Team Category: Senior Leadership Team
Yvonne Wallace
With a passion for international education, I bring a wealth of educational experience and leadership spanning over a decade. Having held several senior leadership positions in Scotland, including Deputy Headteacher and Acting Headteacher, I then commenced my international career by joining a highly reputable outstanding-rated primary school in Dubai in 2016, where I held a… Continue reading Yvonne Wallace
David Potts
It was probably a childhood spent hiking, camping, and reading rain-soaked maps in the mountains of Northern England that gave me the urge to study geography when the time came to head to university. Then, after three years of river wading, glacier mapping, pond dipping and dune sampling in pursuit of my BSc at Loughborough University nothing felt… Continue reading David Potts
Lisa Smith
Having loved my own time at school, I knew from an early age that I wanted to teach children and provide them with the love for education that I am so lucky to have. Having graduated from the University of Greenwich in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education Studies, specialising in English and… Continue reading Lisa Smith
Sheridan Teasel
My first career passion was military aviation, and I joined the Royal Air Force part time straight after my A-levels and started learning to fly. After subsequently attaining a First in Physics from Oxford, I joined the RAF full time to train as a fast jet pilot, until diabetes curtailed that career prematurely. I then… Continue reading Sheridan Teasel
Jacqueline Baxter
After graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Education, specializing in English and Special Educational Needs, I began my teaching journey in a small inner-city primary school. This early experience laid the foundation for my passion for inclusive education, which has been the driving force of my career. Returning to Northern Ireland, I had the… Continue reading Jacqueline Baxter
Rania Reda
I graduated from Cairo University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts (Arabic department). Eager to share my knowledge, I immediately dove into the world of teaching, spending three rewarding years as an Arabic instructor for non-Arab students in Egypt. In 2007, I joined the dynamic team at Raffles International School as an Arabic teacher.… Continue reading Rania Reda
Ben Crowder
I graduated with a Degree in Physical Education in 2000 and worked in Essex for six years as a PE teacher, then as a Head of ICT, before moving to the North East of England. I then worked in Consett, Co, Durham for thirteen years in a variety of roles from Head of Department, Head… Continue reading Ben Crowder
