Anthea

Anthea is an experienced English language and exam preparation specialist with over 10 years of teaching experience and advanced professional qualifications including DELTA Modules 2 & 3 and CELTA. She specialises in helping students prepare strategically for high-stakes English proficiency and Cambridge examinations, with particular expertise in IELTS Academic. Through her private practice, Anthea works with students from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds, designing structured programmes around their individual goals, current level and target score. Her exam preparation experience spans IELTS, Cambridge First (FCE), Advanced (CAE), Proficiency (CPE), Duolingo English Test, TOEFL and TOEIC.

Anthea combines communicative language teaching with structured, exam-focused preparation. She first identifies a student's specific strengths, weaknesses and learning needs before designing targeted lessons around them. For exam preparation, she breaks complex tasks into manageable skills, develops the language needed to approach each question effectively, and uses authentic and exam-style material to build confidence and accuracy. Her teaching is professional, supportive and highly analytical, with particular attention to why a student is losing marks and how to consistently improve their performance.

English Language & Examination Preparation

• IELTS Academic — specialist
• Cambridge B2 First (FCE)
• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)
• Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)
• Duolingo English Test
• TOEFL
• TOEIC
• General English
• Academic English
• University Applications & English Support

Her approach goes beyond practising past papers. She carefully diagnoses where students are losing marks, identifies the underlying language or comprehension gap, and builds targeted strategies to address it. Students benefit from clear explanations, structured practice, detailed feedback and a strong understanding of examination requirements.

• 10+ years of English language teaching experience
• DELTA Modules 2 & 3 qualified | CELTA qualified
• Specialist experience in IELTS and Cambridge English examinations | Prepared approximately 150 students for Cambridge examinations
• Former Assistant Director of Studies, responsible for academic standards, teacher mentoring, assessment and curriculum implementation
• Experienced in teaching students from Spanish-, French- and Arabic-speaking backgrounds
• Extensive experience designing individualised English programmes

DELTA Module 2 — Cambridge English

DELTA Module 3 — Cambridge English

CELTA — Cambridge English

Honours Degree in Drama — Rhodes University

Diploma in Education — Vista University

BA Drama & History — University of Cape Town