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. 

Lisa’s teaching career spans over 20 years with experience gained both from the UK and internationally. Whilst in the UK, Lisa worked closely with the Local Education Authority as a Team Teach Tutor, training hundreds of teachers, administrators and support staff to develop teaching and learning strategies that improved pupil outcomes. In 2006, Lisa relocated to China where she undertook senior leadership roles, including Head of Primary and Principal. Working in highly competitive education markets in both Shanghai and Beijing, Lisa took a particular interest in educational marketing, which formed the basis of her thesis when completing her Masters in Educational Leadership in 2014. Lisa has been a Lead Improvement Partner with the Council of British International Schools (COBIS), supporting British international schools worldwide in achieving the COBIS Compliance and Patron’s Accreditation. She is passionate about ensuring all students have access to outstanding education and is immensely proud of the fact that she can support schools in their improvement journey to achieve this. Lisa’s educational philosophy is based around the notion that there are no limits to what each and every child can achieve, and as a school leader, sees it very much her role to facilitate these opportunities, enabling all learners to realise their dreams, no matter what they are.

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.

Paul has extensive school leadership experience, in a range of sectors, spanning eleven years across three very different schools. Prior to joining Kings’, Paul was the Principal of a UK-based private, all-through, co-educational day and boarding school which dates back to 1753. In this role, Paul gained a wealth of knowledge across both the Primary and Early Years, as well as Secondary, giving him a great appreciation of the educational journey of a child from age three to eighteen.” 

Whilst Paul has a proven track record for achieving record results at both GCSE and A-Level within his schools, he is a passionate believer in the development of the whole child, with a clear educational philosophy that emphasises individual growth in an all-round sense.

Paul is a hands-on leader who enjoys spending time in the classroom with pupils, hearing firsthand how they are progressing. Valuing his broader responsibility, he ensures that all pupils have the academic, extra-curricular and pastoral systems that will allow them to develop the intellectual and personality traits to succeed in the exciting but challenging world of today.

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.

Charlotte graduated from Northampton University before starting her teaching career at a small village school in Northampton where she was a Year 6 teacher for five years. She led ICT across the school and became the first Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator who led to the school being recognised as a Microsoft Showcase School. As part of this, she held workshops across the county and became a guest speaker at the London BETT show.

Charlotte joined Kings’ School Al Barsha in 2016 before being promoted to Year Leader in her second year. Since then she has taught across Years 6, 5 and 3 with a passion for ensuring learning is accessed by all whilst setting high expectations to ensure quality outcomes. She has a particular interest in English and promoting regular reading.

After graduating from the University of Derby with a Bachelor of Education, Charlotte began her teaching career in Burton upon Trent teaching across Key Stage 1 and 2 whilst leading a creative Humanities curriculum.

Charlotte joined Kings’ School Dubai in 2019; it was here that she progressed to Year 3 leader, Maths leader, and Acting Assistant Headteacher. Committed to the professional development of colleagues, Charlotte has been responsible for embedding whole-school initiatives to further improve the progress and attainment of all students. In her role as Maths leader, Charlotte supported the development of outstanding, enriching Maths provision for all learners from Foundation Stage to Year 6, driven by the ethos that all learners can achieve above and beyond.

Charlotte is an enthusiastic and dedicated leader who is passionate about developing the whole child and is excited to continue to develop the KSAB curriculum that nurtures collaboration, responsibility, reflection, and leadership alongside academic excellence. At Kings’ School Al Barsha, Charlotte is delighted to continue to work alongside inspiring practitioners to develop, engage and challenge learners and leaders of the future.

Suzanne originates from Devon in the UK and graduated with BA (Hons) in Education. She has been teaching for over 25 years in the UK, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In 2009, Suzanne joined the Kings’ family as a class teacher before progressing to Year Leader and then Assistant Headteacher at Kings’ School Dubai. More recently, Suzanne moved to the LInK Department and has ensured rigour in planning to meet expectations, provide high quality learning opportunities, and advance learners towards new challenges.

Suzanne is excellent at working with children who have a variety of needs, including; dyslexia, behavioural issues, and autism. She strongly believes all individuals, regardless of challenges they face, can be successful both academically and socially. She has developed a skills-based curriculum to overcome barriers, promoting a ‘can do’ approach to learning and creating a positive environment that increases self-confidence and well-being.

Suzanne manages a highly skilled and professional team who tailor support to individual needs, helping children reach goals in a happy, safe and nurturing environment. Her high expectations and proactive approach helps ensure standards are maintained and exceeded, so that children can celebrate their identity and their personal achievements.

Prem is a highly talented and versatile member of the Kings’ community who has been with us since 2016. Prior to her 13 years of leadership experience within teaching, Prem held a successful career within the media having worked as an Assistant Producer at the BBC for a number of years subsequent to her achieving an Honours degree in Broadcast Journalism. After completing her PGCE in Secondary Education, she embarked on her first teaching post with a leading school in Buckinghamshire, eventually moving onto a leadership position at a school in North West London helping it to become one of the top 2% achieving state schools in England. Her wealth of experience, in addition to working in production, includes multiple leadership responsibilities, including Head of English, Head of Drama as well as Senior Leader for Teaching and Learning.

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.

Holly graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BSc Biology in 2009, followed by a PGCE with Masters in Education in 2012. She began her teaching career in a large Outstanding secondary school in Derbyshire and was quickly promoted to lead Teaching and Learning across the school, in addition to the training of students and newly qualified teachers. Holly moved to Dubai to join the Kings' family in 2016 as a teacher of Science and has enjoyed numerous leadership roles including Second in Science, and Head of Year 11-13 before moving into the Senior Leadership team to lead Key Stage 4.

Holly is an innovative and dynamic leader whose strengths lie in supporting students to make key decisions regarding their futures, whilst ensuring that opportunities are provided for all children to thrive and succeed both academically and pastorally. Holly is passionate that all students in her care develop into resilient, confident, and effective lifelong learners.

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.

Tabu graduated in Biology from University College London, followed by a PGCE from Homerton College, Cambridge. 

After beginning her career at a North London school, Tabu branched out to gain some experience in industry, working in the procurement and global marketing teams for Mars. In 2003, shortly after returning to teaching, Tabu moved to Dubai. She has previously worked in two schools in Dubai, including an Outstanding KHDA rated school where she took her year group through from Year 9 to Year 13, before becoming Head of Sixth Form. At Kings', Tabu undertakes careers counselling, which has seen our A-Level graduates placed at prestigious universities globally.

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.