Meet The Team
Our team are based at our Hub which is Vestry Hall, Mitcham. This is where we run the majority of our classes and our crèche. The team work Monday to Friday during office hours. Our teachers and our crèche are sessional based and attend according to our classes schedule.
Our Team
Our team are based at our Hub which is Vestry Hall, Mitcham. This is where we run the majority of our classes and our crèche. The team work Monday to Friday during office hours and our classes run during term time. Day to day charity management is organised by the three Merton coordinators.
Our Teachers
Our Sessional ESOL English teachers are qualified CELTA teachers. They are sessional based and attend according to our classes schedule. Our teachers include: Matilda Mitchell, Mary Brodrick, Claire Wadie, Emma Cale, Claire Hayles, Catherine Abley and Kate Moran Richards.
Crèche
Our Sessional Crèche is led by Lizzie McCarthy who is an experienced childcare practitioner and has a Level 3 Childcare qualification and three other qualified sessional crèche staff.
Our Volunteers
Our educational programmes are also supported by a number of volunteers including volunteers who lead Conversation Classes and Classroom Assistants. Some learners are also referred to Home Tutoring run by trained volunteers. We also have a volunteer learner involvement group who are involved in a range of activities.
(left to right), Emma Cale – Merton Coordinator & Sessional Teacher, Heidi Shrimpton – former Director, Nicky Dalglish – Merton Coordintor
Our creche staff, Misbah Qureshi, Lizzie McCarthy – Crèche Manager, Subhaginie Srikaran
Nicky Dalglish
Merton Coordinator
Nicky joined Learn English in Merton (LEiM) in August 2022 as the project manager responsible for ESOL assessments. Nicky is also an experienced Volunteering Manager having worked for several years in this role at a medium-size charity in South-West London. Nicky now deals with all new assessments and registrations for learners.
She has worked for the European Union as an interpreter and events organizer based in Madrid and Brussels. She also has 15 years’ experience working in the investment banking sector in both London and New York, working mainly in investment administration and corporate events.
Nicky has a BA (Hons) in European Languages (Spanish and French) and Economic Politics, and she also has a TEFL teaching qualification. Nicky works three days a week travelling across the Borough of Merton meeting ESOL learners for assessment.
Emma Cale
Merton Coordinator
Emma coordinates all classes and liaises with teachers and learners as well as supporting with a range of tasks from web updates, publicity, supporting the co-ordination of volunteers and updating documents.
Emma is degree educated with a CELTA qualification, meaning she is also a qualified ESOL teacher. She teaches a class in addition to her role here.
She works 14 hours a week for Learn English Together.
Matilda Mitchell
Merton Coordinator
Matilda coordinates all of our home tutoring and one-to-one pairings.
Matilda is also a qualified ESOL teacher. She teaches a class in addition to her role here.
She works 7 hours a week for Learn English Together.
Dr. Ruth Dawson, Founder, and helpers, celebrate LET’s 6th birthday
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2022
The Mayor with LET staff, tutors and learners at Merton Citizens’ event
10th anniversary candles blown out by the Mayor and a helper, AGM 2019
Our Trustees
Our Founder is Dr. Ruth Dawson.
The former Chair is Anne Worlledge. Other former trustees were Mary Moody, Cathy Newbury, Pauline Rozario, Daniela Wilks, Rozina Kader and Andrew Hight.
Learn English Together in Merton is now overseen by the trustees of LEAH – who can be viewed here