How we started
The Wells Academy grew out of ESP Training and Consultancy, a company
set up by Neville Wells in Istanbul in 1999. Working with multinationals and
large local companies, ESP grew into the largest provider of corporate language
solutions in Turkey. In 2010 ESP opened a language school in the centre of
Istanbul catering to adults and professionals. The school also operated as a
test centre for Cambridge BULATS and Pearson Versant.
How we got to where we are
In 2020 with the onset of the Pandemic, all of ESP’s work moved online
and the idea of widening the geographical scope of operations through the Wells
Academy became a reality. The new company began trading in the UK at the end of
2021 and now works with students all over Europe and the Middle East. At the
same time our language trainers have all become digital nomads and are now
scattered all over the world.
Where we are NOT going next
Although we are bigger and better than we have ever been, the Wells
Academy will never become a mass market one-size fits all provider of English
as a foreign language.
Where we are going next
Through all of our services we will continue to help our clients work
more effectively in English. We will also continue to use the latest products
and technology and work with the best people in order to do our job better.