Amy

My nationality is British. I was born in The Midlands but later moved to the north of England, where I completed my education. My teaching career started in 2012 after completing my CELTA at the British Council in Kraków, Poland. I spent the following seven years living in various locations in Poland whilst working for well-known schools, across all levels. I have experience with a vast number of students raging from age three to adult, both in school and online. Over the ten years that I have been teaching, I have worked with groups of between three and twenty students, and also individually with students on a one-to-one basis.

My preference is working individually with students, as I like the personal approach to learning that this enables. However, I can definitely see the advantage of working with small groups as well because I love to see students interacting with each other and sharing experiences. This is why I now specialise in both individual and small group classes.

All English learners have special qualities, but I especially like working with those that are intermediate level or above. Quite often, students at this level feel stuck, like they are not making as much progress as before, and I like to help them overcome this. With the right approach, a higher level student can become a confident and expressive communicator in English, whilst removing any speaking barriers that have formed over time.

I especially enjoy the complex discussion topics that often come up during lessons, and the opportunity to hear a variety of different opinions, from different cultural perspectives. It is always great to be a part of helping students express these opinions clearly and confidently in English.

I now run my own teaching business, which can be found on social media: Pink Flamingo English Online.
All classes are online, through my own platform.