Meet our Team
| Managing Director, Allan Barnes | Allan has over 20 years experience in International education with The University of Sheffield, the British Council and Cambridge Education Group. He first became involved with English in Action as a non-executive Director in 2001 and became Managing Director in July 2011. | +44 (0)1227 818 250 |
Senior Academic Coordinator, Sally Edge
Sales and Promotions Manager, Paul Gibson
Paul started his career in education in 1998, teaching TEFL in the UK and abroad, and working as a state school teacher in elementary and high schools. He is PGCE and CELTA qualified and has extensive travel experience.
Sally has worked in EFL teaching, materials development and teacher-training for over ten years, living and working in countries as widespread as Tanzania, Japan, Turkey and Austria. She is Cambridge DELTA qualified and is currently studying for her MA TESOL.
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Sales & Promotions Officer, Stephanie Clarke
Academic Coordinator/Materials Writer, Jacqui Miller
Jacqui has taught in Botswana, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. She spent 5 years working as a Director of Studies in China before joining English in Action in March 2008. She is CELTA trained, has a BA (Hons) in English and a BSc (Hons) in Business Management.
Stephanie has lived and worked in many countries including the USA, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Egypt and Russia. She speaks fluent German and Russian and joined EIA's marketing team in March 2008.
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Sales & Promotions Officer, Trevor Kelly
Trevor has worked in EFL teaching and programme management for over fifteen years, living and working in countries such as Uganda, Israel, Spain and Austria. He is Cambridge TEFL qualified and speaks Spanish fluently.
Academic Coordinator, Nick Adams
Nick is from Brighton, and has been working in EFL & English state schools for the past six years, based in Poland, England and Spain. He is particularly interested in technology and teaching Younger Learners, and is currently in the latter stages of studying for the Delta qualification.
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Sales & Promotions Officer, Robert Chatwin
Robert is PGCE qualified and has taught in the primary and secondary sector in the UK. He also has more than 10 years EFL experience abroad and has taught in many countries including Germany, Austria, Spain, Japan, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Programme Manager, Lynda Taylor
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Lynda has worked in the field of education, administration and marketing for the past 33 years. Following 3 years abroad developing language skills in Switzerland, Italy and France, she pursued a career in teaching (secretarial skills), computer sales, admin and software training, moving to the EFL world in 1991. Lynda joined EiA at its inception in 1993.
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Operations Coordinator, Nicola Smith
Nicola joined EIA in 2000, teaching EFL in Austria, Japan and Russia before moving to Head Office and taking responsibility for teacher recruitment, planning and support. She is Trinity TESOL qualified and has BA and MA degrees in Anthropology.
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Senior Administrator, Lesley Thompson
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Lesley joined English in Action 11 years ago having pursued a career in administration at the Royal College of Physicians, the Health Education Authority in London and Canterbury Christ Church University.
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Recruitment & Operations, Zoe Gibson
Before joining the EIA operations team in March 2009, Zoe lived and worked as an EFL teacher in many countries including the UK, Spain, Austria, Italy, France, Japan and South Korea. Zoe holds a first class BA (Hons) degree in English and is CELTA qualified.
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Administrator, Joanna Holmes
Joanna spent many years in London working in the field of I.T., (teaching, developing and technical support). She joined English in Action in 2005, and provides admin support to the Booking and Administration Teams.
Recruitment & Operations, Caroline Falconer
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Caroline worked in the Operations Department during 2009 and 2010 and has re-joined EIA in 2011 to cover Zoe’s maternity leave. Previously Caroline worked in Local Government managing projects designed to Widen Participation in Education. She has a BA from the University of Kent and a Trinity TESOL certificate.
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Administrator, Lynsey Cuckoo
Lynsey joined EIA in April 2008. Formerly a P.A to the Chief Executive of a Business Support Organisation. She is responsible for monitoring feedback from schools, organising the packaging & despatch of course materials and providing admin support to the Bookings Team.
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Accountant, Margaret Wills
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Marketing Director, Mike Turner
Mike is a former Managing Director of the Company. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He has an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Kent and has delivered teacher training seminars and workshops in many countries around the world, including Austria, Spain and Japan. Mike is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing.
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