The BE Team

Taught by people, not platforms

The BE team brings together qualified linguists, examiners and subject specialists from Oxford, top European Universities and classrooms across the world — native or near-native in the languages they teach.

Every educator is qualified and introduced by name.

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Founder

Denny Berndt, Founder & CEO

Denny Berndt

Denny Berndt

Founder · CEO · DE · EN · ES

Berndt Education started as a language school. Its founder, Denny Berndt, trained as a translator (B.A. in Technical Translation, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal) and as a Germanist (M.A. in German Literature and Language, Texas Tech University), then worked as a doctoral researcher in Prof. Jason Rothman's psycholinguistics group at the University of Reading, co-authoring peer-reviewed research on second and third language acquisition.

He built BE on a simple idea: education opens doors, and good teaching helps open them.

Research
  • Broad scope and narrow focus: on the contemporary linguistic and psycholinguistic study of third language acquisition. International Journal of Bilingualism, 21(6), 639–650 (2017), co-author. doi:10.1177/1367006916653685
  • Subtle aspectual differences in the L2 acquisition of German. In: Cross-linguistic Influence in Bilingualism: In honor of Aafke Hulk, Studies in Bilingualism 52, John Benjamins, 207–230 (2017), co-author. doi:10.1075/sibil.52.10mil
Languages and academic subjects

Educators you meet by name

Madeleine Walther

Madeleine Walther

German Educator · Exam Prep & Corporate · DE · EN · ES

German educator with 14+ years' experience in exam preparation, technical and corporate German, and coaching at every level. Based in Spain and fluent in German, English and Spanish, she makes German feel practical, useful and far less daunting — building individuals and teams who speak with real confidence.

Anne-Sophie Boucq

Anne-Sophie Boucq

Educator · DE · FR

Translator trained at ISIT Paris, with five years studying German and English in Paris, Vienna and Munich. She guides learners from their very first words to full, confident fluency — patient with beginners, precise with advanced speakers, and practical at every step.

Christian Blanco

Christian Blanco

Educator · ES · DE · EN · FR

DELE-accredited Spanish examiner (Instituto Cervantes), native in Spanish and French, with multiple master's degrees earned across Madrid, Vienna, Jena and Paris. He knows what examiners look for and brings that insight to every lesson — whether you're chasing a certificate or simply want to speak with ease.

Adam Fierst

Adam Fierst

Educator · EN

US-native English educator with over 5,000 hours of teaching since 2018. Based in Spain and fluent in Spanish, he's known for a patient, engaging style that puts nervous speakers at ease and keeps lessons enjoyable — so progress feels natural rather than forced.

Oliver Goodall

Oliver Goodall

Maths & Physics Tutor · Maths · Physics · Chemistry

University of Oxford Physics graduate with a master's in Particle Physics & Astrophysics, about to begin a PhD. He teaches maths, physics and chemistry, turning intimidating problems into clear, logical steps — ideal for exam preparation and for students aiming at top universities.

Kelsey O'Shea

Kelsey O'Shea

Operations Manager · Educator · EN

Operations Manager of Berndt Education, while running high-end English courses with our clients. Over a decade of international teaching in Taiwan and Spain, specialising in Business English for adults: she helps professionals communicate with confidence in meetings, emails and presentations, with every lesson shaped around their industry and goals.

Ethan ZhangCheng

Ethan ZhangCheng

Area Manager · Asia · ZH · EN · FR · JA

Anthropology graduate of NUS and Waseda, with native Mandarin, native-equivalent English, French (DELF B2) and Japanese (JLPT N2). He supports language learners and university applicants across Asia, bridging cultures with the calm perspective of someone at home in several of them.

Claudia Marcela Uribe Mantilla

Claudia Marcela Uribe Mantilla

Educator · EN · ES

Colombian educator teaching since 2015, drawing on creativity, design and neuroscience-based strategies to help learners express themselves with confidence. Her lessons are interactive and shaped around each student's interests, so motivation stays high and progress is something you can feel week to week.

Romy Fecih

Romy Fecih

Educator · FR · AR

French-native science engineer and certified language educator with over a decade of experience teaching French and Arabic across Europe and now Spain. She pairs an engineer's structure with real warmth, building steady, clear progress that carries learners from the basics to confident, natural conversation.

University admissions

The admissions team, by role

Every family begins with a consultation call, led by a senior member of our team. We then match a lead counsellor to your child's subject and target countries. We describe the admissions team by role; we introduce your counsellor by name once we have matched them to your child.

UK lead counsellors

Former Oxford admissions officers and interviewers

  • Course and university strategy for UCAS
  • Personal statements that sound like the student
  • Oxbridge interview practice
US college counsellors

Former US admissions officers and experienced college counsellors

  • A balanced US college list
  • Common App essays and supplements
  • Interview practice and pre-med pathways
Subject specialists

Oxford tutors, Oxford college lecturers and PhDs

  • Reading beyond the syllabus and written work
  • Subject interviews, from history to modern languages
  • Tutoring on the grades that matter most
Admissions-test tutors

Oxford-educated scientists who graded the MAT, and former admissions officers who have graded the LNAT

  • UCAT, LNAT, ESAT, TMUA and SAT preparation
  • Medical MMI and Oxbridge-style mock interviews
Europe specialists

Regional specialists for Germany, Ireland and the rest of Europe

  • Local portals such as Uni-Assist
  • Motivation letters and multi-country timelines
  • Entrance-exam tutoring such as TestAS
Language-certificate teachers

Our own language teachers, including a DELE‑accredited examiner

  • IELTS for English-taught degrees
  • Goethe certificates for German universities
  • DELE for Spanish universities

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