About Us

Chewton House EFL offers assistance for all levels of learners of  English as an additional language in a way that best suits you.

Our teachers are university  educated, qualified to teach English as an additional language, and have  teaching experience.  Many of Chewton House EFL teachers also have a second language and our combined experience and knowledge means that we not only understand the process of learning an additional language but  have compassion and patience too!

Our courses in England take place in a relaxed, friendly British home.  Your teacher will help you learn English using the immersion technique and CLIL

We recognise that you might not be able to come to England and so we offer a service where we come to you.  

All courses are available, upon request for both adults and accompanied children.

Please contact us for more details.

Lisa Daffin

Prior to  becoming a mother I lived in Germany for five years and have  worked within the  legal, fashion, music and tourism industries but this is, by far, my favourite occupation.  

I  have a degree in English and German and before training as an English Language (TEFL) teacher in 2017  I  taught  German both in schools and as a private tutor.

For the past six years I have been working  as an English teacher in summer schools and as a host teacher.  My work also takes me out of England and I have worked in a summer school in Cyprus and  as a teacher companion with  individuals and families in their own country.

I enjoy communicating and learning about other cultures.  I also love food and believe that it plays an important  part in cultural communication.  Cooking with my students is something that I have found we all enjoy and  I can cook many cuisines including vegan, gluten free and vegetarian. 

My  interests include walking, swimming,  well-being, reading and yoga.

Cecilia Allon

Hi, I’m Cecilia. I was born in London but moved with my teenage daughter to the small town of Frome in stunning Somerset in 2019. 

I am a DELTA qualified English teacher with a university degree and 18 years of experience teaching English to people from all over the world. I’ve been lucky enough to teach in the UK and for the British Council in Kenya and Senegal, where I learned French to pre-intermediate level. I have taught learners at all levels from absolute beginners to university students, and have extensive experience supporting English learners to prepare for IELTS and Cambridge Exams. 

I can help you achieve your learning goals; whether you want to improve your English for fun, general or business use or to access Higher Education. 

I am also a qualified yoga teacher and am happy to offer bespoke yoga classes during your educational stay. In my free time I love listening to world music, dancing, swimming, going to the gym, cooking, eating out and walking my dog, Bear.