Meet our founders

Katy is a teacher trainer and materials writer, specialising in early years, primary and secondary education. She has worked in the public bilingual sector and for private education providers, such as the British Council, Cambridge University Press, International House, Bell English in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and South America, providing face-to-face and online training on YL methodology, CLIL and train-the trainer.

She has co-authored a three book exam preparation series (Your Way to GESE) for Trinity College London Press, written the phonics section for a CUP primary book series (Kids Box 3rd Edition), tests for a primary series, a three book KG series, KG and primary curriculums for local governments and worked on book adaptations for several publishers.

She is a regular conference presenter and delivers webinars for teachers from various countries.

Frank was Principal of the Bell School in Cambridge and Head of Operations for Bell for 12 years, overseeing Bell Teacher Academy and delivering high-quality programmes for international teacher groups. He has extensive experience designing bespoke training courses and ensuring excellent participant experience from arrival to departure.

Frank has conducted numerous Quality Assurance and Development visits to overseas schools, producing detailed stakeholder reports and advising on improvements in English Language Teaching.

Before joining Bell, he held Academic and Centre Manager roles at Study Group, leading CPD, observing teaching, and driving continuous improvement in learning and teaching. He holds a degree, the CELTA, and the Trinity TESOL Diploma.

Katy Kelly

Frank Pinner

Director of Education

Director of Operations

Meet our Trainers

Chris is a teacher, trainer and methodology writer with over 25 experience working in the profession. He has taught in mainstream schools, private language academies and for the British Council in Damascus and Barcelona. He is the author of five methodology books including Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom (2020, Pavilion) and Taking your Teaching of Teenagers to the Next Level (2025). His YouTube channel is called Teaching Teenagers English. His areas of expertise include primary and teens language teaching, classroom management, task-based learning, humanistic teaching, exam preparation and language development for teachers.

Chris Roland

Clare Henderson

Anna is a teacher, trainer and CELTA trainer with over 25 years’ experience, having worked in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia both face to face and online. Anna has worked on Language and Methodology courses, Creativity in the Classroom, Train the Trainer and has also delivered training on WhatsApp to teachers in Guinea as part of the PRELIM programme. She has written coursebook materials, articles for Modern English Teacher and is a regular conference presenter. Her current interests lie in creativity and engagement.

Clare Henderson has been an EFL teacher since 1987 and a trainer since 1996. She has delivered teacher training in Argentina, Austria, Luxembourg and Germany. She was a Cambridge Oral Examiner from 1988 to 2005. She has written IELTS Listening tests and teacher development seminars for Cambridge Assessment. In 2020, she wrote the grammar/vocabulary tests for the coursebook Open World Advanced. She wrote and presented PRELIM 1 and 2 with the British Council, delivering online training to Russian and Serbian teachers. She has presented at the IATEFL conference, is a book reviewer for Modern English Teacher magazine and a proof-reader for Cambridge Assessment exams.

Brian Hart has been working in English Language Training for over thirty years. After 10 years as a teacher and Director of Studies in Spain, he returned to work at Bell Cambridge, firstly as Academic Manager, then as teacher and teacher trainer. Brian is particularly interested in differentiation in the classroom and materials development. He is the author of the teachers’ books for the Think and English in Mind series published by Cambridge University Press.

Simon Pearlman is a teacher and teacher trainer and has been involved in English language teaching since 1997. He has worked in the UK, Turkey and Costa Rica and has been living and working in Cádiz, Spain since 2003. As a teacher trainer, he has 20 years’ experience including working on short courses for teachers from all over the world, on the Trinity Certificate in TESOL and Teaching Younger Learners courses. He is also responsible for teachers’ professional development in a medium-sized language school. He is passionate about English language teaching and about helping teachers and learners on their journeys.

Patricia Ferraz is an experienced teacher trainer, lecturer, and academic manager who has spent over 20 years in English language education. She has worked extensively in China and internationally, delivering teacher training, designing curricula, and supporting professional development for teachers at all stages of their careers. Patricia is a CELTA and DELTA tutor and assessor for Cambridge English. She has held leadership roles including Head of Teacher Training at Language Link China. Her experience includes large-scale teacher development initiatives, including planning and delivering workshops for teachers across greater Hanoi and leading quality assurance and upskilling projects at the British Council.

Anna Young

Brian Hart

Simon Pearlman

Patricia Ferraz

Katy’s courses are always lively, inspiring and carefully planned. She mixes professionalism, humility, a good sense of humour and real creativity, and she always brings fresh ideas and memorable learning moments for our team and participants.

The KIDDOM team has worked with Katy four times, and she is always one of the most loved trainers by our participants. She creates engaging content, runs effective sessions, and connects naturally with teachers, which makes every programme a success.

We’re also very grateful for the support from Frank, Operations Director. He gives quick, clear and helpful feedback. Calm and experienced, and often gives useful suggestions we hadn’t thought of. He also knows the city of Cambridge very well and is very resourceful — always finding local contacts, venues and practical solutions for our programmes. He’s flexible and responsive, and he always tries his best to meet our custom needs with practical advice

We’re truly thankful to be working with Katy and Frank. We’ve already confirmed our programme for Spring 2026 and look forward to more chances to work together.