Meet
the Team

Ba (hons) Advertising, Solent University, Southampton Uk

TESOL, Ban Phe, Thailand

PGCE, University of Roehampton, SCITT East London, Uk

Currently studying MEd in Education Leadership, University of Dundee, Uk

Ryan comes from the south of England, he has roots from Dover, to Southampton ,to the old mining town of Camborne in Cornwall. After finishing University he volunteered in Brunei with the Army’s Youth Service. This was followed by starting his teaching career in Thailand as an EAL teacher. Afterwards, he moved back to the UK, where he was a Learning Support Assistant, working in the Visual Support team at a primary school.

After these rewarding experiences, Ryan moved to East London, where he trained to become a Primary school teacher. Once his NQT year was completed, he became the PE coordinator and had amazing experiences in the build up to the 2012 Olympics, such as meeting Sir Steve Redgrave and being part of a team developing a scheme of work for the Mo Farah foundation.

Ryan is a keen traveler and enjoys new adventures. This and the opportunity to be part of a team helping to develop a new International school were the reasons for him moving to Mongolia. While at the school, he was part of a team of teachers that facilitated the school becoming accredited by COBIS. During the two years he was there, he enjoyed trips across the Gobi desert and traversing frozen rivers by Husky pulled sleighs.

Swapping -40 C for the 100 % humidity of Malaysia was quite a shock to the system. His first role was as Art Coordinator, in which he led many whole school projects with a focus on raising awareness about the environment and sustainability. Ryan then became Literacy coordinator, supporting teachers with strategies to engage young writers and how to support them becoming independent. During his time in Malaysia he led Teaching and Learning across the Primary and Secondary schools by introducing collaborative and developmental Professional Learning Teams.

Ryan enjoys a range of sports and activities, such as Rugby, with an abundance of enthusiasm but with little talent! He also enjoys trying new activities, like Parasailing in Nepal to get over his fear of heights. It didn’t work! He has a passion for History, Art and Poetry, which he looks forward to exploring in Budapest, the school and it’s community.

Julia was born and raised in Budapest and has a degree in Italian from Pazmany Peter University. She lived in Rome for three years before moving to New York City. A couple of years ago, together with her husband, they decided to move back to Budapest to raise their son in family environment. Julia recently completed her MA degree in English at ELTE University. She has always pictured herself working in a school and is very happy to join the international crew here at Britannica. In her leisure time she loves to do jigsaw puzzles and take long walks with the family dog.

BEd(Hons) U.W.E, Bristol.

City & Guilds (Carpentry and Joinery)

Paul has worked as a teacher in a variety of schools across the UK including special needs. He has been a coordinator of many subject areas in his 18 years both in the UK and overseas. His interests include the nature of learning, experimental play, Hungarian, drumming and cheese. He has lived in Budapest for four years, and is currently enjoying his home life with his partner and puppy.

Anikó was born in Budapest but attended school in beautiful Szentendre. She studied English and German literature at ELTE University. She lived in Vienna and Salzburg in Austria where she enjoyed the kindness of people and the picturesque countryside. She worked as a teacher in the UK where she ran courses about Hungary. She had a marvelous time in the UK working and travelling. Back in Budapest she became an English camp coordinator. She also worked in a German school as a secretary. Afterwards, Aniko joined a Hungarian state school teaching English and German languages.

She missed the international environment so Aniko was happy to join Britannica in 2010. She loved teaching primary children working as a Teaching Assistant, a German and an Art teacher.

Aniko was on maternity leave 2014-2021 raising her beloved children, Botond and Boróka. She is excited to come back to Britannica working part-time in Year 6. She enjoys reuniting with colleagues and being part of a dynamic international community.

She loves making jewelry, sport, singing and going on trips with her family and friends.

Haruko was born and raised in Queens, New York, USA. She began her career in English language teaching straight after university, working as an Assistant Language Teacher in Toyama, Japan for two years. After a brief period in housing support in the southeast of England, she returned to teaching and hasn’t looked back. She spent three years delivering a range of English language curricula to learners of all ages (primary school-aged to retirees) in language schools across Sussex, England. Following that, in Suzhou, China, she worked as an EAP (English for Academic Purposes) lecturer at an international high school, preparing students for their upcoming university studies in the UK. More recently, she has taught a range of General English and Business English curricula to corporate clients here in Budapest.

Haruko holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from the University of Leicester, for which she investigated the importance of vowel pronunciation in English as a Lingua Franca. She is truly fascinated by the workings of Second Language Acquisition and is excited to expand her understanding of SLA here at Britannica.

In her spare time, Haruko enjoys studying languages. She has studied Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin, and she is currently embarking on the very fulfilling endeavour of studying Hungarian while living here in Budapest. After languages, her next passion is food, and she enjoys trying (nearly) everything that any country or region’s cuisine has to offer.

Zsolt was born and raised in Budapest. He has spent almost 5 years in the beautiful county of Yorkshire, where he first worked as a teaching assistant, supporting children with special educational needs besides English-language learners. After that, he was appointed to an English as an Additional Language Lead. He has enjoyed working in education and the challenges it brings, that is why he decided to become a teacher. Zsolt earned his Qualified Teacher Status in modern foreign languages in 2020, before moving back to his hometown.

Zsolt is enthusiastic about languages, travelling and getting to know new cultures, as well as eating sweets.

BA, ELTE Budapest, Special needs educator & speech and language therapist

Kamilla grew up in a small town called Mosonmagyarovar, and moved to Budapest for her studies. She studied at ELTE Barczi, and got her diploma in speech and language therapy and special needs education. She worked as a speech therapist for a few years with children. She's a complex art therapist too, which is a therapy for stuttering children. In 2020 she started her MA studies at Barczi. In her free time she enjoys reading, travelling, going to concerts and spending time with her loved ones.

Georgina grew up in Manchester, UK before moving to Sheffield to study Speech & Language Therapy at university. After graduating as a qualified Speech & Language Therapist, Georgina worked within the English National Health Service for 4 years with children and young people. She supported children age 2-18 with their speech, language and communication skills in schools, nurseries, health centres and at their homes. She has also worked with children and young people in a variety of voluntary roles, such as supporting and mentoring young people with additional needs and also teenagers in the foster care system. Georgina moved to Budapest in 2020 with her Hungarian husband and since then has worked as a teacher's assistant in an international kindergarten and as a Speech & Language Therapist for children in schools. Georgina is passionate about working together with parents and teachers to create environments which support the pupils to maximize their communication potential. Georgina loves working with all of the pupils, staff and parents at Britannica and is delighted to join the SEN team to continue to be a part of the inclusive and supportive community here. In her free time, Georgina enjoys dancing, arts and crafts, swimming, admiring flowers and gardens, going to coffee shops, and visiting new places on the train. She has been learning Hungarian for 5 years now.

Gertrúd is from Hungary, born and raised. In high school, she really enjoyed the Hungarian literature and grammar lessons, so she followed her dream and started studying in Kaposvár. Four years later, she received her degree as a primary school teacher with a Hungarian language and grammar specialisation. After this, she decided to stay at the same university to begin her Special Education Needs studies, specialising in learning difficulties and psychopedagogy. In her free time, Gertrúd really enjoys reading, studying and learning about different languages, baking, and, last but not least, spending time with her loved ones.

Dora was born and raised in Hungary. She is graduating this year in Special Needs Education from a Budapest university, specialising in learning difficulties and psychopedagogy. Since high school, she used to spend a lot of time volunteering at different kinds of summer camps. She also worked as a teaching assistant previously in a school for children with learning disabilities and as a mentor for children with low socioeconomic status. She really enjoyed these experiences and discovered that she wanted to keep working in schools long-term as well, finding herself at Britannica! In her free time, Dora really enjoys dancing Latin dances, traveling and just spending time in nature.

Lili was born and raised in Budapest. She is about to finish her Master's in Psychology, the focus of her studies being developmental and child psychology. She loves spending time with children, nurturing them to grow and develop. In her free time, she likes to go on big walks with her dog and read books.

Ráhel has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in psychology from ELTE University. As a recent Master's graduate, she is looking forward to embracing the joys of working in an international community like Britannica. Ráhel is interested in many things, including literature, arts, and people of course.

BA in Modern Languages and Literature and MA in Secondary Education

Luca is a born and bred Italian transplanted to Budapest via London, where he has lived for 8 long years. He is a language enthusiast and has taken up German, Spanish and Russian. Travelling is his passion. He always tries to where the unknown is - Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Siberia are just a few examples on his list. He is passionate about language learning and is really keen on taking up Hungarian next. His interest in the world of education has made him a language teacher - it was the only profession in the world where he could combine languages and teaching! He hopes to inspire students take up languages and travel as well.