hour and a half by train to get to London. Also available are coach tours to the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles.