BANGKOK PATANA ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

Alice grew up in Kent, England with her parents and three sisters. She spent the first seven years of her teaching career in a school in South East London where she held the positions of PE teacher and Head of Year. Alice decided to explore international teaching after hearing so many positive, exciting stories from friends and headed to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2018. At the Alice Smith School, she led the Secondary PE department and was heavily involved in sporting events across SEA for both FOBISIA and SEASAC. After four years, Alice decided she was ready for a new challenge and is excited to experience living and working in Bangkok.

Cindy is a dual national of Australia and New Zealand. Her undergraduate degree is in Coaching Science from the University of Canberra, she has undertaken post graduate studies in Career Counselling for Elite Athletes through Victoria University in Melbourne and a PGCEi and Masters in Education through Nottingham University in the UK. Before working at Patana Cindy was the General Manager of Fiji Swimming for three years and also worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for 8 years in their Centre for Sports Development. Cindy started at Bangkok Patana as the Head of Swimming for 8 years before becoming the Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Extra-Curricular Activities and Sport in 2016/17, followed by her transition to Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Continued Professional Learning in 2022/23.

Currently Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Curriculum Technology Integrator since 2014, Brian joined the Science faculty in August 2002 as the KS3/4 Science Coordinator, becoming Head of Science in 2008. He started his career as a chemical engineer following a B.Eng. in Chemical Processing and Materials Engineering from Nottingham University. In addition to his native UK, Brian has taught in Kenya, Togo, Oman and Qatar. Presently he is studying for his M.Ed. Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration with the University of Bath.

Carol comes from the UK. She received her B.Ed from New College Durham and her M.A. from the University of London. Prior to joining Patana, she was Head of Upper Key Stage 2 at the British International School Jakarta and, before that, Deputy Head at a school in Camden, London. This is her twenty-first year at Patana and her roles during this time have included Primary Head of Science, Primary Head of Year, and Senior Teacher. Carol is currently the Primary Assistant Principal, Learning and Welfare and leads Whole School Safeguarding at Patana.

Mark was born in the UK and completed his PGCE at the Institute of Education, University College of London in 1995 and his Masters in Education from Bath University in 2013. Mark began his teaching career at Sandhurst Junior School in London in 1995 before moving to Thailand in 2002, where he was the Assistant Principal of Primary at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok. In 2012 he moved back to the UK and became Head teacher of Babraham Primary School in Cambridge before moving back to Thailand in 2017 to become Assistant Principal of Learning and Curriculum.

Lorna was born in the UK. She graduated from Leeds University with an honours degree in Geography and then went on to train as a Geography teacher at the University of Cambridge. Lorna has also obtained a Masters in Education from the University of Cambridge. Lorna has been teaching for 22 years and been an Assistant Principal for the past 11. She began her teaching career in an inner-city school in London where she taught for 3 years before moving to Sri Lanka to be Head of Geography at Colombo International School. After 3 years in Colombo she moved back to the UK to teach in a large state comprehensive in Cambridgeshire. It was here that Lorna first joined the senior leadership team and became Assistant Principal in 2010. Lorna has been at Patana for three years in the role of Secondary Assistant Principal, Student Welfare.

Luke was born in Germany as his parents were both teachers in a British Army School. He graduated from the University of Plymouth with a BSc in Digital Technology and then went on to train as an Information Communication Technology teacher at the University of Brighton. He will complete his MA in Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Bath next year. Luke has been teaching for 18 years and has been a Senior Leader for a total of 6 years. He began his teaching career in East Sussex, Crowborough, very close to the Hundred Acre Wood made famous by A.A. Milne. He left the UK having spent 3 years as Assistant Principal at a very large state school. He taught in the UK for 7 years before moving to the USA in 2011. After 3 years in Boston, he moved to Qatar (5 years) and then he moved onto Sri Lanka to become the Deputy Head of Academics at the British International School in Colombo. Luke has recently joined Patana as the Secondary Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Academics.