The Team

Adriana Itriago

Adriana holds a qualification to teach adults (PTLLS, 2011). She has taught Spanish to adults and teenagers for more than 10 years at different levels ranging from beginners to proficiency, including GCSE exams, in groups and one-to-one lessons -face to face and online-. She has worked as a Spanish Tutor in educational institutions such as City Lit; Bishopsgate Institute; Morley College, UK Government departments as DEFRA, and for agencies tutoring private students for well-known organizations namely BBC, Arthur & Gallagher, AON, AHJ, ITV, among others.

She has a degree in Anthropology from the Central University of Venezuela. A career in which she developed her knowledge and passion about Languages and Culture. Additionally, back in her country she worked in cultural research in the publishing area, events organization  and organizational structure.

Amaia Ibarguen

Amaia is a Spanish teacher from the Basque country in Spain. She grew up in Mondragón and studied in San Sebastian and Bilbao where she completed a teaching degree at university. She has always been interested in teaching and, as well as her work in adult education, she has experience teaching at universities and companies. Amaia has Qualified Teacher Status in England and has taught Spanish at all levels. She has a keen interest in exploring those areas of the language that her students find difficult. She takes great pleasure in seeing how her students progress in the language, in their motivation and dedication, and in the dialogue, that takes place among adults in the context of the classroom.

Maria Isalt

Maria has a BA in Economic Studies from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from OU. She has been teaching general and business Spanish for more than twelve years in institutions such as City Lit, Bishopsgate Institute, HM Treasury and National Audit Office. She also prepares both groups and individuals for the DELE official exams of Instituto Cervantes and GCSE and A-Level exams. Maria has a special interest in dyslexia and completed her Postgraduate studies with this specialisation.