Meet the Team

Kumi

Kumi has been the School Director of Norwich Study Centre, Flying Classrooms since 2000. She holds a Masters in English Literature at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and a Masters in Culture and Communication at the University of East Anglia. She worked in the academia for 20 years before moving to Norwich.

Kumi has full responsibility for managing and directing Norwich Study Centre. She loves to communicate with people, and has a strong interest in intercultural communication and promoting inclusion and diversity.

A message from Kumi: "We are always sharing and learning from new experiences. We have a wonderful team, working to build and support our international school community to thrive. We learn together, help each other and have fun together, and we aim to bring that opportunity to as many people as possible."

Roni

• Cambridge CELTA
• Trinity Diploma in TESOL
• IELTS Speaking and Writing examiner for UKVI
• IELTS Life Skills Examiner for UKVI
• MA Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (King's College London)
• BA English Language and Communication (King's College London)

Jack

Jack has worked at Norwich Study Centre since 2013 and has experience in every role in our office team.  Born and growing up in Norwich, he went on to study Physics with Astrophysics at Nottingham Trent University.

When he's not in the NSC office, Jack is a writer, musician, podcaster, voice actor and dungeon master.

Ana

I studied at Norwich Study Centre back in 2015 and have worked in the office since 2018. Originally from Spain, I have a Tourism degree and I love travelling and meeting people from around the world. 

Kumi

Kumi has been the School Director of Norwich Study Centre, Flying Classrooms since 2000. She holds a Masters in English Literature at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and a Masters in Culture and Communication at the University of East Anglia. She worked in the academia for 20 years before moving to Norwich.

Kumi has full responsibility for managing and directing Norwich Study Centre. She loves to communicate with people, and has a strong interest in intercultural communication and promoting inclusion and diversity.

A message from Kumi: "We are always sharing and learning from new experiences. We have a wonderful team, working to build and support our international school community to thrive. We learn together, help each other and have fun together, and we aim to bring that opportunity to as many people as possible."

Jack

Jack has worked at Norwich Study Centre since 2013 and has experience in every role in our office team.  Born and growing up in Norwich, he went on to study Physics with Astrophysics at Nottingham Trent University.

When he's not in the NSC office, Jack is a writer, musician, podcaster, voice actor and dungeon master.

Chris

Emma

Hi, I'm Emma. I studied Modern Languages at Cambridge University and have taught adults and young learners in the UK and in Italy. I returned to teaching in 2018 after working in the media for many years as a writer and editor. My specialist areas are teaching beginners, teaching in healthcare sector and teaching functional language. When I'm not working, I sing in a choir and enjoy running, cooking and gardening.

Qualifications

• Cambridge CELTA
• BA Modern Languages (Cambridge University)

Renée

Hi! My name is Renée and I am originally from Australia. I have travelled to many countries and lived in China, Mexico and England. I have been teaching English for over seven years both abroad and at home. I enjoy making my English lessons visual and exciting through the use of modern films, music, games and discussion.

Qualifications

• Trinity Cert TESOL
• Cert in Teaching Business English
• BA Journalism (Griffith University, Australia)

Max

My name is Max. I come from London and I’ve been teaching English since 2016 – in the UK and in Italy. My passions include travel (my bungee jump is one of my fondest memories!), languages (working on German at the moment), cinema (favourite film – too many to list!), music, and literature. I particularly love teaching pronunciation in the classroom because it’s a fun way of making sure we all understand one another!

Qualifications

• Cambridge CELTA
• TKT Mod 1
• Cambridge Speaking Examiner for KET, PET, and FCE
• BA History and English (Reading University)

Erin

Marie

Michael

I'm Michael. I've been teaching for nearly six years. I've taught at a variety of state, private and summer schools in the UK, Spain and Italy.  I specialise in teaching English grammar and English for Tour Guiding. I also run a number of clubs at the school. When I'm not at work I enjoy playing football, playing board games, listening to music, going for long walks and building things. In the summer I help run activities at scout camps.

Qualifications

• Cambridge CELTA
• Cert of Advanced TEFL
• BA History (Sheffield Hallam University)

Andy

Hello, my name is Andy and I’ve been teaching English for 14 years. I started my teaching career in Istanbul in Turkey before moving on to Prague in the Czech Republic but for the last five years I’ve been based back in the UK. I have lots of experience teaching General English and Business English as well as FCE and CAE exam classes. These days I spend most of my time preparing students to take the IELTS exam and I particularly enjoy helping my students to improve their writing skills in this area.

Qualifications

• Cambridge DELTA
• Cambridge CELTA
• BA Journalism, Film and Broadcasting (Cardiff University)