Senior Leadership Team

Tess St Clair-Ford

Principal

Ms Tess St Clair-Ford is currently Head of Senior School at Harrow Shanghai, which she joined in August 2020. Prior to this, Tess taught at Epsom College in the UK for 5 years, where she was Head of Fifth Form at a time of enormous growth and progress at the College. Tess’ teaching career began in the international sector in Sri Lanka and spans 10+ years in leading independent schools in and around London, UK. Roles have included Head of English, Head of PSHE, Head of Year and Whole School Literacy Co-ordinator. In various roles, Tess has retained her focus on student well-being and how this complements and enhances academic outcomes and growth, both in boarding
schools and in day schools. She has enjoyed working with pupils to achieve impressive academic success and entrance into the world’s top universities, including being closely involved in students’ preparation for entry to Oxford and Cambridge by leading programmes for More Able students.
As an English Literature specialist, Tess has led teams of examiners of IGCSE English Literature with Cambridge Examinations for over 5 years. She has a Masters in Creative Writing which is a particular passion and she has published short stories and poems. Tess was educated at Lancing College in West Sussex and at the University of Cambridge, where she studied Social and Political Sciences. This has given her a lifelong fascination with culture, international relations and social philosophy. Outside of work, Tess and her husband have 3 children, and together they have loved travelling and living in Asia and around the world. Her precious free time is almost entirely spent reading books.

Yasmin Sarwar

Chief Education Officer

The Heads of Academic Departments

Toby Blundell

Head of Science

David Nolland

Head of Mathematics

Mona Chaudhury

Head of Curriculum

Minh Nguyen

Head of Economics

Sarah Margetts

Head of Humanities

OIC Directors and the Management Team

Ellie Dear

Director of Studies

Jason Brooks

Director of Supercurricular

Tania Sadkina

Director of Admissions

Jenny Bourlakis

Student Welfare Manager

Our Teachers

We are proud to work with extremely academic, committed and dedicated teachers, all of whom make an enormous contribution to the success of our school. Every year we receive lovely comments from our students that show how much they appreciate and admire their teachers.

Art

Mr Howard Aspden

B.A. (Hons) Fine Art; P.G.C.E.; BTEC National Dip Art & Design

Biology

Mr Bob Mitchell	B.Sc. (Hons), P.G.C.E.
Ms Su Claire McRae	M.Sc. in Pathobiology with Subsidiary Chemistry
Ms Wendy Daniels	tbc
Dr Zoe Lundy	M.Bioch, D.Phil. (Oxon)

Business Studies

Mr Jason Brooks

Chemistry

Mr Nathan Phillips	BSc (Hons); M.Res	Head of GCSE – Academic Performance and Discipline
Dr John Sulola	B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry; M.Sc Biotechnology; MBA; P.G.C.E (Oxon)
Paul Carolan	tbc
Richard Vaas	tbc

Chinese

Ms Bei Yu	tbc
Mr Hongbing Yang	tbc

Computer Science

Dr Nicholas Mulvey

B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D, P.G.C.E., C.Eng, M.I.E.T.

Economics

Mr Minh Nguyen	B.Sc. (Hons) Economics, M.Phil (Oxon)	Head
Mr Ian Grout	B.A. (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Mr John Boggan	tbc

Geography

Dr Dan Casey

M.A. (Cam) Geography; M.Sc Environmental Change and International Development; PhD Geography

History

Dr Daniel D. Jordan

B.A. (NUI, Hons); PhD (UCD)

Lead

IELTS

Mr Jake Hogg	B.A. (Hons) History and International Relations; Cambridge RSA DELTA
Ms Sarah Margetts	B.A. (Hons)

Mathematics

Dr David Nolland	MA; MMath; PhD	Head
Ms Anna Maciag	M.Sc in Mathematics and P.G.C.E
Ms Jen McKenna	M.sci (Hons) Physics (Imperial)
Dr Matthew White	B.A. (Hons) Cam; D.Phil (Oxon);P.G.C.E. (Oxon)
Dr Mikhail Rakovshik	B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D., M.B.A.
Mr Nicholas Parkin	tbc
Mr Patrick Finch-Noyes	M.A. (Oxon), P.G.C.E. (Oxon)
Mr Richard Pugsley	B.Sc Pure and Applied Mathematics; M.Sc Fluid Mechanics; P.G.C.E.
Dr Tet Amaya	B.A. (Oxon, Hons), M.A. (Oxon), D.Phil. (Oxon)

Physics and Mathematics

Dr Jan Perz

B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., Ph.D., P.G.C.E. (Oxon).

Physics

Mr Phillip Lowther	B.Sc. (Hons)
Mr Tim Croston	M.Phys., M.A.
Mr Endi Skenderi	tbc
Mr Gavin Ridley	tbc

Psychology

Mr Gavin Ridley

tbc

Russian

Ms Elena Kolpakova

tbc

Science and Mathematics

Mr Jonathan Beckett

M.Chem. (Oxon, Hons)

Science

Dr Mona Chaudhury	M.E.N.G (Wales), Phd, P.G.C.E.
Mr Toby Blundell	B.A. (Hons). P.G.C.E.

Academic Strategy Tutor

Jonathan Beckett
Dan Casey
Daniel Jordan
Endi Skenderi
Vijay Chhaya
Wendy Daniels

Progress Tutor

Anna Harries
Dan Casey
Daniel Jordan
Ebony Gheorghe
Endi Skenderi
Enric Monguio
Jake Hogg
Jason Brooks
Lucy Walsh
Mathias Fagbemi
Matt Walsh
Sarah Margetts
Vijay Chhaya
Wendy Daniels

Complete List of Staff

The Governors

Jonathan Cuff, OIC Governing Body Chair
George Ghantous, Proprietorial Representative
Carole Nyssen, Safeguarding Governor
Inderjit Dehal, Education Governor
Georgina Paton, Financial Governor

The Senior Leadership Team

Jonathan Cuff, Managing Director of Schools and Colleges
Yasmin Sarwar, Chief Education Officer, Oxford International College
Kim Terrar, Managing Director and Principal, Oxford International College
Toby Blundell, Deputy Principal for Teaching and Learning and Head of Science, OIC
Mona Chaudhury, Head of Curriculum and Curriculum Development, OIC
Marianne Thompson-Hill, Deputy Principal for Pastoral Care, OIC
Jacqueline Coles, Finance Manager
Simon Guest, Facilities Manager, OIC and OXSFC