Jo Jarvis
Strategic Manager - Volunteer Tutor Project
Jo is TESOL qualified, including PDA in TESOL Literacies and has experience in teaching ESOL in the college and community sector. She has a PGC Community Education and has 16 years of experience in supporting and managing volunteers in a variety of roles, including teaching ESOL to vulnerable adults. Jo has led on developing our Framework for Good Practice in Working with Volunteers in ESOL. Joining Glasgow ESOL Forum in 2014, she has developed services across the organisation.
Fergus Andrew
Development Worker - Volunteer Tutor Project
Fergus has taught English for over five years in several countries, including: Spain, Mexico, Ecuador and Turkey. He has a degree in English language and a master's in TESOL. Having completed the CELTA course in Spain, he is currently working towards completion of the DELTA.
Dinushriya Spybey
Development Worker - Volunteer Tutor Project
Dinushriya has over 13 years of experience teaching ESOL in and around Glasgow in both college and community sectors. She also has experience of working with and managing volunteers in various roles. She has a Joint Honours degree in French and Psychology, is CELTA-trained and recently completed the MEd TESOL module "Technology Enhanced Language Learning".
Vikki Rowland
Development Worker - Volunteer Tutor Project
Vikki has been teaching English for almost 13 years, in a wide range of roles and contexts. She is DELTA-qualified and has experience teaching and teacher training in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She has also recently completed the PDA in Literacies Teaching and is currently gaining valuable experience in the third sector while getting to know the communities in Glasgow – her new home city.
Jaclynne Smith
Development Worker – English in the Community Project
Jaclynne is a CELTA-qualified tutor with over six years teaching experience. She taught EFL in China and Spain, and focused on ESOL in the community in England and Scotland. Jaclynne’s educational background stems from music and performance which she feels informs her creative and expressive approach to language learning. Jaclynne loves her work within the community of Glasgow where she aims to create meaningful connections between learners, tutors and the English language.
Allen Chalmers
Finance and Administration Officer
Allen has a degree in Accountancy and has worked with a variety of nonprofit organisations. During this time, he implemented finance systems and conducted the organisations’ user training. More recently, he gained his TEFL qualification and spent 6 years teaching English in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam.
