Teachers

Adalgisa Serio

Adalgisa Serio is an Italian Lecturer at Centro Diffusione Leonardo da Vinci and Italian Tutor at the Wilmslow Guild. She has previously worked also at MMU and the Open University. She...

Alan Sennett

Alan has taught modern history and film history for the Guild since 1997.  He studied modern history at Sheffield City Polytechnic, took an MA in Political Sociology at Leeds University and obtained a PhD at Manchester Victoria University...

Alan Silman

Alan is Professor of Musculoskeletal Health at Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College. Prior to that he was...

Alessandra Batty

I hold a degree and a postgraduate degree (Specializzazione) in Classical Archaeology from the Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, and an MA in Archaeology and PhD in History of Art from the University...

Alexandra Fairclough

Alexandra is an architectural historian and heritage specialist.  She studied her Masters in Architectural Conservation,...

Alison Hales

Following brief experiences in leisure, retail management and chartered accountant training, I settled into a rewarding career in further and higher education colleges.  In addition to having experience of managing two very different college departments,...

Alison Marris

Specialism: English for Speakers of Other Languages at Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels.

Andrea Hughes

Anna Riordan

Anna is a freelance designer who studied Product Design at Exeter college of Art and Design.Anna developed a passionate belief in the value of Art education while studying for a PGCE at London's Institute of Education. She taught for 12...

Anna Maria Forti Sheikh

Anna Maria Forti Sheikh is an experienced Freelance Translator, Language Consultant and Teacher of Italian at CDLCI – Education Department of the Italian Consulate in Manchester- delivering courses of Italian language and culture at pre-GCSE, GCSE and GCE level,...

Anne Buckley

I was born in Western Australia and have been teaching in the UK for over 30 years, mostly to adults. I have been involved in management of adult education in Huddersfield for many years but teaching is my preferred...

Anne Davies

I am a freelance artist, writer and teacher based in Stockport, Cheshire. I work in textiles and mixed-media. Felt-making, dyeing, stitching and printing are the main areas I work in.As a...

Beks Mackin

Beckie has a passion for working with others and helping everyone in her class feel valued, have fun and get fit! ...

Benedicte Blamey

Benedicte is one of our native French teachers. She has been working at the Guild over many years and has built up a number of successful classes. She is a fully qualified secondary school level French teacher and has...

Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson, photographer, adventurer & educator, has captured nature, travel and landscape images from trips to 60+ countries and territories, N to S; from the Geographical North Pole to Antarctica, and E to W; from Japan to Easter Island....

Caroline Riley

Caroline has been sewing since childhood, began dressmaking in her teens and has been sewing and making things ever...

Caroline Pollard

I am an experienced Tutor with over 15 years’ experience of planning, delivering and assessing accredited and non- accredited qualifications. I have taught for the WEA, Salford City College, Eccles College and Bolton College teaching a very diverse range of...

Creina Mansfield

Daniel and Richard

Daniel and Richard are alumni of the Music Department at The University of Manchester where they 

Dr Sheila French

Sheila is passionate about helping individuals to achieve their potential. She offers 1:1 coaching, works with groups and trains in the workplace setting.Sheila is certified to teach Mindfulness and is an NL Master Coach. She recently qualified as...

Elaine Hennin

Hi! I'm Elaine and I specialise in fitness. I have led fitness classes for the last 30 years because I enjoy meeting new people and making new friends. It also keeps me fit which I believe is crucial to...

Emma Crawley

Frank Vigon

Frank Vigon has been a headteacher of an inner-city school and a highly successful and highly popular Media...

Geraldine Crawford

I have had a lifelong interest in literature and creative writing and facilitate the Writers Workshop on Monday afternoons. We are a lively and enthusiastic group of readers and writers! There is a range of experience within the group,...

Gill Rossini

Gill Rossini is a professional historian, writer and lecturer who specialises in researching the lives of the marginalised, the poor, and those who in the past were regarded as transgressive in their behaviour. She attributes her passion for...