Our teacher trainers
Our team at Bell
Teacher AcademyInternationally-renowned teacher trainers
Bell has been teaching for over 65 years. We are passionate about education and never stop learning or striving to be the best we can be.
Our team
Silvana Richardson
Head of Education
With over 35 years of experience, Silvana is internationally renowned in the EFL industry and has been regularly invited to speak at international events, like IATEFL UK.
Richard Hillman
Teacher
Richard has over 20 years experience teaching English overseas, and is determined to ensure his classroom experience is fun and engaging to maximise performance.
Tom Beakes
Academic Manager
DELTA qualified, Tom oversees all our teacher training, quality assurance programmes and overseas projects.
Anna Young
Advanced Practitioner
A CELTA and DELTA qualified language teacher, Anna has over 25 years of teaching experience in the EFL sector.
Françoise Votocek
Teacher and Teacher trainer
Françoise has been working at Bell for 23 years. She is a DELTA qualified teacher trainer and is a highly-respected CELTA main course tutor at Bell.
Clare Henderson
Teacher and Teacher trainer
As a CELTA and Delta qualified teacher and teacher trainer, Clare has gained extensive experience in her EFL career.
Brian Hart
Teacher and Teacher trainer
Brian is a DELTA qualified teacher and teacher trainer. He joined our team in 2003 and has become one our specialist teachers.
Andy Hockley
Academic Director of Bell Teacher Academy and Teacher Trainer
Andy has been involved in ELT for over 30 years, living in 11 countries and training and working in many more.
Vic Richardson
Teacher Trainer
With years of experience in education and EFL, Vic runs courses and workshops on teaching methodology.
Adrian Underhill
Teacher Trainer
Adrian is an internationally renowned ELT consultant, trainer, speaker and author, known for his expertise in teaching pronunciation.
Kristina Smith
Teacher Trainer
Kristina joined Bell in 2017, and has been working in education for almost 30 years as a teacher, administrator and teacher educator.
Katy Kelly
Teacher Trainer
Katy is a highly-experienced teacher and teacher trainer leading methodology and other customised training in many parts of the world.
