| SJW - ENGLISH IN LONDON |
| Academy SJW (St John's Wood School) was founded in 1952 by Jimmy Shorrocks. Jimmy was a Lancashire lad - born in Blackpool in the north of England, where his family owned a seaside hotel - but he was educated in Belgium. Jimmy felt that a knowledge of the culture and languages of other countries was essential to the promotion of peace and understanding in the modern world. For this reason, he decided to open SJW. Jimmy managed SJW School until his retirement in 1989. He died in July 1994. Jimmy's widow Erika, who is from Hamburg in Germany, is still very much involved with the school. SJW School is accredited by the British Council, and is a member of English UK. St John's Wood School is located in Boundary Road, St John's Wood, London - not far from Regent's Park and the world-famous Abbey Road recording studios. St John's Wood is a pleasant, residential area, with tree-lined streets and elegant edwardian houses, but Boundary Road contains lots of shops, restaurants and pubs. SJW School is now run by principal Pete Bulmer, who joined SJW in 1983, and his wife Trini Palomar. Trini, who has the RSA Welfare Officers Certificate, controls all elements of student enrolment and welfare. Like Jimmy, Pete comes from Lancashire and is a fervent supporter of Manchester City Football club. Director of Studies is Emma Rodrigues. Emma has been at SJW School for almost ten years, and has a Master's degree in English Language Teaching. |
| SJW School teachers are all British University graduates, and are a widely experienced and qualified group of people: Steve Machin joined us in 2000. He's in his forties and has a Post Graduate Diploma in ELT from Manchester University. Steve has over fifteen years' experience of ELT academic management and teaching in Holland and the UK. Emma Rodrigues joined us in 1999. She's in her thirties, and has taught in Greece as well as the UK. She has the Trinity College TESOL certificate, and a Master's degree in ELT from London University. Simon Goff is in his early thirties and has the Cambridge University/RSA TEFL Diploma (DELTA). He joined us in 2004, having previously taught in Spain and the UK. Phil Gailey has been here since 2006, and is in his early thirties. He has the Cambridge/RSA CELTA and has taught in Japan as well as the UK. Sebastian Gaete joined us in 2001, having previously taught in Chile and at a sixth-form college in England. He is in his early thirties, and has the Cambridge/RSA CELTA. Maggie Sobiech joined us in 2007. She's in her mid-thirties and has worked in China and the UK. She has the Cambridge/RSA Celta Certificate. ELT - English Language Teaching DELTA - Diploma in English language Teaching to Adults CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults RSA - The Royal Society of Arts TEFL - Teaching of English as a Foreign Language TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages CAMBRIDGE - University of Cambridge TRINITY - Trinity College, London University |
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