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Natalie Lever
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Our learning expert Natalie has a Master's degree in Education from the University of Cambridge. She has previously studied and worked in Manchester, Amsterdam, London, and Mumbai and currently teaches UK students aged 11-18. She is well-versed in the National Curriculum, the International Baccalaureate as well as mental health and pastoral development in young people. She likes to be outside and take photographs in her spare time.
Connie Kulis-Page
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Connie is a British copywriter and independent artist. She spent her childhood in the UK before travelling and teaching in East Asia and now lives in beautiful Vienna with her husband and boston terrier. With a first class degree in contemporary performance, she believes that creativity and play are integral to a successful education and indeed a happy life. She spends her free time in galleries, up mountains, wandering in the wild and slurping coffee with close friends.
Maria Vole
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Maria is a GoStudent learning expert originally from Norway, but based in London. She holds a Masters degree from The University of Edinburgh and has long experience in teaching languages to both children and adults. Maria has a strong interest in education and is eager to make you learn more on developing your kid’s study skills.
Clarissa Joshua
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Clarissa is originally from the UK but moved to Australia with her family when she was 10. She studied Communications at the University of Queensland and has been writing ever since. An avid traveller and restless wanderer, she now resides in Spain where she worked as an English teacher for two years as well as a freelance writer. Now, Clarissa solely focuses on writing where she can work from any location as long as her trusted laptop is with her. When she’s not writing, she is at the beach, riding her bike, or curled up on the sofa with a good book.
Guy Doza
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As well as teaching English at a secondary school, Guy has also lectured on rhetoric and speechwriting at a range of world-leading universities. Before transitioning into education, Guy worked as a Speechwriter in the British Houses of Parliament as well as for a range of European civil services. In 2019, he gave a TEDxTalk at the University of Cambridge where he has just completed his second postgraduate degree. Guy Loves Star Wars and Marvel (and all things nerdy). He is a huge fan of VanLife and, when he has the time, takes his tiny little van on adventures around the UK!
Akshat Biyani
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Akshat is originally from Mumbai but moved to the UK to pursue his undergraduate degree from Warwick Business School. After his undergraduate degree, Akshat embarked on a role as a Business Analyst for companies in the UK and in India before realising his passion lies in writing content for tech companies. Akshat now works as a freelance writer with a focus on writing business, finance and tech articles.
Joseph McCrossan
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Joseph is a teacher and writer originally from Ireland, but now based in Spain. He has given classes to students from all over the world and has also worked as a rickshaw driver, bicycle mechanic, journalist, videographer, and producer. Joseph is on a never-ending quest to find out more about the world and believes the reason we learn is to pass our experience on to the next generation. He loves travel, animals, and has a love/hate relationship with technology.
Payal Mohta
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Payal is a GoStudent learning expert in the areas of mental health and digital learning. She presents the knowledgeable insights of experts as a guide for parents, so they can support students to achieve their highest potential! Payal is an English literature graduate, edtech content writer, and journalist. Her stories have been featured in The Guardian, The Washington Post & Al Jazeera, amongst others.
Andrea Butler
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Andrea Butler is a freelance writer and marketer originally from New York. She holds a BA in Communication from Fairfield University and an MA in Political Communication from Goldsmiths, University of London. After spending two years in the UK, she sought out sunnier skies in Lisbon, where she currently resides. When not working, Andrea can be found on her yoga mat, exploring the city, or talking politics on Twitter.
Lucy Holmes
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Lucy has taught English for fifteen years. She graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in the History of Art and Italian before spending time abroad in Japan and Italy. During her five years in London, she worked as a researcher at the Guinness Book of Records, a Production Assistant at a subtitling company and in HR at the Japanese Embassy. She writes for Oxford University Press and Macmillan, and has self-published a teacher resource book: Talking Images: idioms. Now, living in Oxford with her dog and three children, she’s into running, drawing, travelling and all things Japanese.
Amelia Johansson
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Born in Sweden and raised in the UK, Amelia is an ESL teacher and freelance writer. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism with creative writing and was working as an online editor in London until 2018, when she did a 180 and studied for her TEFL to become an ESL teacher and hasn’t looked back since. Now living in Morocco, she teaches English online, writes, and tries to experience as many charming Moroccan cities and sights as she can, sipping mint tea along the way! She loves books, coffee, anything that sparkles and the last line of a poem.
Erin McGann
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Erin is a freelance writer and editor based in Heidelberg, Germany. Originally from Canada, she studied journalism and media theory at Carleton University and Simon Fraser University. Erin spent seven years living in the UK, where she worked at Southbank Centre, one of the world’s largest arts centres, helping artists and performers communicate their work to large audiences. Erin spends her time dragging her husband and son to every castle and open-air museum, as well as sewing, weaving, and cooking.
Maahir Mehta
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Maahir Mehta grew up in Mumbai, India but has spent the last few years in Austin, Texas. Maahir studied Finance and Management Information Systems during his undergraduate years. Maahir has always been passionate about reading and writing. Suggested by a friend a couple of years ago, writing has become more than a passion now. Maahir also loves everything related to sports, animals, and travelling.
Inge Kung
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Inge is our GoStudent learning expert for all math and science topics! Born and raised in South Africa, she has found her passion for teaching very early in life. She has over 5 years of experience in teaching math and science topics and has worked as an Au-Pair. Did you know that South Africa has the lowest success rate for students learning math and science? Inge is striving to change this and have a positive influence on school systems all over the world. With her new ideas and methods on playful learning, she is revolutionizing traditional teaching methods and making the "hated" math and science subjects fun again!
Alexia James
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