Andy holds a BA degree in History from London University School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and an MA in Second Language Learning and Teaching from Birkbeck. He has the RSA/UCLES Diploma in Teaching EFL to Adults, and the Trinity College London Diploma in ELT Management.

Andy has been in language teaching for a long time, mainly in Turkey, central Asia and the UK. As well as higher education, he has worked in primary and secondary schools, in teacher training, as a materials and curriculum consultant, and in academic management, most recently as the Academic Director of a London language school.

Language assessment and curriculum design have long been abiding interests, but his primary focus is on how learners engage with their lessons and the materials that go with them. He also has a passion for pronunciation and grammar.