Lee Darwell

Geography Teacher and University Admissions Adviser

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Lee studied Geography at Manchester University. After graduating he spent four years teaching English in London and Japan then worked for four years in the travel industry, before finding his true calling teaching Geography. » Read more ...

Sean Coffey

CAS Coordinator and Geography Teacher

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Sean studied Geography and Physical Education at the University of Birmingham, moving onto work in a variety of businesses before spending three years travelling and rock climbing in Europe and the USA. » Read more ...

Andy Pheby

EAL, Film, IB and TOK Teacher

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Andy is a Fine Art graduate, who painted, exhibited, designed for the stage, made films and travelled, before qualifying as an EAL teacher with a CTEFLA. He then taught teenagers EAL in London. » Read more ...

Robert Euell

Head of Mathematics Faculty, Mathematics and IB Teacher

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Robert teaches secondary Mathematics. He enjoys Mathematics, because the subject requires creativity and imagination, and because he enjoys problem solving. Teaching is a way for him to share his enthusiasm for the subject with others. » Read more ...

Norman MacRury

Head of Humanities Faculty, Economics, Business Studies, IB and Mathematics Teacher

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Norman graduated in Economics and Politics from Bristol University in 1980. He stayed in the city to complete his PGCE at the University of the West of England. » Read more ...

Phelia Arlitt

English language Teacher

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Phelia graduated with a B.Ed (Hons) from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She spent 12 years teaching on Vancouver Island and also worked with teachers-in-training at the local university before taking her career to Kuwait, Panama and Costa Rica. » Read more ...

Dulcie Price

Music Teacher

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Whilst completing her BA in Music at the University of Liverpool, Dulcie spent a number of years as a singing teacher and has taught various vocal styles and prepared pupils for ABRSM and Trinity College of Music examinations. » Read more ...

Melanie Radoja

Arts Teacher

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After leaving school, Melanie studied Fashion and Textiles as a two year diploma course, along with Advanced Level Textiles and English. She then completed a one year Art foundation course at Wigan Art College. » Read more ...

Sheeba Thomas

Mathematics, History and English Language Teacher

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After completing her Masters degree in English language and Literature, Sheeba commenced her teaching career in East Africa in 1985. Eight years later, she moved to South Africa to continue her profession. » Read more ...

Lindsay Conway

History Teacher

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Lindsay graduated M.A. (Honours) in Politics and History from the University of Glasgow and went on to complete her PGCE, with Distinction, at the University of Strathclyde. » Read more ...

David Keys

History Teacher

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David studied History at the University of East Anglia. He then set out to teach English in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and in Ziar nad Hronom and Bratislava, Slovakia. » Read more ...

Sona Oravcova

Geography, PE and Life Skills Teacher

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After completing her Masters degree in Geography and Physical Education at Comenius University, in Bratislava, Sona continued her study of Human Psychology at Personal Development Institute in Bratislava. » Read more ...

Gareth Pugh

Head of Faculty of Modern Languages, French and German language Teacher

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A graduate of his hometown university of Cardiff, Wales, Gareth spent six years teaching French and German in the UK (including a couple of years teaching Welsh) before setting off on the international teaching circuit in the mid-1990s. » Read more ...

Youngran Cho

Korean Language Teacher

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After graduating from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Czech language and literature in Seoul, Youngran left in 2000 to continue to study Cultural studies at Charles University in Prague. » Read more ...

Marek Krizan

Slovak Language Teacher

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After completing his Mgr. degree in Slovak Language and Physical Education at Comenius University, Marek continued as a teacher of these two subjects at Gymnázium Metodova – a state school in Bratislava. » Read more ...

Martina Ondrejovicova

Spanish and German Language Teacher

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Martina completed her Master’s degree in teaching foreign languages - German and Spanish - at Comenius University in Bratislava. Before graduating she was teaching German at the Institute of languages of Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. » Read more ...

Tamara Frontczak

Mathematics and Chemistry Teacher

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Tamara Frontczak studied and began her teaching career in Ohio, USA. She has been teaching at international schools for over fifteen years, starting in Valencia, Venezuela and then moving to Milan, Italy. In Slovakia Tamara first taught in a bilingual program in a secondary school in Kosice. » Read more ...

Kevin Troy

Head of Faculty and Physics Teacher

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Mr Troy has taught extensively in overseas schools, as well as in the UK. He gained a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree, whilst at Leicester and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from the University of Keele. » Read more ...

Adriana Pallova

Biology Teacher

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After acquiring a degree in Biology and ICT at UKF, Slovakia, she spent a year working as a teacher assistant at an independent boarding school, Frensham Heights, in England. After this challenging experience she returned to Slovakia and joined BISB in 2001. » Read more ...

Beata Romhanyi

ICT Teacher

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Beata gained a Masters degree in 2002 from the Slovak University of Technology at Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from the University of Sunderland. She has worked for 2 years as a TA. » Read more ...

Shaji Thomas

Chemistry Teacher

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Shaji holds a Masters Degree in Biochemistry. He has taught and held various positions for several years in international schools in Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa. He also worked for nine years in the United Kingdom as a teacher for Science and ICT before he joined British International School. » Read more ...

Marcela Danisova

Physical Education Teacher

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After graduating from Higher Institute for Sport and Physical Education with Master in Art Degree and short maternity leave, she taught in Sv.Michala Basic School in Levice. In 1999 Marcela moved to Mozambique where she taught PE. » Read more ...

Jan Kellner

Science Teacher

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Jan qualified as a teacher from the University of Science, Kosice, Slovakia and achieved Qualified Teacher Status from the UK. Since 2006, Jan has been teaching in the UK, most recently at Regents Independent and Sixth Form College in Harrow. » Read more ...

Patrick Curran

Head of the English and Arts Faculty

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Patrick qualified with a BA from Queen's University, Belfast, followed by a PGCE from the University of Leeds. He has a broad international experience, teaching in schools in Japan, Botswana, Cairo. » Read more ...

Sona Slobodova

German Teacher

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Sona qualified with an M.A. in German Studies and General History from the Comenius University and has taught German over 8 years in schools in Bratislava and most recently at the Goethe Institute and IB German at Gymnazium Jura Hronca. » Read more ...

Marianne Louis

French Teacher

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Marianne joins BISB to teach French in both Secondary and Primary. She qualified in Linguistics at the University Paris X, taking a teaching qualification and a master’s degree from the University of Antony. » Read more ...

Nicholas Marriott

French and Spanish Teacher

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Nick is a very experienced teacher of Modern Languages who came to BIS from the International School Brunei. In his 17 years as a teacher, he has worked in many schools including our sister school, the BIS Budapest, and in nine countries, and so has developed a very international outlook. » Read more ...

Tristian Cook

Director of Sport

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Tristian arrived in late August to take up a newly-created role in the School: Director of Sport, with responsibility for curricular PE and extra-curricular sport across the whole of BIS. » Read more ...

Malcolm Blake

Mathematics Teacher

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Malcolm is a very experienced teacher of Mathematics and came to BISB from Bangkok Patana School where he has been working since 2006, and before that –in the British School in the Netherlands where he arrived after a decade’s experience in UK schools. » Read more ...

Marija Vuckovic Trajic

Mathematics Teacher

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Marija, a Serbian national, has joined us from an all IB school - the International School of Belgrade where she has accumulated great experience teaching Mathematics under the IB programme. She is an IB examiner for Maths. » Read more ...

Chris Young

English Teacher

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Chris joins our English and the Arts Faculty from a school in Stafford, England where he taught English to all year groups and held the pastoral position of Head of Year 11. » Read more ...

Ingrid Mornarova – IB Coordinator and Biology Teacher

 Ingrid Mornarova has been teaching IB Higher and Standard Level Biology for nine years while also serving as IB Coordinator. She values the depth and rigour of the IB program which ensures high uniform standards world-wide. Ingrid cooperates with Oxford Study Courses - the revision courses in Oxford and Cambridge. She originally gained a Honours degree in Medicine at Charles University in Prague and later a PhD degree in Pediatrics at Comenius University in Bratislava. She worked as a pediatrician at ICU in Children’s Hospital in Bratislava and a lecturer at Postgraduate Academy of Medicine for over 20 years, working now at NICU in the Teaching Hospital in Petržalka. She used to spend a lot of time in swimming pools as a synchronized swimming athlete first and later as a coach.

Frontczak Michael – Business Studies Teacher