Sajid has served in various leadership roles, including headteacher, principal, and executive director, in both primary and secondary schools. He began his first headship in 2009 and was most recently the founding CEO of a multi-academy trust in the UK. Sajid has a deep understanding of school improvement as well as the systems and processes required to run a school effectively. In 2015, he was appointed a ‘National Leader of Education’ and has supported schools to improve their standard of education ever since. He has inspected for Ofsted, worked internationally leading a teacher development project, and served as an advisor to the Department for Education.

Sajid’s significant contribution to education has been acknowledged by the educational community and beyond and was honoured to be awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. 

Michael graduated with a history degree before completing his PGCE at the University of Winchester. He began teaching in the London borough of Newham, gaining leadership experience with various senior leadership posts. Michael’s first headship was in Essex, where he completed his NPQH before moving to Dubai in 2020. Since being in Dubai, Michael has acquired invaluable knowledge on how to lead a large
primary school, being a part of successful BSO, CIS, and HPL accreditations. As a hands-on, proactive leader, he enjoys being in the classroom and interacting with the whole school community.

Michael’s educational philosophy is based on his belief that students are not born with a limit on their potential. With a ‘student first’ focus, Michael is committed to continually improving and developing educational standards.

Rebecca began her teaching career in Surrey, after graduating with a BA (Hons) Degree in Primary Education. After gaining experience teaching across Key Stage 2, Rebecca went on to become Head of Year for both Years 5 and 6 where she developed her leadership skills.

Rebecca joined Kings’ School Al Barsha in 2017 and spent her first two years working in Year 6 before being promoted to the role of Year Leader, where she thoroughly enjoyed leading our young learners as they transitioned to secondary school.

Rebecca prides herself on providing learning opportunities to develop independent, lifelong learners.

Originally from rural Derbyshire, Amy has moved around the UK and UAE following her love of teaching since beginning her career in 2010. She began teaching in Key Stage 2 and then taught Primary Music and Key Stage 1 before finding her passion for Early Years when leading the Nursery at a school in Gerrards Cross. Prior to leaving the UK, Amy led the Early Years Department at a school in Maidenhead where she was also responsible for the teaching of phonics and handwriting across the school, as well as pastoral care and safeguarding. Alongside this role, Amy worked closely with the Independent Association of Prep Schools as Pre-Prep District Advisor, providing support to more than 90 Pre-Prep Schools.

Amy relocated to the UAE in 2021 as Deputy Headteacher of a school in Abu Dhabi. Whilst there, she worked closely with the Foundation Stage team to write a bespoke Early Years curriculum. Amy is a British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspector and feels privileged to be able to support schools as they strive to continuously improve. As an educator, Amy is an advocate of children being at the heart of learning and strives to spark a love of learning in every child she is fortunate enough to teach.

Hannah graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Primary Education, specialising in English, and began her teaching career in West Sussex. She joined the Kings’ family in 2013 and was part of the founding team at Kings’ Nad Al Sheba, where she gained a wealth of experience leading teams across Key Stage Two.

In 2015, Hannah moved to Kings’ School Dubai, where she enjoyed developing her experience as Year Leader in both Year 2 and Year 6, and leading on the introduction of Seesaw across the primary school. Hannah’s teaching ethos is based around guiding children to become independent, resilient and creative learners who are happy to take risks and confident to take on a challenge.

Hannah joins Kings’ School Al Barsha as Assistant Headteacher for Years 1 and 2, with additional responsibility for Science and Enterprise.

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Robyn graduated with a degree in History and a PGCE in higher education in her hometown of Liverpool. Robyn went on to secure her first teaching job in Liverpool and, within a year, took on leadership for Teaching and Learning. Robyn joined Kings’ School Al Barsha in 2016 as a History teacher and has since held several leadership roles, including Head of Year 7, Lead Practioner, and Head of the very successful History department.

Robyn prides herself on leading students to reach the height of academic success and empowering staff to develop practices that consider the whole child. robyn’s philosophy to education is to ensure that each student has the opportunity to fulfil and, more importantly, exceed their potential whilst also developing a lasting passion for learning and discovery.'

Olivia began her teaching career in Hampshire after completing a degree in English and Communication. She has been committed to the academic and pastoral success of students at Kings' School Al Barsha for over five years, undertaking the role of Year Leader across Key Stages 3 and 4, before joining the Senior Leadership Team in September 2022 with a focus on supporting the professional development of staff. Olivia is a Specialist Leader in Education, passionate about promoting oracy and literacy and creating opportunities for critical thinking in our students.

Hollie is now in her sixth year at Kings’ and will begin her new role as Assistant Headteacher and Leader of Learning after many years of successfully leading English. Hollie studied English Language and Literature at Newcastle University and has loved every minute of teaching since completing her PGCE in English and Education. Hollie is extremely passionate about making learning exciting and designs creative and engaging lessons to ignite pupils’ love for the subject. She is looking forward to driving innovation across the school.

Jonathan has a wealth of experience as a school leader, has been the head of various Mathematics departments and has created and managed the timetable in a number of schools. In his new role as Assistant Headteacher, Jonathan will be looking after the secondary timetable as well as managing exam logistics and analysing as much data as he can get his hands on. Alongside these roles, Jonathan will continue enjoying hard maths problems, teaching Mathematics and Further Mathematics, predominantly with the older students working towards their A Levels.

Iain is an inspirational and highly regarded leader and has been one of Kings’ long-standing staff members since 2013. He gained his teaching degree from Exeter University in the UK and holds every student at the centre of his educational approaches. He started at Kings’ Dubai and then moved to set up the outstanding PE Department that we have today at Kings’ School Al Barsha. Iain is an experienced KS3/4 and Sixth Form Year Leader and guided the first KS5 cohort through their A-Levels towards their aspirational goals of higher education.

Iain is now concentrating on his new role as Head of Student Achievement in the secondary senior management team to empower and guide all students’ at Kings’ to be the best that they can be. His enthusiasm for PE continues as he delivers PE to the lower school students.

Natasha brings to Kings' a wide variety of leadership experience, having led highly successful English departments internationally, both here in Dubai and Mexico.

Her IB Diploma experience will be highly valuable in our next steps as we seek to broaden our offerings at post-16 level, and her highly academic background and approach will ensure that our students in Key Stage 4 are well prepared for GCSEs and post-16 education.

With 21 years of international experience at senior level in the field of Inclusion, Bronwyne’s professional career, spanning four countries and many diverse cultures, has focused on empowering children with learning differences.

Bronwyne joined KSAB in 2015 as Lead Dyslexia Intervention Specialist, and now Secondary SENCO. She completed her Masters in Education SEND from Middlesex University and is registered with the British Psychological Society and the Joint Council of Qualifications (JCQ). Bronwyne has been invited on numerous occasions as a guest speaker across the Middle East and is passionate about inclusion and ensuring all students have equal opportunities to succeed.

Amer is a highly accomplished Arabic and Islamic leader with an exemplary teaching and academic record. He holds a Master's Degree in Arabic Language and Literature and gained 10 years of experience as an Arabic teacher before progressing to the leadership role of Head of Arabic and Islamic. Amer has extensive experience in curriculum development and in training teachers, successfully inspiring his colleagues to take great pride in their Arabic language and Islamic values.