Meet the Team

Mark has a wealth of experience having worked on English language holiday courses for over 40 years. He holds many qualifications including a Masters Degree in Modern Language Teaching. He has written a number of EFL books including ‘Relay 3’ which is a successful and innovative book written especially for English language short courses, and the 'Global Young Leaders Organiser'. He also designed the Course and Vocabulary Organiser which is given to every student who attends the Millfield English Language Courses. Apart from his work at Millfield, Mark is also an examiner for Trinity College London and is currently Chair of English UK South West.

Alongside MELHC, over the years Mark has brought many big events to Millfield including a training camp for the Russian Olympic swim team and the Modern Pentathlon World Cup Qualifier and Youth Championships, as well as a number of conferences and regular performances in Millfield’s concert hall and theatre.

Jane is based at our main office from March – August and organises the initial set-up of the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses, Multi-Activity and Mini-Multis operationally, including recruitment, and sourcing resources and equipment. She is also the Designated Safeguarding Lead for Millfield Enterprises and can be contacted with regards to any health or welfare concerns about students/participants. For the rest of the year, Jane is based in Ghana, and alongside her work for Millfield, she runs an educational charity with her husband.

Kate has over ten years’ experience of teaching EFL and has worked in China, Russia and Poland. Kate is responsible for the academic side of the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses, recruiting teachers, creating a library of teaching resources and developing the curriculum and syllabus. She is also involved in promoting MELHC at academic conferences and organising events such as the English UK South West conference and EdYOUfest.

Zoe is the Recruitment Co-ordinator for all of the holiday courses run by Millfield Enterprises and supports the Director of Holiday Courses and Events, providing secretarial help and arranging trips and visits for the promotion of the courses. 

Sarah manages the day to day running of the swimming pools at Millfield and Millfield Prep. She organises the Millfield Swim School and liaises with local clubs, and regional and national organisations in the running of all pool based events. Sarah also liaises with Millfield’s Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance with all Health and Safety requirements with regards to the swimming pool and the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses, and ensures that all staff are aware of the Health and Safety protocols surrounding these.

Ruth is responsible for financial administration with particular emphasis on Kingweston Golf Society Memberships, the Easter Revision Course and the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses, including Agent services payments. Alongside this, Ruth manages the administration of our internal systems and provides training for other members of staff.

Tom is the Senior administrator for the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses providing support to agents, parents and guardians throughout the entire application process. During the courses Tom is also Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and can be contacted with regards to any health or welfare concerns about students.

Ria is an administrator for the Millfield English Language Holiday Courses, focusing on Eastern Europe, providing support to agents, parents and guardians throughout the entire application process.

Carly is responsible for the co-ordination/production of marketing materials, administrating our websites, producing content for our social media accounts and managing the Media Team during the courses.