YORKSHIRE
Meet our amazing team!
Murriam Akram
Administrator
Murriam is our super-friendly and welcoming administrator at YES school. She is always occupied with the day-to-day running of the school- staying on top of emails, helping students with queries and busy with her ongoing to-do lists- all in her calming and professional manner. She is the person to go to if you have any questions.
Tim Catterall
Director of Studies
Tim, as Director of Studies, manages all the teaching and learning at Yorkshire English School. He supports the teachers and, as a student, he can help you with your overall academic development. Tim makes sure there is quality control in the whole school. He works with our accreditation partners (British Council and ASIC) to help maintain quality, and inspects the school and the classes to do so. He also writes and updates the curriculum and works on future school projects. Tim also advises on examinations you might need to take, and is our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). Away from the school, Tim is currently a speaking and listening General and Academic English examiner for Trinity College London, a Senior Examiner for Digital Writing Skills, a marker for writing, and an ESOL Skills for Life examiner. In his free time, he’s a musician and song-writer, producing his own recordings. He also enjoys reading, writing, film-making, walking and travelling. Tim lives between Huddersfield and Manchester with his wife, a dog and a cat.
Abbi Telford
Administrator
Abbi is another of our lovely administrators working at Yorkshire English School to give staff and students a wonderful in-school experience. Helping to take care of emails, student enquiries and everything in between, Abbi does her best to ensure YES School is successful. You can always have a chat with her if you need! Abbi has just finished studying Music Performance at The University of Huddersfield; she understands the ‘student life’ and is more than happy to share her experiences. In her spare time Abbi enjoys being creative, drawing, painting, creating music and reading. She also enjoys anything about fantasy, walking and playing games with friends!
Gwyn Jane Maher
EFL Teacher
We are very lucky to have had Gwyn in our ranks of EFL teachers since 2022. She is CELTA-qualified and comes from an academic background, with experience working in England, France, and South Africa as an educator in different contexts. She has experience teaching various English skills, and supporting students’ study, grammatical, and pronunciation skills. Gwyn has a deep passion for language teaching and learning. We can see this in her goal of developing students’ confidence as well as technical abilities. Gwyn is also adept in teaching exam preparation, such as that required for IELTS, and a proven record of helping students achieve the results they need.
Carina Munro
EFL Teacher
Carina is a loyal and caring teacher who has worked with the school for several years. She started teaching English for the “Kirklees Talk English Project”, which helped people in local ethnic communities and refugees. Carina balances teaching at YES with working for the NHS, though her passion is for teaching English, particularly Grammar. Carina has particular experience of teaching Summer School, which she has found very rewarding. Carina additionally enjoys collaborating with other teachers who have their own unique approaches and teaching experience.
Anna Winn
EFL Teacher
Anna has been a welcome member of our team since 2023. She has since moved to the USA to pursue a PhD in History, but she is staying on as one of our online tutors. Anna is a History graduate of The University of York and earned her Masters degree from The University of Chicago in 2022. She is a CELTA-qualified EFL teacher and understands the challenges faced by international students. She works to build confidence in students through her flexible approach to teaching and by identifying the needs of individuals within the classroom group.
Mary Castello
EFL Teacher
Mary is one of the newest additions to the Yorkshire English School team and started working with us in 2024. Although she is no longer working full-time for personal reasons, she remains one of our trusted cover teachers. Mary is a CELTA-qualified teacher with over 10 years of experience teaching English as a second language (ESL), including teaching English in Colombia for 4 years. Her passion for helping students improve their language skills with her nurturing approach to teaching, is matched by her love for learning about new cultures.
Wendy Hoblyn
EFL Teacher
Wendy has been teaching at Yorkshire English School since the autumn of 2024. She tells us she is “very lucky” to be teaching at this “remarkable” school. Wendy has had an exciting career: she has been teaching for over 40 years and she enjoy it as much as the day when she started. Her many teaching experiences include delivering English and Special Needs courses, both here in the U.K and in South Africa. Wendy loves life and enjoys a variety of what the world has to offer: swimming, yoga, art, reading, gardening, travelling and hiking. All this keeps her happy and fulfilled but what gives her the most satisfaction is forming relationships with students and colleagues.
Denise Fahmy
EFL Teacher
Denise has returned to teaching after a long career working in the Arts. She lives in Huddersfield and has two children and two dogs. Interestingly, her father is Egyptian, so she appreciates how much of a challenge learning a different language can be! She loves covering classes at Yorkshire English School because, as she says, “it’s friendly and the classes are fun”. Denise is a valued, passionate and professional member of the team.
