We are a family business and we like to think that means something!
It means that our students are, in a small way, our family too and it is our business to make sure our English teaching is effective, professional and enjoyable so that our students are happy .

Val Hennessy
Director
Val started International House Bristol in 1987, while doing her PhD in 17th century French literature. This is still one of her great passions, along with all things to do with English language teaching.
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Marcel Jansen
Director & IT
Marcel joined International House Bristol in 2007 after a colourful career in IT. He does all custom software development for the school but can also be found plugging in the odd computer or some building repairs.
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Saskia Hennessy
EFL Teacher
Saskia trained as an English teacher with International House Bristol when she was 19, even before she studied English at York university and UCL London for her Masters in English Literature.
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Nick Jansen
Exams Administrator
Nick looks after the OET medical exams for International House Bristol. His passion is geography, though, so if you meet him: he'd love to discuss all things geographical with you.
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