Our team
Jenny Bartlett
Jenny has worked as a teacher since 1986 and spent 18 years as a Director of Studies in Portugal for International House in Aveiro, Santa Clara and Coimbra.
She is passionate about teaching and has taught young learners from 3 years old, prepared hundreds of students for Cambridge exams and written language courses for companies and individuals. The variety, challenge and joy of interacting with so many different students are the things she loves most about her job.
In her free-time she is an author for Porto Editora, a volunteer teacher-trainer for a charity in Sri Lanka, an avid traveller and a would-be gardener.
Neil Murray
Neil was a teacher at International House Aveiro for 15 years, where he was also Director of Studies for 6 years. He has been teaching English since 1989, in language schools in England, Egypt, Brazil and Portugal. He worked 4 years as a volunteer teacher-trainer in Pemba, Mozambique, one of the best experiences of his life.
His priority as a teacher lies in helping learners to build their confidence and improve their ability to communicate. He has prepared hundreds of learners for Cambridge exams.
To relax, there’s tai chi at the weekend. He loves reading (history, popular science etc.), watching documentaries and listening to podcasts.
Julia Wearn
Julia was an English teacher at International House for 12 years and worked in Aveiro, Coimbra and Milan. She has also taught in England. Before teaching English, she worked in business and found that her years working in different business sectors were invaluable when helping adults improve their English skills at work.
Julia believes that the learning environment should be a relaxed but goal driven one, where students can express their difficulties and work with their teacher to gain the confidence they need to excel. She has taught all ages and levels including many years preparing students for Cambridge exams.
In her free time, she enjoys travelling, spending time with friends and family and learning new things.
Alistair Bayliss
Carlota Magro
At only 17 years old, Carlota went to university in a city 200km away from her hometown, which turned out to be a challenging but rewarding experience. In 2023, she finished her degree in Languages and Publishing at the University of Aveiro and is now taking a master’s degree in Marketing. She started learning English in 1st grade and continued studying it till the last year of her degree, where she also learned Spanish.
During her degree she worked as a receptionist and between the ages of 15 and 17, she participated in a project to clean the beaches in Lisbon.
In her free time, she likes to get out of the real world by reading romance and fantasy books, as well as listening to music and watching tv shows. Additionally, she has an impressive stationery collection which she uses to scrapbook and journal.
Célia Gomes
