About Us

Living English was established in 2004 by Anne Stewart. These were her reasons for doing so:

“I set up Living English because I love words and language. It didn’t matter whether I understood their meaning, I just liked the sound or the way the word looked on a page.
When I started teaching English abroad, I realised that the reason some language students found English a little tricky was because of how we say words.

Have you ever wondered why the words to, two and too are all pronounced the same? Or why the word, row and row is spelled the same but pronounced differently depending on its meaning.

How can English language students know the spelling of the word write, when it can also be spelled right and rite!

The way to really speak a language well is to live in the country where it is spoken."

Anne Stewart, Founder Living English

Over the last 20 years, Anne established a long-lasting and successful partnership with ATC Language Schools, where all of her demi-pair applicants attended English language lessons and participated on their international social activity programme. When it came the time for Anne to resign in late 2024, ATC Language Schools took over ownership of Living English. It was at that point that Aoife Mulvihill, Director of Market Development at ATC Language Schools became the official new Demi-pair Programme Manager.