Managing Director

Ed and Caroline manage Severnvale as a husband and wife team. Ed’s objective is to ensure everyone gets the most out of their time at Severnvale and ensures the personal touch is always there for our new, current and returning students.

In his free time he enjoys the outdoors, good food and loves to ski!

Principal, Director

Caroline trained and practised as a London City lawyer before moving into teaching law and English.

As well as legal English, she specialises in teaching business professionals. Focusing on commercial language, meetings, presentations, and corporate conduct.

In her spare time, she likes keeping fit and enjoys cooking for her family and friends.

Admissions Officer

Yoshiko is friendly and passionate about helping students. Her multicultural background enables her to connect with a diverse range of students. She is committed to guiding prospective students through every step of the admission process.

Director of Studies

Laurence has the desire to help build a student’s confidence so they can feel good about using English.

Most likely to be described as observant, supportive and inquisitive.

Teacher

Charlie has been teaching at Severnvale since 2009. She has taught in Germany and the UK, and really enjoys seeing students develop their communicative abilities and grow in enthusiasm for using natural English. She holds a degree in English Literature and German and a Diploma in English Language Teaching.

Teacher

Steph joins us with a wealth of experience from around the world, having previously worked in Japan. She enjoys positively impacting the lives of learners and helping them to open new doors and opportunities. She holds a Bachelors degree in TESOL and Japanese alongside a CELTA.

Coffee Bar/Housekeeping

Mandy is always smiling and will be here to welcome the students at the coffee bar. She loves baking and if you’re lucky you may get to sample some biscuits with your morning coffee!

Teacher

Rachael has been an English Language teacher for a number of years. She enjoys literature and art and often uses this as a focal point to promote discussion in her class.

Students find Rachael to be a very effective teacher and it is said that she provides the last piece of the puzzle to help them understand the whole.

Young Learner Course Director

Bringing plentiful experience to the team, Dan has worked in many summer schools and camps, and understands the importance of creating engaging and supportive educational experiences.

He has also recently completed his CELTA qualification and looks forward to welcoming new students through our doors.

Teacher

James has been teaching at the Academy since 2010 and is always smiling.  He takes pride in getting to know the students and tailoring his lessons  to suit students’ needs.  James has experience of teaching Business English, General English and Exam English.  Best described as: curious, helpful and positive.