Our teachers are certified professionals. They are fully qualified and experienced in teaching English as a foreign language and use progressive methods of teaching to help you communicate and enjoy the experience of learning English.

Marigold Gordon

Marigold Gordon-Gray

Core Teacher

Hi, I’m Goldie. I’m from England. After a career in publishing, I realised I wanted a job that would facilitate a life abroad once my kids had flown the nest, so I did CELTA in 2008 and gained a teaching Diploma two years later. My first teaching job was in England, where I helped immigrants prepare for the UK job market. After that came Bulgaria and now Ukraine. I’ve taught all ages and levels, but particularly enjoy teaching corporate and exam prep classes. I love travel and wine.

Martin Ogilvy

Martin Ogilvy

Higher teacher

Hi, I’m Martin. I’ve worked as a teacher trainer for the British Council for more than 16 years now. I’ve worked in Russia, UAE and South Korea. I have extensive experience of all kinds of teaching and training, being also a Celta Main Course Tutor and IELTS examiner. I enjoy the fact that I can still learn things from my students and colleagues and that even after 20 years teaching, something new and surprising can happen any time. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family.

Mila Konoplenko

Mila Konoplenko

Core Teacher

Hi, I’m Mila, and I’m from Luhansk. I started teaching English in 2007 in my alma mater, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”. I joined the British Council in 2014. My professional achievements include a PhD in teaching languages, CELTA, DELTA and TYLEC. Besides that, I’ve got a Cambridge Proficiency in English Certificate (CPE). I'm interested in developmental psychology. I also like reading science fiction, playing board games and doing yoga.

Natalia Bets

Natalia Bets

Core Teacher

Hi, I’m Natalia. I’m originally from Kyiv and I’ve been teaching English for more than 12 years now. I have a language degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv along with the international CELTA certificate which I completed in July 2014. I have vast experience in teaching both children and adults. I spent a couple of months teaching teenagers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2018 and it was an amazing opportunity to learn from and share skills with my foreign colleagues.

Natalia Kazmina

Natalia Kazmina

Core Teacher

Hi, I’m Natalia. I graduated from Oles Honchar Dnipro National University where I got a degree in Ukrainian and English Languages. I started my teaching career in 2008 and since that time I have obtained different qualifications among which: CELTA, IHCTYLT, Teaching English in Pre-Primary Education and DELTA (Modules 1 and 2). I joined the British Council in 2014 and since then I have taught different age groups (from very young learners to adults) and levels (from beginner to proficiency).

Natalia Kolotova

Natalia Kolotova

Core Teacher

Hello, my name’s Natalia. I’ve taught adults for more than decade and it’s been a wonderful experience. I’ve worked with students from Ukraine, Georgia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and native French speakers in Canada. As an exchange student I studied linguistics at one of the best universities in Germany. Later I got my CELTA and in 2016 I completed a teacher development course at the University of Ottawa. I really enjoy helping people to communicate their message to the world eloquently.

Nataliya.Bondar

Nataliya Bondar

Core Teacher

Hi! My name is Nataliya. I was born in Donetsk. I have a languages degree from The Horlivka Pedagogical Institute for Foreign Languages. In 2005 I obtained a Bachelor of Education in English, World Literature, Russian and Russian Literature. I studied at The Donetsk Juridical Institute getting a diploma as a Magister in Criminal Law in 2008. I got my certificate CELTA in 2019. Since 2019 I have been working for the British Council. I enjoy keeping fit and travelling, especially to England.

Oksana Kondor

Oksana Kondor

Core Teacher

Hi, I am Oksana. I hold a BA in primary education and a MA in higher education. In 2013 I became a Global Volunteer with AIESEC and worked on an educational project abroad. Also, I did an internship in Turkey, teaching English to young learners. I completed CELTA in 2016 and have been teaching both adults and young learners since then. I passed the C2 Proficiency exam in 2020. Warning! Learning English can be addictive and leads to positive changes in your life.

 

Pletenets Olga

Olga Pletenets

Core Teacher

I have a Master’s degree in Psychology and English, CELTA from the British Council and now I’m working towards my DELTA qualification. I have an IELTS certificate(band 8) and a Certificate of Proficiency in English (Grade “A”) from Cambridge University. For the last 12 years, I’ve been mainly working in the corporate sector teaching Business English and exam preparation (IELTS, B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency). I have international work experience teaching adults in Poland and Vietnam.

 

Rhonda Pritchard

Rhonda Pritchard

Higher teacher

Hi! I'm Rhonda and I'm from the UK. I have a degree in Modern Languages (French, Russian and Spanish) and my teaching qualifications include Trinity TESOL Cert, Cambridge DELTA, CELTYL and an IH Certificate in Teaching Very Young Learners. Before I moved to Kyiv in 2003 I taught English in Russia, Portugal and Lithuania and I've taught people from the age of two upwards at all levels and for a variety of purposes.