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No agency staff, no last-minute substitutes. The teacher named on the board teaches every session of that batch — and marks your work, fires your pots, or hears your scales.

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Portrait of Ana Beltrán in strong window light

Ana Beltrán Languages

From Seville, teaching in Leeds for nine years. Runs the conversation courses — expect to talk from minute one, kindly and often.

Teaches 2 courses on the board · View profile

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Spanish B1
Mon 09 Nov · 18:30

Portrait of Tom Okafor in the pottery studio

Tom Okafor Making

Studio potter for fourteen years. Teaches every wheel course at Meridian and fires the kiln himself — your pieces are in his hands start to finish.

Teaches 3 courses on the board · View profile

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Pottery
Tue 10 Nov · 19:00

Portrait of Ruth Ellery smiling in a teaching room

Ruth Ellery Music

Former orchestral pianist; has prepared 300+ students for graded exams. Her groups are small, steady and — students insist — funny.

Teaches 1 course on the board · View profile

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Piano
Thu 12 Nov · 17:30

Portrait of Dev Shah in a bright teaching space

Dev Shah Computing

Software engineer turned teacher. His rule for beginners: no jargon survives the first hour, and everyone leaves week one with a working programme.

Teaches 1 course on the board · View profile

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Python
Sat 14 Nov · 10:00

Portrait of Sarah Lindqvist in front of a blackboard of maths formulae

Sarah Lindqvist Exam prep

Former head of maths at a Leeds secondary school. Teaches both GCSE courses and marks every mock herself, with written feedback inside a week.

Teaches 2 courses on the board · View profile

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GCSE Maths
Mon 16 Nov · 18:00

Portrait of Claire Dubois reading by a classroom window

claire-dubois Languages

From Lyon, teaching French in Yorkshire for eleven years. Speak from Week One is her course and her method: French only, from the second session.

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French A2
Wed 18 Nov · 18:30

Portrait of Marcus Reid playing acoustic guitar in low light

Marcus Reid Music

Gigging guitarist for twenty years, session player before that. Runs the ensemble and the songwriting circle — bring a song, leave with a better one.

Teaches 2 courses on the board · View profile

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Guitar Ensemble
Sat 21 Nov · 11:00

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