Staff Profiles

Jonny Thompson
Course Director

BA English Literature from Roehampton Institute; Trinity Cert TESOL; Cambridge DELTA

Hi my name's Jonny and I was born and brought up in London and I'd consider myself a typical Londoner and love living and working here.

I have been teaching for more than seven years in London, Indonesia, Spain, Bolivia and Turkey and absolutely love my job. I always like meeting new people and my biggest reward is seeing people developing their language or teaching skills. I have now moved into teacher training and I’m really enjoying the experience. It is great to see future teachers develop and progress to become great teachers.

If you are thinking of training at Bloomsbury you will definitely have a positive and rewarding learning experience with highly motivated trainers.

Mary Lawrence
Teacher Trainer

BA (Hons) French & Sociology from Cardiff University; Cambridge CELTA; Cambridge CELTYL; Cambridge DELTA

Hi, I’m Mary and I’m a teacher and teacher trainer here at Bloomsbury and on the Trinity TESOL course.

I’ve also taught in France, Spain and Poland. The best thing I like about my job is meeting students from all over the world and that no day is the same. I love watching the trainees develop throughout the course and leave as fully qualified EFL teachers.

Outside school I love to travel, especially to South Africa and to ski down high mountain slopes. I also enjoy fine wines and dining with my friends.

Iris Immenkamp
Teacher Trainer

Cambridge DELTA, Cambridge CELTA

Hi, I'm Iris and I love pugs.*

I live in the southeast of London near Greenwich. On a weekend you might see me walking my dog in Greenwich Park. It's a great place. You should definitely go there!

Having studied English Literature, I've been teaching English for the past six years. I do enjoy teaching as well as learning languages. At the moment I'm taking a Spanish course. So if you are struggling with English, don't worry, I know what it feels like to be a language student.

* A charming little dog with a flat face and a curly tail

Edward Pegg
Teacher Trainer

BA (Hons) Development Economics,
Cambridge DELTA, Cambridge CELTA

I’ve taught English for 6 years and have worked in Poland and the UK.
I’ve taught all levels of English but specialise in Business English.

I’ve worked with some of the world’s largest companies, including Microsoft, Sony and Deloitte.

I moved into teacher training in January 2010 and am really enjoying helping people launch their new careers.