After graduating from the University of Kent with a degree in French and no definite career in mind, I found a job teaching English at a language school in London. After enjoying three years in this ‘temporary’ post, I decided that some proper teaching qualifications were called for and I returned to university to study for a PGCE specialising in TEFL at the University of Bangor in North Wales.

I have taught English in London, at Pilgrims in Canterbury, in France, in Spain and in the former Yugoslavia, first at the University of Pristina in Kosovo, later at the University of Belgrade and finally at the University of Novi Sad.  

When I returned to England, I started writing and editing EFL materials, specialising particularly in books aimed at young learners. My first course to be published was ‘Lift Off’, a primary school series written with Kurt Söderlund for Ekelunds Förlag, Sweden. Together with Printha Ellis I have written a number of courses for Macmillan: the primary course ‘Pyramid’,  ‘Surprise!’, a two part course aimed at very young learners and  ‘Way Ahead’, a six part primary course. At present, I am working on ‘Lighthouse’, another primary series for Ekelunds Förlag.

In addition to writing, I also work as producer of EFL audio material. I work with a recording studio which specialises in children’s recordings and songs and music for children.

What I thought of initially as a temporary job has developed into a fascinating and varied career involving teaching, writing, recording, travelling and, of course, meeting all sorts of people from all sorts of places. 

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