Chris is an experienced educator who has worked in a range of schools with students from the ages of 3 –18 in the UK and Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya, Kuwait). A school Principal for 16 years in the UK and UAE, he has led inner-city, multicultural and international schools with a very successful track record of school improvement and high academic achievement. In recent years Chris has held a senior position with two established, international education companiesin the MENA and GCC region to oversee the development and the implementation of operational and instructional procedures and policies for their new start-up schools. With involvement in 22 new school projects Chris is able to provide the complete ‘one-stop shop’ approach to the set-up of a new school be IB, British, Canadian, or local. This includes leading on the educational aspects of the school design and fit out, staff recruitment, induction and curriculum development. Having worked as a school inspector with the UK Government inspection agency OFSTED he is able to advise international schools wishing to offer a ‘British Style’ education based on the English National Curriculum.
- Business Plan development
- Feasibility studies
- Architect briefs
- School formation - K to 12 (International)
- Procurement
- Marketing
- Advise school mergers and expansions
- Head of School and teacher recruitment
- Quality Assurance
