Our Team
Our Teachers
All of our teachers are native English speakers with training and background in education. Experience in teaching English to young learners is also a must. We strongly believe in hiring high calibre native English teachers, not just any native speakers who want to teach.
Teacher Profile - Ms Sophie
Ms Sophie is our founder and principal. She has vast experience in teaching English to young learners. She founded SparkEnglish in 2015 and has never looked back. She obtained her English teaching qualifications in the UK and received her phonics training from Jolly Phonics, training with UK primary school teachers. She likes to challenge her students to think and to open their minds on different subjects. Her classes are interactive and fun as she encourages every student to participate. She believes in giving her students the right level of challenge to cultivate confidence and a sense of achievement. Ms Sophie has experience teaching in the UK and Hong Kong. Besides teaching, she has a passion in course design and development.
Before committing full time in education, Ms Sophie was an executive director and an investment banker of a renowned investment bank. She worked in management for a blue-chip company in the UK before relocating to Hong Kong. In addition to advising global corporations, she has experience training young professionals and mentoring university students.
Outside of the classroom, Ms Sophie is very active in the preemie community, offering support and training to parents of prematurely born children. She loves reading, travelling and photography. She is also passionate about nutrition and is completing her food and nutrition degree.
In addition to her CELTA qualification, Ms Sophie received her education from the London Business School, the University of Ulster, HKUST and UCLA.
Teacher Profile - Ms Connie
Ms Connie has 8 years of experience teaching English to children in Hong Kong. She loves sharing her knowledge with others – nothing gives her greater pleasure than seeing students making improvements in their language knowledge and skills. She has helped many students transitioning successfully from kindergartens to primary and from primary to secondary schools.
Ms Connie believes the quickest way to master English is to have consistent and quality exposure to the language. She works closely with parents to help create a fun and supportive learning environment, which spurs the students’ confidence and interests in English. Ms Connie has experience teaching in the UK and Hong Kong.
Before becoming a teacher, Ms Connie worked in the relocation industry, overseeing the Asia Pacific operation for global relocation companies. An important part of her job was to design and provide training programmes for consultants across the globe.
In addition to her CELTA qualification, she received her education from the HKUST and the University of British Columbia. She is currently pursuing her Master in Early Years Education with University College London.
In her spare time, Ms Connie enjoys reading, watching Formula 1 racing, and hanging out with her beloved dog.
Teacher Profile - Ms Angela
Ms Angela has over 6 years’ experience teaching English abroad, including teaching in internationals schools and in private homes.
Ms Angela believes that every child is unique. Children should be encouraged to develop their skills and confidence so that they can fulfil their potentials. She likes her lessons to be interactive and fun, ensuring the children feel safe and comfortable to try new things, and learning from their mistakes as they go.
Before becoming a teacher, Ms Angela has a background in business and worked in the local government in her home city of London. She was a data, policy and performance manager in Children’s Services specialising in education. She also volunteered as a local school governor. Ms Angela completed her CELTA and discovered a love of teaching and travelling. She has taught in the UK, Austria, Germany, Saudi Arabia and UAE. A strong believer that learning never ends, Ms Angela is currently studying for her Master in Applied Linguistics in her spare time.
Ms Sophie
Principal
Teacher Profile - Ms Sophie
Ms Sophie is our founder and principal. She has vast experience in teaching English to young learners. She founded SparkEnglish in 2015 and has never looked back. She obtained her English teaching qualifications in the UK and received her phonics training from Jolly Phonics, training with UK primary school teachers. She likes to challenge her students to think and to open their minds on different subjects. Her classes are interactive and fun as she encourages every student to participate. She believes in giving her students the right level of challenge to cultivate confidence and a sense of achievement. Ms Sophie has experience teaching in the UK and Hong Kong. Besides teaching, she has a passion in course design and development.
Before committing full time in education, Ms Sophie was an executive director and an investment banker of a renowned investment bank. She worked in management for a blue-chip company in the UK before relocating to Hong Kong. In addition to advising global corporations, she has experience training young professionals and mentoring university students.
Outside of the classroom, Ms Sophie is very active in the preemie community, offering support and training to parents of prematurely born children. She loves reading, travelling and photography. She is also passionate about nutrition and is completing her food and nutrition degree.
In addition to her CELTA qualification, Ms Sophie received her education from the London Business School, the University of Ulster, HKUST and UCLA.
Ms Connie
Programme Director
Teacher Profile - Ms Connie
Ms Connie has 8 years of experience teaching English to children in Hong Kong. She loves sharing her knowledge with others – nothing gives her greater pleasure than seeing students making improvements in their language knowledge and skills. She has helped many students transitioning successfully from kindergartens to primary and from primary to secondary schools.
Ms Connie believes the quickest way to master English is to have consistent and quality exposure to the language. She works closely with parents to help create a fun and supportive learning environment, which spurs the students’ confidence and interests in English. Ms Connie has experience teaching in the UK and Hong Kong.
Before becoming a teacher, Ms Connie worked in the relocation industry, overseeing the Asia Pacific operation for global relocation companies. An important part of her job was to design and provide training programmes for consultants across the globe.
In addition to her CELTA qualification, she received her education from the HKUST and the University of British Columbia. She is currently pursuing her Master in Early Years Education with University College London.
In her spare time, Ms Connie enjoys reading, watching Formula 1 racing, and hanging out with her beloved dog.
Ms Angela
Teacher
Teacher Profile - Ms Angela
Ms Angela has over 6 years’ experience teaching English abroad, including teaching in internationals schools and in private homes.
Ms Angela believes that every child is unique. Children should be encouraged to develop their skills and confidence so that they can fulfil their potentials. She likes her lessons to be interactive and fun, ensuring the children feel safe and comfortable to try new things, and learning from their mistakes as they go.
Before becoming a teacher, Ms Angela has a background in business and worked in the local government in her home city of London. She was a data, policy and performance manager in Children’s Services specialising in education. She also volunteered as a local school governor. Ms Angela completed her CELTA and discovered a love of teaching and travelling. She has taught in the UK, Austria, Germany, Saudi Arabia and UAE. A strong believer that learning never ends, Ms Angela is currently studying for her Master in Applied Linguistics in her spare time.
Teacher Profile - Ms Rekha
Ms Rekha has extensive experience working with children and youth across Canada in a variety of areas including language, science, arts, and sports. More recently, she has been teaching English online to students from China and Taiwan.
Ms Rekha works hard to create meaningful learning opportunities in the classroom. Her approach to teaching is personalised to ensure all students feel supported and encouraged to participate. She strives to include fun and stimulating activities to ‘spark’ a sense of curiosity and motivation towards language learning.
Prior to becoming an English teacher, Ms Rekha worked in healthcare as a registered dietitian. She has counselled clients as young as 3 and upwards to 99 years old! She values education and prides herself in knowing clients have left her office with a wealth of knowledge and empowered to make lifestyle changes.
Ms Rekha has a Bachelor of Science with honours from Acadia University and a TEFL Certification from the University of Toronto with a specialisation in teaching young learners.
Teacher Profile - Ms Janette
Ms Janette has years of experience teaching young children in Hong Kong. She is exceptional in identifying students’ strengths and needs during their early stage of education. Her creative and interactive teaching style helps young learners to master English in a fun and practical way.
Ms Janette is patient and encouraging. She believes the best way to learn English as a second language is to be able to practise the language every day, especially in expressing one’s ideas. With her extensive experience in public speaking and music education, she helps students to establish confidence to communicate in English effectively. Ms Janette specialises in teaching phonics, reading and speaking.
She received her education from the University of British Columbia and is a certified Special Educational Needs (SEN) teacher. She is also a copywriter and translator for businesses and international trade shows.
Outside of work, Ms Janette enjoys classical music, cooking and travelling.
Teacher Profile - Ms Grace
Ms Grace has years of experience teaching young children in Hong Kong. She enjoys interacting with young children and would always make it a fun class and put a smile on everyone’s face.
Ms Grace believes each child is different in their own ways and would always encourage students to speak up as much as they can to maximise practice. She is a true believer in the maxim of “Practice makes perfect”. She would help students to build their confidence by doing different activities to increase their interests in English. Ms Grace specialises in teaching phonics, reading, and speaking.
Ms Grace received her education from University of Kent. Outside of work, she enjoys going outdoor for hikes and walks.
Ms Rekha
Teacher
Teacher Profile - Ms Rekha
Ms Rekha has extensive experience working with children and youth across Canada in a variety of areas including language, science, arts, and sports. More recently, she has been teaching English online to students from China and Taiwan.
Ms Rekha works hard to create meaningful learning opportunities in the classroom. Her approach to teaching is personalised to ensure all students feel supported and encouraged to participate. She strives to include fun and stimulating activities to ‘spark’ a sense of curiosity and motivation towards language learning.
Prior to becoming an English teacher, Ms Rekha worked in healthcare as a registered dietitian. She has counselled clients as young as 3 and upwards to 99 years old! She values education and prides herself in knowing clients have left her office with a wealth of knowledge and empowered to make lifestyle changes.
Ms Rekha has a Bachelor of Science with honours from Acadia University and a TEFL Certification from the University of Toronto with a specialisation in teaching young learners.
Ms Janette
Teacher
Teacher Profile - Ms Janette
Ms Janette has years of experience teaching young children in Hong Kong. She is exceptional in identifying students’ strengths and needs during their early stage of education. Her creative and interactive teaching style helps young learners to master English in a fun and practical way.
Ms Janette is patient and encouraging. She believes the best way to learn English as a second language is to be able to practise the language every day, especially in expressing one’s ideas. With her extensive experience in public speaking and music education, she helps students to establish confidence to communicate in English effectively. Ms Janette specialises in teaching phonics, reading and speaking.
She received her education from the University of British Columbia and is a certified Special Educational Needs (SEN) teacher. She is also a copywriter and translator for businesses and international trade shows.
Outside of work, Ms Janette enjoys classical music, cooking and travelling.
Ms Grace
Teacher
Teacher Profile - Ms Grace
Ms Grace has years of experience teaching young children in Hong Kong. She enjoys interacting with young children and would always make it a fun class and put a smile on everyone’s face.
Ms Grace believes each child is different in their own ways and would always encourage students to speak up as much as they can to maximise practice. She is a true believer in the maxim of “Practice makes perfect”. She would help students to build their confidence by doing different activities to increase their interests in English. Ms Grace specialises in teaching phonics, reading, and speaking.
Ms Grace received her education from University of Kent. Outside of work, she enjoys going outdoor for hikes and walks.
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Do you want to find out your child’s English level? We provide a free assessment if you fill out the form below. Our assessment covers all aspects of English learning and is conducted by our principal or programme director. The assessment provides insight into your child’s strengths, areas of improvement and learning strategy going forward.
