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Name |
Qualification |
Position/Subject |
Career History |
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Mrs Alex Harrison
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Special Honours degree in Geography, University of Hull, UK
PGCE St Mary's College, Twickenham, UK |
FS1 Leader
FS1 Teacher
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Mrs Harrison taught at The Vale Primary School, Epsom, Surrey, UK until 2008 where she was a class teacher as well as the Educational Visits and Geography Coordinator.
Mrs Harrison has enjoyed two outstanding years as an FS2 teacher at JPS. |
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Mrs Katrina Rafferty
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CACHE Early Years |
FS1 Teacher |
From 1997-1999, Mrs Rafferty was a Nursery Teacher at the Creative Arts Centre, Dubai.
From 1999-2001, Mrs Rafferty took on the role of pre-school class teacher in the Small Hands Nursery, Dubai.
From 2001, Mrs Rafferty worked in the Jumeirah English Speaking School, Dubai before joining JPS in September 2009. |
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Ms Annabelle Allen
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BA (Honours) Drama, Loughborough University, UK
Certificate in Child Development , Stonebridge, UK |
FS1 Teacher |
Ms Allen taught drama to students aged 11-18 for 3 years before joining JPS in September 2009.
Ms Allen was also Acting Head of Drama and Teacher of Music and Play. |
| Ms Catherine Finnigan
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BA Early Childhood Studies, University of Strathclyde.
PGCE, University of Buckingham.
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FS1 Teacher
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From 1993-2004, Ms Finnigan was a Senior Nursery Officer in the Govan Family Learning Centre, Scotland.
Between 2001-2004, Ms Finnigan took on the role of Acting Deputy Head of the Govan Family Learning Centre, Scotland. |
| Mrs Susan Price |
Montessori trained at Montessori College, Wimbledon, UK |
FS1 Teacher
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Mrs Price joins us this year from GEMS Royal Dubai School, where she has enjoyed the EYFS in Foundation Stage 1.
She has had wealth of experience of teaching in nursery schools and has also managed a nursery in the UK.
Mrs Price is a mother of two boys and is passionate about her family, enjoying cooking and the theatre. |
| Ms Lisa Bruce |
BA Social Sciences, Robert Gordon’s University, UK
Cert of Education, Aberdeen University, UK |
FS1 Teacher |
Ms Bruce has varied experience of working with children across a range of years, from newborn to late primary.
Ms Bruce is a mother of two young children and relocated to Dubai in July 2009. |
| Mrs Chloe Hobson-Burch
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BA (Ed) (Honours) Degree with Art Specialism, University of Reading, UK |
FS2 Leader
FS2 Teacher
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Mrs Hobson-Burch taught FS2 for 4 years in the UK. During this time she co-ordinated Science and Art, and led the school in its Creative Curriculum.
Mrs Hobson-Burch moved to Dubai in 2009 from Berkshire. |
| Ms Adele Murphy-Graham
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BEd (Honours) de Montfort University , Bedford |
FS2 Teacher
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Ms Adele Murphy-Graham has had significant Early Years experience in the UK before joining JPS in 2007.
Ms Murphy-Graham has enjoyed three fantastic years in FS2.
Ms Murphy-Graham looks forward to another very successful year in FS2. |
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Ms Sally Borrett
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BA (Honours) York St John University
PGCE Specialising in Advanced Early Years University of Hull
|
FS2 Teacher |
Ms Sally Borrett has been with JPS for three superb years before which she was teaching in a primary school in Oxfordshire, UK.
Ms Borrett looks forward to another outstanding year in FS2. |
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Mrs Donna Grant
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BA (Honours) History of Art & Design and PGCE Primary/Early Years, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
FS2 Teacher |
After graduating Mrs Grant worked for 3 years at Lily Lane Infants School in Manchester where she taught both Reception and Year 1, she was also joint Foundation Stage, Science and Design Technology Coordinator.
From 2006 to 2008 Mrs Grant has worked in President Hangzhou International School in China as a Year 1 teacher. |
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Ms Emma Hayward
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BA (Honours) Primary Education, North East Wales Institute |
FS2 Teacher |
Ms Hayward's first teaching post was at Broughton Junior School, Broughton, Wales where she was a Year 3 teacher, Music coordinator, Leader of girls football and Assistant Netball Coach.
From 2004 to 2008 Ms Hayward has been a Reception and Year 1 teacher at the Canterbury School, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where she was also coordinator of Music, ICT and PE. |
| Ms Sarah Brown
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BA (Honours) English Language and Linguistics, University of Sheffield, UK
T.E.F.L qualification, Oxford TEFL, Barcelona
Graduate Teacher Programme, The Kingsbridge EIP, Manchester, UK |
FS2 Teacher |
Ms Sarah Brown taught FS2 students for three years in a school near Manchester, UK, where she also held the position of Geography Coordinator, before joining JPS in September 2009.
Ms Brown looks forward to another very successful year in FS2. |
| Mrs Rachel Williams |
BA Hons Contemporary Studies, University of Humberside
P.G.C.E, De Montfort University, UK
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FS2 Teacher |
Prior to moving to Dubai in 2008, Mrs Williams taught in various primary schools in East Sussex, UK for 11 years. Mrs Williams has taught in both KS1 and KS2 and was Science and Maths Co-ordinator. Whilst teaching at Westfield School she worked alongside other schools to develop a creative curriculum for the County.
Mrs Williams has been working as a Foundation 1 teacher at Jumeirah International Nursery, Dubai. |
| Ms Gill Hargreaves |
BA (Hons) History, University of Warwick, UK
Certificate of Education in Primary/Early Years, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
FS2 Teacher |
After teaching at Temple Primary School in Manchester for two years, Ms Hargreaves moved into international teaching. She taught FS2 at Deira International School in Dubai where she was also Foundation Stage Coordinator and Community Service Coordinator.
Ms Hargreaves volunteered as a nursery teacher in Malawi for a term prior to teaching FS2 in Shanghai at Yew Chung International School. Before joining JPS, Ms Hargreaves was Early Childhood team leader at the International School of Turin. |
| Ms Jennifer McGrouther |
BA (Hons) Language and Marketing Management, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
PGDE in Primary Education, University of Edinburgh, UK |
FS2 Teacher
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After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, Ms McGrouther taught FS2 in a school just outside Edinburgh called Woodburn Primary. Jennifer is currently part of a pastoral care working party and she is fully committed to promoting high achievement and involving children as much as possible in their learning.
Ms McGrouther is very much looking forward to her move to Dubai to experience new cultures whilst working in a familiar setting.
Ms McGrouther's hobbies are travelling and culture and she enjoys keeping fit and many sporting activities. |
| Ms Rachael Sampson
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BA Hons Primary Education with QTS (5 to 11 years). Specialising in Physical Education |
FS2 Teacher
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After completing a four year degree at the University of Brighton, Ms Sampson went on to teach at in Infant School in Essex, UK as Reception Teacher. She was also the school’s ICT Co-ordinator.
Ms Sampson is an avid swimmer has taken part in many swimming competitions in her youth. She is also a keen netballer and enjoys keeping fit.
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