About us
Breaking cultural and linguistic barriers
We provide English language lessons, at all levels, to adults in the Ealing area and the wider community on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
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Our aim is to help English language learners improve their English and integrate better into their communities, as well as achieve their personal and career aspirations.
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We also work with a range of other organisations supporting speakers of other languages to help our students improve outside the classroom.
The school was established in 2005 and has grown from a small church hall classroom, to operating eight classes in a secondary school in Hanwell, west London.
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We are an entirely volunteer-run and led school, with a team of over 20 volunteer teachers, teaching assistants and administrators, supporting a community of over 200 students from over 50 nationalities.
Meet the team
Dominic Jury
Head of School
I completed my CELTA in 2015 and joined the school immediately after.
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I taught a variety of levels at the school for several years and in 2017, I assumed the Head of School position.
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I manage the school's operations, facilities and administration and look after our students and volunteers.
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Working with Ata, I've focused on reaching more sections of our west London community, and grown the school to over 200 students a year.
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I'm always looking for ways in which we can deliver the best quality teaching consistently to our students.
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In my day job, I work in cybersecurity.
Ata Rahman
Deputy Head of School
I've been teaching English for ten years in the UK and abroad and I joined ECSE in 2013.
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For five years, I taught a variety of levels at the school and in 2016 I completed my CELTA.
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In 2018, I launched the teacher training programme for our new volunteers and have trained over 20 teachers since.
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I'm in the process of completing my DELTA to advance my teaching knowledge further.
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I also look after ECSE's communications, marketing and events.
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In my day job, I work in Communications and PR.
Stefan Anstis
Founder and Emeritus Head of School
I trained teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds and also coached then for the CELTA exams for over two decades.
For many years I specialised in piloting courses for professionals to improve their English and help them requalify in the UK.
In 2005, I founded the Ealing Community School of English, having realised that there was a great need in west London for an affordable way that people could improve their English and improve their opportunities.
The school grew quickly, from a small classroom in the church, to a fully-fledged operation at Elthorne Park High School, where it has been based since 2009.
I strived to build a solid community at the school, introducing new ways for our students and volunteers to connect, including trips and social events.
I am still in very close contact with the school and am very proud of its continuing successes.
Colin Reed
Emeritus Deputy Head of School
I completed my CELTA in 2015 and joined the school immediately after.
I taught a variety of levels over six years and supported the training and onboarding of new teaching volunteers over that time.
I focused my attention on ensuring our teachers had the tools to deliver the best quality lessons, working 1:1 with many volunteers.
I also worked with Stefan to increase opportunities for our students, connecting ECSE with the CAP Job Club to help students find employment.
I continue to be a part of the school community and wish everyone at ECSE continued success in the future.
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Our volunteers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures and industries.
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We have over 20 teachers in our team who plan and deliver lessons on Monday and Wednesday evenings to our students.
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Supporting our teachers and the school leaders, we have a handful of teaching assistants, a school administrator and staff at St Paul's Church in Northfields who provide us with printing and an events space to run workshops and social events.
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If you're interested in joining our team, we'd love to hear from you!