Meet The Bond Street Languages Team
Every member of the BSL teaching team has academic qualifications in linguistics, as well as university-level teaching qualifications. They're also all passionate, patient and (pleasantly) persistent. They''ll get you where you want to go.
You can read more about the team and what they've been up to on our blog.
Ana Herrera
Spanish
A qualified and passionate teacher and skilled linguist (fluent in four languages, no less!), Ana founded Bond Street Languages in 1995. Her mission: to make it easier for others to learn languages than it had been for her. Over the last twenty years, Ana has built a skilled team and developed a proven teaching method which has changed the lives of thousands of clients.
Alejandro
Spanish
Alejandro has been teaching languages since graduating in 2003: first at a prestigious bilingual school in Spain then in London, at schools in Dulwich, and Clapham Old Town. He is passionate about teaching, and enjoys the luxury of working with clients one-to-one: responding to unique needs and adapting learning activities to each client’s personality, mental processes, interests, and pace.
Mélanie
French
Mélanie grew up in Toulouse, south of France and started tutoring children and adults 20 years ago, when living in Vienna, Austria.
She is fluent in three languages and she knows very well what a great, yet intimidating and sometimes frustrating process learning a foreign language can be.
Mélanie was thrilled to be introduced to the technique developed by Ana Herrera and finds it the perfect tool for tailor-made sessions; a fun, but also rigorous and efficient way to learn French.
Mireille
French
Mireille grew up in the South of France, where she studied modern languages and teaching French as a foreign language, before moving to the UK. She has also lived in Brussels and South Africa where she taught in a leading private school.
She finds teaching one-to-one particularly rewarding and enjoys using creative and individualised techniques to meet the needs of each client.
Vanessa
Spanish
Vanessa completed a journalism degree before qualifying as a language teacher in Madrid. She travelled through Europe and Latin America, then gained an MA in Intercultural Communication from UCL. She’s been teaching Spanish in London for nine years, and has designed and produced her own teaching materials. She takes a communicative and interactive approach informed by her fascination with languages and culture.
Max
French & Spanish
A devoted and passionate teacher, Max is fluent in three languages and intermediate in three more. He has worked as a French and Spanish teacher since 2011 when he started his career in L’Alliance Française in Mexico. Further on he explored his passion for teaching languages in Thailand, South Korea, and London.
Having been a language student himself several times, Max puts himself in his client's shoes and tailors lessons according to their profiles and objectives. He believes in full immersion being the most effective way to learn. Speaking, feeling, and living the language is the fastest and most fun route to fluency!
Federica
Italian
When she moved to London from Italy a few years ago, Federica discovered the wonderful world of teaching Italian to none-native speakers, and gained a certificate in teaching Italian as a foreign language from the Italian Cultural Institute. She also holds an MA in Theatre from the University of Essex. In fact, her background in theatre, alongside her working and travelling experience, gave her the chance to make contact with people from different cultures and backgrounds, which contributed to her passion for teaching languages.
Federica likes adopting creative and interactive learning strategies – such as art, play and music – to engage students in their language-learning experience.
Grazia
Italian
Grazia is a natural, cooperative and charismatic teacher, with 20 years teaching experience in the UK, Spain andBrazil. She was awarded with Level 4 CELTA at Cambridge University in 2008 after her Degree in Communication and Public Relations.
Observers and students have noted her animated teaching style and variety of teaching techniques. She speaks 5 languages and her motto is, "working hard with fun".
Ana
Spanish & German
Ana grew up in Spain, and has a degree in German and English. Before moving to the UK, Ana lived and studied for four years in Germany where she taught Spanish and completed her Spanish PGCE equivalent. She cut her teaching teeth in London secondary schools, and has been teaching Spanish and German at Bond Street Languages for six years. For Ana, teaching is a passion and a vocation. Her personal motto is “Nothing is impossible”: she gets her clients to the level they want to reach, no matter what it takes.
Anna
Italian
Anna graduated in Modern Languages and Cultures at University Federico II of Naples and speaks Italian, Spanish and English. After her experience in Spain, as Erasmus student, she decided to come to London to improve her English.
In 2020, she attained a CLTA qualification at International House London. Teaching is not just a job for Anna, but a life experience that gives joy. She is always glad to impart her passion for languages to new learners with a positive attitude and a will to learn.
Irina
Russian
Irina is a highly qualified CELTA teacher. For the past ten years, she has been teaching Russian to corporate clients and bilingual children in a variety of settings.
Her lessons incorporate a wide range of fun, interactive activities, role play scenarios, and personalised tasks that enable her clients to become confident Russian speakers in an enjoyable and stress-free environment.
In her spare time, Irina enjoys cooking, swimming and travelling.