Marianne Siegfried-Brookes is founder and managing director at The German Academy, part-time lecturer for German at De Montfort University in Leicester, and deputy head of the VDSS (Association of German Saturday Schools UK). She has a particular interest in bilingualism in education and applied practical strategies of effective language teaching and learning, which she is supporting and promoting in different educational establishments.

With a strong focus on enhancing management in complementary school settings, Marianne is currently studying for an MBA at the University of Warwick.