Meet Our Teachers
On this page, you will have the opportunity to meet our teachers and leadership team. Over 80% of our teachers are expatriates, mostly from the UK, they are dedicated to provide the best learning experiences to GIS learners. GIS attracts the best teachers in the world thanks to its outstanding professional learning development programme and learning culture.
GISKL Whole School Strategic Leadership Team
GISKL Primary Leadership Team
GISKL Secondary Leadership Team
The Academic Staff
EYC and Primary Staff List | ||
Name | Qualifications | Position |
Primary Leadership Team | ||
Nicola Nelson | B.Mus,UK;PGCE,UK | Head of Primary |
Neil Bowker | BSc,UK,PGCE,UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
David Lee | BEd (Hons),UK, MEd, UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
Etienne Viser | BEd (Hons), South Africa | Assistant Head of Primary |
Jane Scott | BSc; PGCE; MEd; MTESOL, UK | Assistant Head of Primary |
Matthew Sheldon | BA (Hons), UK; MA, UK | Assistant Head of Primary |
Steven King | BA (Hons); PGCE, UK | Assistant Head of Primary |
YEAR 1 | ||
Catherine Tamlin | BA/BSC, UK; PGCE, UK | Year Leader |
Laurie Stevenson | BPsy,UK; PGCE,UK | Teacher – Community Leader |
Carlota Serina | MA; BA(Hons), Spain; PGCE, UK | Teacher – Lower School English Leader |
Andrew Adamski | BA USA,PGCE,QTS,UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Caitlin Van der Walt | BEd, AUS | Teacher |
Ben Sowerby | BA (Hons), UK | Teacher |
YEAR 2 | ||
Ann Marie Kirk | BA (Hons), UK | Year Leader |
Karishma Jethwani | BA, UK; Liberal Arts, USA | Teacher |
Georgina Mudge | Bsc (Hons) UK, PGCE UK | Teacher |
Katrina Cullen | Dip. TESL, UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Shalome Benjamin | BA (Hons), USA; MA, UK; PGCE, UK | Teacher – Lower School Maths Leader |
Juliette Colaco | BA (Hons) QTS, UK | Teacher – Student Leadership Leader |
YEAR 3 | ||
Camilla Wright | BA (Hons) UK; PGC UK | Teacher |
Rachel Jones | BA,UK PGCE UK | Teacher |
Zoe Harris | BA,UK PGCE UK | Teacher |
Fung Yee Pang | BA (Hons), UK; PGCE QTS, UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Alice McVeigh | BA(Hons),UK; PGCE UK | Teacher |
David O’farrel | MA (Hons. 1); BA, Aus | Teacher – Science Leader |
YEAR 4 | ||
Anna Goh | BA (QTS), UK | Year Leader |
Erik Wong | BA,USA, PGCE ,UK | Teacher |
Mali Flower | BEd,UK | Teacher |
Gemma Spedding | BA (Hons) UK; PGCE QTS UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Natalie Pitchley | BA,UK; PGCE UK | Teacher |
Louise Slann | BEd (Hons) | Teacher |
YEAR 5 | ||
Gianluca Rocco | BA (Hons), UK; PGCE, UK | Year Leader |
Jennifer Laird | BEng (Hons); PGCE UK | Teacher – Upper School Maths Leader |
Alexander Bastin | BSc, UK,PGCE, UK | Teacher |
Nicole Harrison | BA,UK, PGCE, QTS | Teacher |
Leah Francis | BSc,MSc, UK,PGCE, UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Arti Shukla | BA (Hons), QTS, UK | Teacher |
Trevor Snelling | BA (Hons), UK; Dip, Aus | Teacher |
YEAR 6 | ||
Tiffany Edwards | Bsc ,UK PGCE, UK | Year Leader |
Penelope Dougherty | B.A (Hons) B.Ed, India | Teacher |
Laura Hewlett | BA (JHons), UK; PGCE, UK | Teacher |
Thomas Fournier | PGCE, BCU; BA; CELTA, UK | Teacher |
Sophie Clarke | BA (Hons), UK; PGCE, UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Alan Archer | BA (Hons), UK | Teacher |
Andrew Kirkbride | BA, Canada; Graduate Dip Ed Aus | Teacher – Positive Education Leader |
Art & DT | ||
DiAnna Pantano | BA,USA | Teacher |
Mikaela Koelma | BA/BEd, AUS | Teacher |
EAL | ||
Christine Joseph | BA, S’pore | Head of Primary EAL |
Cecilia Lee | Dip. EC.Ed, UK; CELTA | Teacher |
Audrey Manford | BA(Hons), TEFL;PGCE UK | Teacher |
Robert Francis | BA, USA; BEd, Canada; MA, USA | Teacher |
Anne Jenkins | BPsy,UK; PGCE UK | Teacher |
Natasha Simpson | BA UK, PGCE UK | Teacher |
Sonya Van Der Walt | BEd, AUS; PGC, AUS | Teacher |
Karolina Cartwright | BA; MA, Poland | Teacher – Upper School English Leader |
Melalyn Ng Hanhung | BEd TESL (Hons), Malaysia; MA Ed, UK | Teacher |
Katie Sprung | Bsc, PGCE UK | Teacher |
ICT | ||
Alex Turner | BA (Hons), UK; PGCE, UK; MA, UK | Lead Digital Learning Coach |
Joanne Savage | BA (Hons), UK; PGCE, UK | Teacher |
PE | ||
Daniel Iddon | BSc, UK, PGCE UK | Head Primary PE |
Kathryn Shoesmith | BA,UK QTS, UK | Teacher |
Abbie Burke | BA,UK ; PGCE, UK | Teacher |
Rachel Price | BSc UK; PGCE UK | Teacher – Interhouse Leader |
Dirk Cox | MBA, UKCC Level 3 Swimming | Aquatics |
Jose Larrosa | BSc (Bio), (Sea Sc), (PE) | Aquatics |
Learning Support | ||
Nicky Griffiths | BA (Hons); PGCE, UK | Head of Primary Learning Support |
Daisy Stella | MA, B.Ed., India; Dip.LS, UK; ABA Cert, Ireland | Teacher |
Trudy Venter | Higher Teachers Education Dip, South Africa | Teacher |
Jordan Stegeman | BSc. Special Ed (Hons), USA | Teacher |
Jenny DeSouza | BA (HONS); PGCE and CELTA | Teacher |
Library Teacher | ||
Roger Fortune | BA (Hons), PGCE UK,CELTA, UK | Head of Resources & Library |
World Languages | ||
Ai Li Gao | BA, China; BEd, Canada | Head of MFL |
Shermaine Wong Sze Mun | B.A (TCSL), China | Teacher |
Farah Fariza | Dip in Banking, M’sia; B.ED.TESL (HONS), M’sia; MA, M’sia | Teacher |
Celine Wong | B.ED, China | Teacher |
Sonia Purisothanan | B.Arts (English), M.Ed.TESL, M’sia | Teacher |
Abby Ching | BA (Hons) Chinese Studies, M’sia; TCFL; TCSOL,M’sia | Teacher |
Hongrong Li | BA,MA, China,B.Ed Canada, OCT Canada | Teacher |
Florence Wee | BA,(English), M.Ed.TESL Msia | Teacher |
May Tai | B.Edu, Taiwan | Teacher |
Rumaizah M. Jailani | B.Edu, M’sia | Teacher |
Music | ||
Chris Koelma | BA/B & MA, AUS | Head of Primary Music |
Kate Guna | M.Mus (Comp) UK; B.Mus (Hons) UK; PGCE (Primary) UK; Dip TESOL, UK; Examiner trainee for AGME, AUS | Teacher |
Emma Cohen-Joppa | BMus ,MMus, US | Teacher |
Myra Owens | BMus, MMus, US | Teacher |
EYC | ||
Natalie Staples | BEd, UK | EYC Leader |
Nursery | ||
Ratna Dalal | BCom.Ec, INDIA; PGCE, UK | Assistant Year Leader |
Michaela Nairn | BA (Hons) and PGCE, UK | Teacher |
Sadiya Leach | BEd , South Africa | Teacher |
Reception | ||
Kate Lee | BEco, PGCE UK | Year Leader |
Claire Curran | BA(Hons), TEFL cert, UK | Teacher |
Bethany Freeman | BA , UK ; PGCE UK | Teacher |
Manisha Parmar | BA,UK , PGCE | Teacher |
Charlene Bowker | BA(Hons), PGCE, UK | Teacher |
Counselling | ||
Phillipa Hodges | BACP (accred), PGDip, BA (Hons) | Counsellor |
Specialist Teachers | ||
Adeline Tan | BEd (Hons), AUS | Mandarin Teacher |
Cassandra Tan | BA(TCSL), China | Mandarin Teacher |
Secondary Staff List | ||
Name | Qualifications in short | Position |
Whole School Stategic Leadership Team | ||
Robert Stitch | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | GIS Principal |
Nicola Nelson | B.Mus,UK;PGCE,UK | Head of Primary |
Matt Corbett | MA.Ed (HK), BPhEd, BTeach (NZ) | Head of Secondary |
David James | BA Hons, PGCE, and MA Ed | Director of Professional Learning |
Moira Hall | BEd (Hons) UK | Director of Inclusion |
Damian Graizevsky | BA Hons, NPQH, PGCE UK | Director of Learning |
Neil Bowker | BSc,UK,PGCE,UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
David Lee | BEd (Hons),UK, MEd, UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
Amy Ward | B Sc (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | Deputy Head of Secondary |
Emily Hopkinson | B Sc (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | Deputy Head of Secondary |
Secondary Leadership Team | ||
Matt Corbett | MA.Ed (HK), BPhEd, BTeach (NZ) | Head of Secondary |
Wong Lee Ping | B Sc (Hons) (UK), Dip Ed (M’sia) | Senior Deputy Head of Secondary & Maths teacher |
Emily Hopkinson | BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS, MA | Deputy Head of Secondary |
Amy Ward | B Sc (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | Deputy Head of Secondary & Science teacher |
Daniel Norbury | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Assistant Head (Key Stage 3) & Geography teacher |
Laura McGregor | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Assistant Head (Key Stage 4) & Biology/Science teacher |
Lindsay Round | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Assistant Head (Key Stage 5) & Psychology teacher |
Art | ||
Ev Abbott | BA , MA, PGCE (UK) | Head of Whole School Art & Design |
Anouska Doyle | BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | Art Teacher |
Rhiannon Stocker | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Art Teacher / Head of KS3 Art |
Philippe Delmontte | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Art Teacher |
Business Education & IT | ||
Mark Solomons | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Head of Business Education & IT |
Abigail Kam Suit Theng | B Sc, (US) Dip Ed (M’sia) | IT Teacher / KS4 ICT Coordinator |
Anna Berney | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Business & Economics Teacher / Head of Year 11 |
Emma Jones | BA (Hons), QTS (UK) | Business Teacher/Asst Head of Business Education |
James Abela | BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | IT Teacher / Head of Computing |
Mark Stewart | BA, PGCE (UK) | Economics Teacher / Assistant IA Coordinator |
Sally Cheah | B Business, Dip Ed (Aust) | Economics & Accounting Teacher / Head of Year 8 |
Gerard O’Hagan | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK), MA | Economics Teacher |
Design & Technology | ||
Russell Burton | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Head of Design & Technology |
John Allan | BEng (Hons), PGCE (UK) | DT Teacher |
Naomi James | B Sc, PGCE (UK) | DT Teacher |
Drama | ||
Robin Lawrence | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Head of Drama |
Andrew Rankin | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Drama & English Teacher /Head of Chancellor House |
Joe Wyatt | BA (Hons) PGCE & QTS | Drama Teacher |
EAL | ||
Michael Riding | BA (Hons), MA, Cert TESOL (UK) | Head of EAL |
Noriza Idrus | B Ed (Hons), MA (M’sia) | EAL Teacher / PSHE Coordinator |
Pauline Chee | B Ed (Hons), MA (UK) | EAL Teacher / Camps Coordinator |
Alan Robertson | LLB (HONS), CTEFLA, PGCE (UK) | EAL Teacher |
Tine Klein Pendred | BA Ed, MA Ed.IT (DK) | EAL Teacher / Digital Coach |
Arthur Brind | BA (Hons), MA , PGCE (UK) | EAL Teacher |
Learning Support | ||
Claudia Pegg-Campbell | M Ed , B Sc ( Aust) , PGCE ( Aust) | Head of Learning Support |
Ian Hughes | BA (HONS) PGCE (UK) | Learning Support Teacher |
Manjot Chawla | B Arch, CELTA. | Teacher Assistant |
Fatim Hamsa | BEd (UTM) , MA (UKM), TESL | Teacher Assistant |
Patricia Henderson | BA (Hons) Science Ed | Learning Support Teacher |
Denisse Tafur | BA Sports & Health (Germany) | Teacher Assistant |
English | ||
Charlotte Pyne | BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | Head of English |
Jade Golding | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | English Teacher / Head of Year 12 |
Mary-Rose Grey | MA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | English Teacher / Head of KS4 English |
Michelle Berry-Khella | BA (Hons), A.Ed, M Ed (Aust) | English Teacher |
Renie Leng | B Ed (Hons), MA (Aust) | English Teacher |
Sara Sheldon | MA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | English Teacher / Librarian Leader |
Adrain Stroet | BA (Hons) Grad.Dip.Ed. QTS | English Teacher |
Jennifer Flounders | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | English Teacher / KS3 English Leader |
Rebecca Amos | BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (UK) | English Teacher |
Geography | ||
Kevin Allatt | B Sc, PGCE (UK) | Head of Humanities / Head of Geography |
Amy Tyers | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Geography Teacher |
Hector Cook | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Geography Teacher / Head of Year 9 |
Liza Phillips | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Geography Teacher / Head of Community Service |
Librarian | ||
Sara Sheldon | MA (Hons), PGCE (UK), MA | Librarian Leader / English Teacher |
History | ||
Paul Hutton | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | History Teacher /MUN Co-ordinator |
Jack Sage | BA, MA, PGCE (UK) | History Teacher / Year6-7 Transition Leader |
James Pendred | BA (Hons) , PGCE (UK) | Head of History |
Edward Smith | BA (Hons) & MA (UK) | History Teacher |
Sociology & Psychology | ||
David Whitney | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Sociology Teacher / Head of Social Science |
Catherina Carragher | BSc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Psychology / GAP & EP Leader |
Mathematics | ||
Amy Marsh | MSc | BSc (Hons) | PGCE | QTS | Head of Maths |
Anita Collins | BA (Hons), Dip Ed (UK) | Maths Teacher |
John Cartwright | B Sc (Hons), GTP (UK) | Maths Teacher |
Mark Davison | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Maths Teacher /Head of KS4 Maths |
Peter Henderson | B SC (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Maths Teacher / KS5 Maths Coordinator |
Pooma Sathi | B Sc (Hons) (UK), Dip Ed (M’sia) | Maths Teacher |
Ranjini Kumari | B Sc (Hons), Dip Ed (M’sia) | Maths Teacher |
Vijaya Ratnam | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Maths & Science Teacher |
Selina Mangin | B Ed, Dip Ed (Aust) | Maths Teacher |
Yap Chin Fui | BA (Flinders), Dip Ed | Maths Teacher |
Will Martinez | BSc (Hons) | PGCE | QTS | Maths Teacher |
Christopher Newman | BSc (Hons) | GTP | QTS | Mathe Teacher |
Natalie Clark | BSc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Maths Teacher / Student Leadership Leader |
Hollie Lewis | BSc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Maths Teacher |
Alistair Russell | BSc, PGCE (UK) | Maths Teacher |
World Languages | ||
Tom Ball | BA (Hons) | PGCE | QTS | Head of MFL |
Li Na | BSc, PGCE (UK) | Head of Mandarin |
Dylan Viñales | MA, PGCE (UK) | Spanish teacher /Head of Spanish |
Julien Barrett | BA (Hons), GTP (UK) | French Teacher |
Lew Jeyeng | Cert of Ed (TTC), (M’sia) | Mandarin Teacher / KS3 Mandarin Coordinator |
Mah Keng Hoe | BA (UKM), (M’sia) | Malay Teacher |
Ronan Jezequel | BA, PGCE (UK) | French Teacher / Head of IA |
Rozalina Che Roslee | B Ed, Cert of Ed(TTC) (M’sia) | Head of Malay |
Sophie Barre | BA, PGCE, MA (France) | Spanish & French Teacher |
Veronica Palacin-Burballa | BA, PGCE (UK) | Spanish/French KS2 Coordinator |
Charmaine Tang Xin Mien | BA (Hons) (M’sia), TCC (Beijing) | Mandarin Teacher |
Music | ||
Helen Long | BA (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Head of Music |
Andrew Gui | B Music (Hons), M Music Ed (USA) | Music Teacher |
Andy Taylor | B Music (Hons), GTP (UK) | Music Teacher / Head of Year 10 |
PE | ||
Mark Springall | B Ed (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Athletics Director Whole School |
Daniel Phillips | B Sc (Hons), QTP (UK) | Head of PE |
Sune Christensen | BEd (Denmark) | PE Teacher |
David Shoesmith | BSc (Hons) PGCE & QTS | PE teacher / Assistant Athletics Director Whole School |
Helen Moss | BSc,Sport & Exercise Sciences,UK | PE Teacher |
Science | ||
Rebecca Taylor | B Sc (Hons), PGCE, MA (UK) | Head of Science |
Adam Robinson | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Biology Teacher / Head of Year 13 |
Clare Holden | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Science Teacher / KS3 Science Coordinator |
Ellena Morrison | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Science Teacher / Coordinated Science Leader |
Jasmin Kaur | B Sc, PGCE (NZ) | Biology & Science Teacher |
Dr James Saunders | B Sc (Hons), PhD, PGCE (UK) | Biology & Science Teacher |
Joseph Rowland | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Physics & Science Teacher |
Katherine Deakin | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Physics & Science Teacher / Head of Physics |
Keith Netcher | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Head of Chemistry |
Laura McGregor | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Biology & Science Teacher |
Dr Michael Browning | B Sc (Hons), M Sc, PhD, PGCE (UK) | Chemistry & Science Teacher / Head of Year 7 |
Vijaya Ratnam | B Sc, PGCE (UK) | Chemistry, Science & Maths Teacher |
Rachel Saunders | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Chemistry & Science Teacher |
Ellie Davis | B Sc (Hons) | Science Teacher |
James Prestwich | B Sc (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Physics Teacher |
Matthew Smith | MA, PGCE (UK) | Science Teacher |
Georgina Walters | MChem (Hons), PGCE (UK) | Chemistry Teacher |
James Wright | BSc (Hons) PGCE & QTS (UK) | Physics Teacher |
Jason Fletcher | Jason Fletcher BSc Hons, PGCE (UK) | Science Teacher |
Counselling | ||
Beth Alpert | BSc, MA (US) | Head of Counselling |
Phillipa Hodges | BACP (accred), PGDip, BA (Hons) | Counsellor |
Dustin Robbins | MA, BA; USA | Counsellor |
Higher Education Counsellor/Advisor | ||
Sam Wickham | B Sc (Hons), PGCE | Higher Education Counsellor/Advisor |
The New Academic Staff
Find out more about our new teachers.
EYC and Primary New Staff List | ||
Name | Qualifications in short | Position |
Daniel Iddon | BSc,UK PGCE UK | Head of Primary PE |
Roger Fortune | BA(Hons) UK,MSc, UK; PGCE UK, CELTA | Resources & Library |
Alice McVeigh | BA (Hons) UK, PGCE UK | Year 3 Teacher |
Neil Bowker | BSc UK, PGCE UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
Charlene Bowker | BA(Hons) UK, PGCE UK | Reception Teacher |
Natalie Pitchley | BA UK; PGCE UK | Year 4 Teacher |
Rachel Price | BSc,UK; PGCE UK | Primary PE Teacher |
Rachel Jones | BA,UK ; PGCE UK | Year 3 Teacher |
Natasha Simpson | BA,UK; PGCE UK | EAL Teacher |
Jose Luis Larrosa | BSc (Bio,Sea Science,PE) UK | Swimming Coach |
Kate Lee | BA,UK; PGCE UK | Reception Teacher |
Mali Flower | BSc UK | Year 4 Teacher |
Jennifer Laird | BEng(Hons) UK, PGCE UK | Year 5 Teacher |
Erik Wong | BA,USA, ; PGCE,UK | Year 4 Teacher |
Anne Adegoke Jenkins | BA, UK, PGCE UK | Learning Support Primary Teacher |
Bethany Freeman | BA,UK; PGCE UK | Reception Teacher |
Georgina Mudge | BSc Hons Bio,UK ; PGCE UK | Year 2 Teacher |
Laurie Stevenson | BSc , UK ; PGCE UK | Year 1 Teacher |
DiAnna Pantano | BA,USA | Head of Art |
Audrey Manford | BA (Hons),UK ; TEFL & PGCE UK | EAL Year 1 |
Alexander Bastin | BSc ,UK ; PGCE UK | Year 5 Teacher |
Zoe Harris | BA,UK ; PGCE UK | Year 3 Teacher |
David Lee | BEd (Hons) UK, MEd UK | Deputy Head of Primary |
Nicola Nelson | BMus UK , PGCE UK | Head of Primary |
Abbie Burke | BSc, UK ; PGCE UK | Primary PE teacher |
Secondary New Staff List | ||
Name | Qualifications in short | Position |
Ev Abbott | BA History of Art and Fine Art/MA, PGCE | HEAD OF WHOLE SCHOOL ART |
Muhammad Naveed Ashraf Ghumman | BA Econs & Political Science/MA Computer Science | DATA MANAGER |
Alistair Russell | BSc Mathematics, PGCE | MATHEMATICS TEACHER |
Arthur Brind | BA Hons Philosophy, MA of Art, PGCE | EAL TEACHER |
Catherina Carragher | BSc Hons Applied Psychology | PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER |
Edward Smith | BA Hons & MA | HISTORY TEACHER |
Hollie Lewis | BSc Hons Mathematics, PGCE | MATHEMATICS TEACHER |
Philippe Delmotte | BA Hons Three Dimensional Design, PGCE | ART TEACHER |
Jason Fletcher | BSc Hons, PGCE | SCIENCE TEACHER |
Samuel Wickham | BSc Hons Marine Biology, PGCE | HIGHER EDUCATION COUNSELLOR & ADVISOR |
Russell Burton | BA Hons in Industrial Design and Technology, PGCE | HEAD OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY |
Alan Robertson | LLB (Bachelor of Laws), CTEFLA , PGCE | EAL TEACHER |
Beth Alpert | BSc in Speech & MA | HEAD OF COUNSELLING |
Next Steps
At GIS, we bring out the best in everyone, both inside and outside of the classroom through our unique learning culture where we pursue our passions and strive for excellence; all in the spirit of respect, integrity and well being. Speak with us today to start your learning journey with GIS.