School Board of Advisors

Dr. Zahid Iqbal
Chairman / CEO British School of Oxford UK ,PhD, University of Oxford, UK
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Website: http://www.britishschool-oxford.uk

Highly experienced in all aspects of leading and managing an education systems (Pre to University Level)- student learning, curriculum development, principal and teacher performance development, pedagogy, HR, finance, facilities, strategic planning, school review, policies and procedures, marketing, community engagement. An accomplished teaching & educational leadership professional focusing on programme implementation coupled with pro-active student support, developing ambitious & Global school systems. Lead change, building strong leadership to create a positive school culture, and renowned academic excellence. Broad Educational & Curriculum Knowledge, Building community and parent engagement through excellent interpersonal skills, developing clear communication structures and a genuine interest in collaborative approaches to school wide improvement. Tailored and compassionate communication skills with experience managing difficult situations with parents, students and staff. He is an advocate for technology to enhance learning outcomes. New initiatives such as augmented reality and access to tools such as: tablets, iPads, smart tv’s, learning applications and other targeted resources, to support learning through better engagement.

Robert Thorn
Academy Principal, English International School of Bratislava, Slovakia
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Website: www.developingreallearners.org

Robert is Founding Director of Developing Real Learners – a non-profit organization intent on helping schools develop learning communities that enable holistic learners disposed to take wise action leading to positive change. Robert’s message is one of enabling communities to transform themselves and their approach to education through accessible and straightforward processes that rely on our common humanity and their own cultural perspectives.He is an international educator of some twenty-nine years and has worked in many cultures and educational systems. He currently lives and works in Slovakia where he is Academy Principal at the English International School of Bratislava.
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Julia Theodora Rose Ting
Montessori Specialist, Victoria International School Sharjah, UAE
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Experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the primary education industry in the UK and Middle East. Skilled in Coaching, Staff Development, Educational Leadership, Teaching, and Leadership. Have experience as Teacher with a demonstrated history of working in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

Burcu Alar
Principal High School / Educationist Istanbul (Turkey)
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Assistant Principal with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Coaching, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, and Educational Technology. Strong education professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented from Monash University Istanbul, Turkey.

Andrew Hurst
Founding Principal HIKSVS International School Tianjin, China
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Andrew is an experienced Principal/Headmaster, having led schools in five countries covering Europe, the Middle East and Asia (state and independent), including for profit and not for profit schools and ranging in size from 250 to 2500 pupils. As Founding Headmaster of three schools, he has significant expertise of school start-ups particularly in the for-profit sector.

Anita Adnan
Microsoft Education Engagement Manager | Education Influencer Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Anita is a dynamic Education & ICT Consultant Trainer who has vast experience in coaching and training. Her academic credentials include Research Training from University of Nottingham, UK, a Masters degree in Educational Management and a Bachelor in Education (TESL) from National University of Malaysia. She is currently exploring the IB Curriculum in the Middle East, after being appointed as the PYP Consultant and Teacher Trainer for one of the International School in Jeddah KSA. She also had the experience of working as the director of a training centre in Malaysia with 21 years of teaching English in Malaysia and in the UK. She works with a team of trainers from England and Europe who collaborate with local educators in Malaysia..

Barry M. Dequanne
Director at International School of Zug and Luzern Zug, Canton of Zug, Switzerland
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An experienced education leader that has worked across a breadth of curriculum and contexts including Australian, American, International Baccalaureate, UAE and UK curriculum schools within Switzerland, Australia, Africa, Egypt, UAE and Qatar.
Highly experienced in all aspects of leading and managing an education systems - student learning, curriculum development, principal and teacher performance development, school review, policies and procedures, marketing, community engagement. Specialties: Education system reform, educational leadership, strategic planning

Nami Holderman
IBEN member IB Workshop Leader IB School JAPAN
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Nami Holderman is a faculty of Aoba-Japan International School in Japan as a secondary teacher in Performing and Visual Arts and Global Leadership Coaching Across Cultures. She is also an IBEN member of the International Baccalaureate workshop leader and the International Baccalaureate school visit members. She holds a Masters in Education and Globalization who believes in an active link between Performing Arts to foster the development of Emotional Intelligence, and student independence and interdependence. She presents her study to International Educational Conferences such as Asian Conference on Education 2019 to share awareness of the connection with other academic subjects with Performing Arts to successfully design interdisciplinary units to achieve high academic and Emotional Intelligence results.

Snezana Tomasevic
Educationist, Rwanda
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Snezana having 10 years of teaching experience include teaching the English language to non-native speakers for children and adults and currently working as an Early Childhood Montessori Teacher in Kigali, Rwanda. She have Montessori Early Childhood Diploma from North American Montessori Center and she is Skilled in Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, Social and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Development, Curriculum Development, Pedagogy, Montessori Education, Teacher Training and Tutoring
. LinkedIn profile:www.linkedin.com/in/snezanatomasevic/

Marie-Claude Anoh
Director of Elementary at KIS International School, Shenzhen, China
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I have been involved in education for the past 10 years. I have a Master's Degree in Globalization of Education, with hopes of developing a stronger international influence wherever I am. I have served at various levels of education and from the classroom to leadership roles. I truly am passionate about education. My education philosophy is to educate a child, is to educate the massesand I would say that my experiences are what drew me to build a career in education. I understand the power that comes with being an educator and with that in mind, I take it upon myself to not only impart knowledge (in various forms) to my students, but I am also open, to learning from them.

Pearly Tang
Founder/Director, Young Innovators Learning, CANADA
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Website: www.YoungInnovatorsLearning.com

Pearly is an experienced educator who strives to inspire students to reach their greatest ambitions. Over the years she has worked with thousands of students internationally through teaching, directing, or creating academic programs for young learners as well as adult professionals. Pearly is the founder of Young Innovators Learning, a social enterprise that provides progressive curriculums for schools to shape well-rounded young students who are motivated to take charge and make an impact for positive change on important local, social, environmental, economic, or global issues as future leaders.

Pearly’s works can be found in her upcoming book, E.X.C.EL. How Students Get Ahead – The Straight-A System for School and Life, as well as The Education Psychology Corner Newsletter, of which she was an early initial contributor. In addition to her work helping students to excel both from within and outside the realm of academics, Pearly is most passionate about increasing awareness about sustainability; teaching young students to think critically about socially media; empowering women and living a meaningful life. As an author, educator, and speaker Pearly has facilitated workshops, classes, and seminars to help educators equip students with the crucial executive functioning skills they need to be future-ready as well as spoken on business-related topics. She is currently also a Business Communications instructor to international post-secondary students.

School Executive Committee

Dr. Muhammad Shahid Soroya
Pro Vice Chancellor / Educationist Lahore, Pakistan
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Zulfiqar Janjua (CHRP)
Chief Operating Officer / Trainer Early & Primary Education Islamabad, Pakistan
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Mr. Janjua is an accomplished Leader and Management Consultant with a track record of working with high-growth national and international organizations at top management level. He graduated from London and brings a great mix of leadership, inspiration, operational experience, learning and development, technical breadth, and passion for customer care as a Trainer.  He is an ISO 9001-2015 Certified Lead Auditor and also member of SHRM USA, KPI Australia. As a trainer he has delivered more than 2000 sessions to CEO’s,Directors, Managers, Principals, Heads and Teachers in Pakistan and Outside the Pakistan.

Zohra Omar
Founder and Lead Facilitator & Mentoring Hub Karachi, Pakistan
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Website: www.mentoring-hub.com

An inventive thinker, a passionate trainer and mentor. I have been a part of the Academic and Corporate Industry for more than 19 years nationally and Internationally. Having worked with prestigious National and International Institutions and Organizations at various levels within the Academic Sector. I aim at discovering the Unknown and Unsuccessful around. A Kuwaiti born and educated abroad I am a Patriot at heart. My focus is to work towards developing Best practices and programs to fill the GAPS that surround our Academia and youth development. My Mantra is to Mentor people for life not just Success! An expert within the field of Education Management, Operations, Mentoring, counseling and training. Worked across all International Markets around the globe including Pakistan, the Middle East and South Africa. Has been a part of the academic and pioneering the amalgamation of EQ,EI and mindfulness for learning, academic and individual development. Expert with building curriculums, training teachers, counseling and mentoring students and parents based around the Mindful concept. A certified trainer, counselor and an NLP Master Practitioner.
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Flora Haidri
CEO -Life Coach- Head of School
The Repertoire Consultancy
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Flora was born in Glasgow, Scotland and enjoyed a diverse background her entire childhood. Growing up in the U.K and the U.A.E she returned to Pakistan and finished her high school at the International School of Choueifat in Lahore. She then moved to the Land of Dreams in Manhattan, New York and completed a triple major in her Bachelors at Rutgers University in Philosophy, Economics, and English Literature with a minor in Theater and Performing Arts.
She has been in the Education industry for over 16 years as a teacher and counselor. she also runs her own consultancy: The Repertoire and is currently serving as 'Head of School (IB, Mainstream, O Levels, A Levels, International Degree Programme at LGS Islamabad.

Qazi Tahir Mehmood
Senior Director British School of Oxford, Pakistan
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Robina Gul
Regional Head Academics British School of Oxford, Pakistan
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Shahid Iqbal
Regional Administrator British School of Oxford, Pakistan
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