Before working general and business English teaching area, Bruce had experience in business to business sales and customer care in a successful quality food wholesale business. He also worked as a team leader delivering soft skills training in the corporate sector. In addition to teaching, Bruce also delivers most of Rome’s successful workshop programme.
Deirdre has taught in the UK and Italy and has a wealth of experience in all aspects of English language teaching. Her particular area of interest and expertise is teaching Young Learners with a special focus on Primary Plus.
After a career in retail and photography, at 35 Hugh retrained to become an EFL teacher. "My experience has taught me that life-long learning is a reality and provides the tools to embrace change". Hugh completed a masters in Applied Linguistics which brought an increased awareness of the rich theoretical basis to many of the teaching practices and a renewed enthusiasm for finding new ways to "engage both my learners and myself in the process of learning".
Leanne has been working as a teacher of English since 2001. Her main areas of interest are exam preparation, vocabulary development and materials design. She is currently working towards an MA in English Language Teaching.
Raquel Ribeiro is a tech-savvy Google Champion Innovator and a Teacher Educator certified by the British Council in partnership with the City & Guilds.
She has worked with teachers from various backgrounds, including language institutes, regular schools, and private instructors. Her training experience encompasses both theoretical knowledge and practical application, online as well as face to face. She is a coauthor of the Teachers' Editions 1 and 2 of the English Course book EVOLVE.