Education 

2004 School Leadership & Financial Management Postgraduate Qualification, The Harvard School of Education (USA)

2001 National Professional Qualification in Headship (SQH), University of Edinburgh Moray House College of Education (UK)

2000 Understanding Modern Society Postgraduate Qualification, The Open University (UK)

1993 PGCE Humanities & Languages, University of Edinburgh Moray House College of Education (UK)

1992 MA Honours in History with Russian Language University of Glasgow (UK)

Experience

Alan graduated from Glasgow University with an Honours degree in History and Russian Language and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education.  He has led several schools as Principal in the UK and international sector.  Alan was previously CEO of Kings’ Education, and before that, CEO of a large multi Academy Trust in the UK. He brings with him a wealth of experience, as a teacher, headmaster and superintendent of schools. Alan is a strong communicator who fundamentally understands that the profitability and success of an education company is intrinsically linked to happy and flourishing schools where the welfare of students is the number one priority, and where staff are the most prized asset. As well as being passionate about teaching and learning, Alan has been actively involved in school leadership related to Special Educational Needs and Inclusion. In his current role as CEO at Taaleem, he supervises the strategic direction of the company.

Alan has a significant and impressive impact & evidenced based skillset in system wide improvement, incorporating skills, competency and knowledge in:

• Financial business acumen
• Leadership & professional development, including mentoring and coaching
• Leading large organisations through transformational change
• Accountability principles and practices in relation to schools and corporate organisations
• Leading schools and corporate organisations through quality assurance, self-evaluation, strategic thinking & best value reviews
• International education, curriculum, benchmarks and review procedures
• High level strategic planning
• School improvement including Her Majesty’s Inspection in the UK context
• School improvement in the UAE including moving schools to ‘Outstanding’ & ‘Very Good’ in Kings’ Education
• Project management, including school start up projects at Kings’ Education (Kings’ School Al Barsha and Kings’ School Nad Al Sheba)
• School improvement and ‘best value’ operation in the Charter Schools programme in the UAE (Abu Dhabi).