Lisa has been teaching English since she
graduated from Durham University at the end
of the 80s. She is Cambridge Certificate and
Diploma qualified.
In Barcelona she has taught in several
universities and was Head of
Department at a private business
university. Lisa moved into teacher training
many years ago and took over as
Director of TEFL International
Barcelona in 2005. She likes to
think she runs the centre with a firm but
gentle hand, is obsessed with Humanistic
ideals and is famously easy to win over with
tea and dark chocolate! When not in the
school (and she virtually lives there..)
Lisa enjoys being outside in the countryside
or on the beach, spending time with her
family and cats, reading and painting.
Jamie Cruickshank (Teacher Trainer)
Originally from Folkestone, England, Jamie
was travelling from 1999 to places such as
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Indonesia
following his passion for the surf until
settling in Barcelona in 2001. He took his
TEFL certificate in 2001 and is now a
Trinity Diploma qualified teacher and
Cambridge oral examiner.
Jane Kirsch (Teacher Trainer)
Jane is originally from the south of
England and worked in magazine publishing
and marketing in London before moving to
Barcelona. She has 8 years English
teaching experience, and has worked as a
teacher trainer since completing the
Trinity Diploma in 2005. Jane is currently
studying for a PhD in Education at the
University of Nottingham, specialising in
CLIL (Content Language Integrated
Learning). In her free time she loves
snowboarding and cheering on her favourite
Barcelona football team, RCD Español.
Mike Thompson (Career Guidance Tutor)
Michael moved to Barcelona from the United
States in 2010 and is responsible for
career guidance and job placement.
Michael has been teaching English for the
last 3 years and specialises in business
classes, private classes and business
related seminars. He spent close to a
decade in the banking and sales world and
works with academies and businesses to
ensure job placement for graduating TEFL
students. Michael enjoys hiking, football
(not American), travelling and he does not
like learning Spanish.
TEFL International Barcelona
Escola Mediterrani
Calle Rocafort 104
Barcelona
08015
Spain