Department Tutors

Andrew Bamford

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Andrew Bamford read History at Selwyn College Cambridge, graduating in 1983. He taught a variety of historical periods during his time at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire where he was Head of History from 1990-2021 and Head of Sixth Form 2005-2019, as…

Margaret Norwich

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Margaret Norwich studied liberal arts at Vassar College, New York and read English at Girton College, Cambridge. She has worked in publishing, higher education and the voluntary sector. She lectured on English Language & Literature for many years at Bedford…

Jill Winch

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Jill is a Fellow of The Society of Botanical Artists and has written two books on how to achieve success with drawing and working with colour. Jill has been teaching the subject of Botanicals for over 15 years and is…

Lesley Ayres

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Lesley studied Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton and then went on to gain her MSc in Occupational and Organisational Psychology from the University of East London. Later she gained her PGCE and is passionate about teaching Psychology as a…

Lucy Sugden

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Lucy is a woven tapestry artist from Letchworth Garden City, who graduated from Middlesex University with a Constructed Textiles degree specialising in tapestry weaving. After spending most of her career developing and delivering art education to the community, schools, and…

Marine Boulter

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Originally from France, Marine moved to England 25 years ago. Her two children are now grown up and both live in Manchester. Over the years although she has taught at Primary school level in after-school clubs, she have mostly been…

Ada Marini

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Ada has been a passionate language tutor for over 20 years. She is Italian, from Rome, born in Abruzzo, and studied English and French languages, from the age of 11. Qualifications include the Cambridge English Proficiency, Language Teaching to Adults…

Abigail Huffer

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A love of languages is what caused Abigail to become a teacher of Foreign Languages. Having lived in both Germany and Italy as part of her language degree, she completed a PGCE in Secondary Modern Language teaching at the Institute…

Elizabeth Barber

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Elizabeth trained as a primary school teacher in the 1970s. After a long gap doing voluntary work, she returned to teaching as a supply teacher. She has always loved writing and has found going on writing courses a valuable way…

Paul Walker

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Paul has had a varied career in several universities and running his own business. He had a number of academic works published but had never tried his hand at creative writing until he retired from full-time work and enrolled on…

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