Our Team
The TEFL Europe course is led by combination of a permanent (below) and visiting team of qualified teacher trainers with years of experience of teaching in various cultures and situations. They are university qualified and ensure not only the high standards of the course, but also a sense of fun and trainees have as constructive and useful an experience as possible.
In addition there is also an external board of academic advisors (EBAA).
George Phillips, TEFL Europe Director
George is the co-founder of TEFL Europe and English Non-stop,
the school TEFL Europe is partnered with. He originally studied
a BA in English Literature and then an MA, before long teaching
stints in his home-town of London, Berlin and Prague. Involved in
course design from its inception, George brings the experience and
knowledge of teaching at all levels. His simple idea of bringing the
English language to real communities has in fact led to the success
of the English Non-stop language centre in Prague. Fluent in German,
Czech, and French, George specialises in the grammar part of the
course. Currently he says he is particularly enjoying adding to the
TEFL Europe course by helping to organise trips
to Venice, from Croatia, and Berlin, from Prague.
Dr. Jenny Owen (Head of EBAA)
Jenny holds a Phd and has developed various university degree
programs and TEFL syllabuses including TEFL Europe's. She also
has a vast experienceof having taught English in a number of
countries, before her involvement with TEFL Europe. As well
as her work at British universities, she also chairs EBAA and
helps guide our team.
Peter Sullivan, TEFL Europe course director
Since graduating from art school in Reading, England, Peter has
worked in several course director positions, as well as in marketing
in Britain. Not only does Peter's experience in working in numerous
business contexts prove he is an excellent communicator, able to
pass on his experience during the TEFL Europe course, but he also
specialises in transferring his knowledge of various art forms
to the classroom by communicating visually. Outside teaching, Peter's
passion is for contemporary art, and he enjoys viewing, and creating,
everything from traditional art forms to graffiti.
Vim Parmar, English Non-stop course director and Teacher Trainer
Vim was born in Britain, but brought up in the Toronto area in Canada,
where he started out his career as an IT specialist, but, as he puts it -
'something was missing'. After teaching stints in Greece and Britain
for a number of well-known language schools, he joined English
Non-stop, in 2004, going on to become the most in-demand and
hardest working teacher of 2005! As all our teachers, Vim exemplifies
through his popularity among students and teacher training standards,
the quality TEFL Europe strives to pass on to its participants.
Lucie Bartova, English Non-stop co-founder
and Admin. Head
Lucie manages the staff at TEFL Europe in its day-to-day running.
A Prague native, she has lived in London and Berlin before
returning to Prague to graduate in IT and economics, subsequently
using her knowledge to begin English Non-stop. Lucie's
customer service skills have helped create the success of
our business, but she is also able to apply those skills through
fluent English and German. In her spare time Lucie enjoys skiing
and travelling.
Klara Kuncova, Admin. team
Klara is studying for a degree in Spanish after which she will fulfil her dream of going to Chile next year. Originally from northern Czechia, not only does
she speak fluent Spanish and English, but she is a musician and plays the piano and saxophone. Since starting with us last year, Klara says that she enjoys talking to teachers about their experiences in Prague and is able to help them find their bearings in the new country.
