Meet Our Team
Link School of English Teachers and Staff
Students value our staff for creating warm and friendly atmosphere at our English language school, making everyone feel comfortable and welcome as well as taking care of students’ individual needs and that they make as much progress in English as they can.
Our English Teachers are experts in teaching English as a foreign language to adults. They are certified by Cambridge (or sometimes Trinity College London) to teach English, they hold CELTA diploma or above. They are dedicated to creating interesting and motivating learning environment and designing useful lessons.
English Teacher and Staff Profiles
Henry Wood
English Teacher | BA, GDL, Cambridge CELTA
Henry studied a Fine Art at University of Oxford, Christ Church. He later qualified as a lawyer (Graduate Diploma in Law) and an English teacher on the English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course. Henry specialises in teaching general English, conversation classes, English exam preparation (FCE, CAE, IELTS), English plus Art and legal English.
Teaching experience: 11 years
What is your favourite part of teaching English?
I enjoy working in a multi-cultural environment. It is very interesting to work with students from many different countries and many different cultures. The psychology of studying and learning is also very interesting. Each student has their own unique characteristics, and it is also true that each group has a different dynamic. My hope is that through practice and study, the process of learning English can both be rewarding in itself and also help students to orientate themselves in the direction they wish to follow in their lives. I also believe that the small size of the classes offered by the school (up to 10 students per class), has strong advantages.
Henry’s interests include art, music and film and he enjoys learning about other cultures.
Bozena Sulowska-Runacher
English Teacher | BA, QTS, Cambridge CELTA
Bozena is qualified to degree level, has CELTA as well as Qualified Teacher Status. She is an experienced English teacher curently teaching our weekend English classes for beginners, English exam preparation (FCE, CAE, IELTS) and academic English.
Teaching experience: 8 years
What is your favourite part of teaching?
Teaching keeps me learning new things every day, it me the feeling of accomplishment seeing students grow in confidence and knowledge and I feel gratified when students succeed.
In her free time Bozena loves spending quality time with her family, enjoy both playing and watching tennis and is passionate about 19th century literature; keen reader of historical fiction (favourite authors: Alison Weir, Amanda Foreman & Philippa Gregory).
Pauline Sithole
English Teacher | BA (Hons), MA, Cambridge CELTA
Pauline has a Bachelors degree in Education (honours) from London South Bank University and a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of other languages from Birkbeck College, University of London. Pauline also holds a Cambridge CELTA qualification. In addition to this she is qualified to teach younger learners from the age of five to young adulthood as an EFL or EAL transitions teacher. She is also qualified to teach adults General, Exam and Academic English. In addition to this Pauline has mentored and trained early career and young learner ESL/EAL teachers from different countries.
Teaching experience: 7 years
What is your favourite part of teaching English?
What I enjoy most about teaching in this industry is the fact that you get to meet a diverse range of students from all age groups. It is always a priviledge being able to be a part of student’s academic journey and seeing them progress from individuals with very limited English to competent speakers. This is extremely satisfying especially when you have exceptionally gifted or qualified individuals whose only barrier is the English language.
Interests: I adore going on safaris with my family when I can. There is nothing more spectacular to me than seeing lions, elephants, hyenas etc. in their natural environment. In addition to this I enjoy creating stories for young adults and children, cooking and binge watching as many cooking shows as I can. In my opinion, the Food Network is one of the best channels out there.
Annabelle Osgothorpe
Academic Consultant and English Teacher| BA (Hons), Cambridge CELTA, DELTA
Having graduated in 1996 with a BA(Hons) in French Studies, Annabelle went on to get the CELTA and in 2004, she gained the DELTA in Bournemouth. She is accredited to examine for several Cambridge International Exams and Oxford University Press exams. She has 21 years’ teaching experience and several years of academic management experience.
Teaching experience: over 20 years
What is your favourite part of teaching English?
I love sharing my love for the English language and culture with overseas students and encouraging them to be able to speak confidently. I especially enjoy teaching grammar and pronunciation, and preparing students for examination classes, as I am very interested in assessment and measuring progress. I would say overall, the best thing about teaching at Link School is the students – our students are motivated and fun, which is the perfect combination for any teacher!
Interests: In her free time, Annabelle enjoys travelling, going to the cinema, reading historical non-fiction, running, cycling, playing badminton, all water sports and is currently learning how to play golf.
Iliyana Galeva
Office Manager | Msc
Iliyana takes care of student enrolments and student welfare during their stay in our English language school. She also organises social activities and helps with any student matters.
Magdalena Oziminska
Managing Director | Msc, Cambridge CELTA
Magdalena studied Management and Marketing at University and later qualified to teach English completing CELTA at Hammersmith and West London College. Magdalena manages the day-to-day work of our English language centre.
Teaching experience: 11 years
What is your favourite part of working at Link School of English?
The best part for me is watching how people progress in their lives thanks to being able to speak English more fluently; they find better jobs, get promoted at work, get accepted on university courses or become integrated into living in the UK. I also enjoy solving problems and finding ways of improving our work at Link School to create the best possible environment to teach and study English.
In her free time Magdalena enjoys arts, especially sculpture, exploring London, travel, learning about different cultures and having good long conversations.
Do you want to become a teacher at Link School of English? Visit the Work with Us page to check if we have any vacancies.
More about Link School of English
- Read about our English Courses
- Read more about our English Academy in London