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Secondary Newsletter Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
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Mesaieed International School
Secondary Campus www.mis.qp.qa email: [email protected]
Dear Parent,
Welcome to the September edition of the Secondary School
newsletter for the Academic Year 2017/8.
By now you should have received your copy of the Home School
Agreement. The Home School Agreement sets out our expectations
of the students and also of you as parents of the school. It also
makes clear our obligations as a learning community to you and
your children. Please take the time to read this important document
carefully with your child. Through working together we can help
ensure your child’s education is a successful one.
Over the past year we have been increasing the importance of the
role of the Tutor at Secondary as a key point of contact for you in
regards your child’s well-being at school. You will already have
received a Welcome Letter providing you with the email contact of
your child’s tutor. In addition you have access to your child’s planner
as a way to communicate with the Tutor. The Tutor will meet with
your child regularly to review their progress and help them set
targets for improvement. The Tutor will also meet with parents twice
a year to discuss the same. Where the Tutor is unable to help with a
specific subject concern then please feel able to contact the class
teacher directly. The school website contains a list of all staff and
their contact details.
You can help your child’s tutor by ensuring that the school is properly
informed of your child’s absence on any school day by contacting
Reception on the day of absence.
Kind regards
Trevor Spence, Headteacher
Calendar Reminders
October 14
National Robotics Olympiad
Student training day
October 15
World Maths Day
October 16
Secondary Open Day
October 19
Qatar Leadership Conference
October 20
Qatar Leadership Conference
National Robotics Olympiad
October 21
Qatar Leadership Conference
National Robotics Olympiad
October 26
Progress Report 1 Y7-13 Issued
October 27
Half Term Holiday
October 30
Year 11 FL English exam
November 2
Year 11 FL English exam
November 5
Back to School
Announcement
If any parent would like to grow plants in the Community Garden please
contact secondary reception and leave a message for Mr. Baldwin.
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Events and Trips
Parent Welcome Meetings
Parental engagement is important to us.
In the first week of term we held Welcome Meetings for parents with children in Y7, Y10 and Y12 to
introduce them to Tutors and for us to share important curriculum and pastoral information as they
start this new stage of their learning journey. Thank you to those who attended, the feedback told
us it was very useful. Unfortunately only around 25% of parents attended these meetings. The
survey feedback we received afterwards revealed that the timing of these meetings is vitally
important for you to be able to attend, and most of you want meetings after 4pm so we will in
future aim to achieve this.
We then held morning coffee meetings for all parents to be able to come and chat with your
child’s Tutor, Head of Year or Progress Leader. Your child’s tutor is your first point of contact as they
see them every day and have an overall picture of their progress. Following the letter sent home in
the first week by Mr Spence, you now have the e-mail addresses of the tutor who you can contact
regarding any query you may have. Please contact the school if you did not receive this.
Parental engagement is important to us and we really want you involved in your child’s education.
Please let us know if there is anything you wish to discuss or any ideas you may have.
We look forward to working together for a prosperous and enjoyable year ahead.
Mrs. Gordon, Assistant Head (Pastoral)
Nxplorers
The Nxplorer journey begins
The year 12’s have taken their initial
steps on their NXplorer journey. The
NXplorers is an innovative educational
programme that introduces young
people to the complex and creative
thinking needed to bring about
positive change. Focused on the Food -
Water - Energy Nexus. The programme
aims to build awareness, develop
knowledge and provide thinking tools
and complex problem solving skills to the
leaders of the future. Our students
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gained a wealth of knowledge around
thinking tools and how to work on their projects
in order for them to make a positive change.
The proposals are now all in and we will keep
you updated of the progress throughout the
course of the year.
For the first time students in Year 12 are now
able to follow their Nxplorers project through to
achieve external accreditation. Students
opting to use their NXplorers project as the
basis of the Extended Project Qualification can
earn the equivalent of an AS Level.
Mrs. Akhter, STEM Coordinator
Baseline Tests
Baseline testing of Year 11 and Year 12 Students
Year 10 and Year 12 Students both recently took part in YELLIS and ALIS Baseline testing
respectively.
YELLIS is a secondary baseline assessment for students aged 14-16, specifically designed to
measure student performance, potential and attitudes in Year 10 and 11. The assessment is
computer-based and taken individually by each student. YELLIS assesses three key cognitive areas
of: Vocabulary - word fluency and understanding; Mathematics - logical thinking, manipulating
numbers and numerical concepts; Non-verbal ability - ability to match patterns, reflections and
rotations and apply visual intuition. The YELLIS assessment, provides our school with high quality
baseline feedback which helps us to recognise student and cohort strengths, and weaknesses,
and identify gifted students and those requiring interventions. Reliable predictions data helps the
school to set appropriate targets and develop learning plans accordingly and assists in the
tracking of student progress.
ALIS is a post-16 monitoring system designed to provide an individualised learner profile, used by
schools, colleges and academies all over the world. ALIS provides baseline measures and
predictive information to ensure learners maximise their potential. The ALIS assessment is computer-
based and adaptive to each student. ALIS generates AS/A- level predictions by subject indicating
likely future performance to inform crucial discussion with learners. The predictive feedback is an
invaluable tool for the school for informing, motivating and setting realistic targets for learners, and
enabling appropriate planning for the future.
Mr. Jobber, Assistant Head (Curriculum)
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Upper and Lower School News
Student Leadership
Student Leadership Team
MIS held its annual election hustings for the
Student Leadership Team on 25th September. The
successful students were as follows; Head Boy,
Johann Bambino, Head Girl Antonia Mensah and
Deputy Head students Hassan Khan and Rebeca
Macauley. The hustings produced some
passionate speeches from candidates as they
outlined how they intend to represent the student
body. The Student Leadership Team will chair
meetings with the student council and lead
student activities through the year to ensure the
student voice is heard.
Mrs. Gordon, Assistant Head (Pastoral)
Lower School PSHE Day 1
Building positive relationships.
The theme for the first of our PSHE days was
Bullying, Discrimination and Relationships.
Students took part in a wide range of activities
including a talk from a guest speaker, drama
acts, presentations and workshops. The
sessions allowed the students to work
collaboratively, whilst highlighting the key
issues surrounding the theme for the day. The
students approached the day with great
energy and enthusiasm and produced some
exceptional work. Some of the work produced
will be showcased on an Anti-Bulling
Awareness evening in the near future… watch
this space.
I would like to congratulate the students on their mature approach to the day, and thank the
Heads of Year and Form Tutors for providing such a positive and stimulating start.
Miss Pounsett, Progress Leader Lower School
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Refugees
Year 8, Year 11 and some Year 12 students spent the morning of
the first PSHE day of the year enthralled at the story of our guest
speaker Ms Lana Kulas. Lana told the story of growing up in Mostar
in Yugoslavia when at the age of eight and half she was told to
pack a bag because they were going on ‘holiday’. This was no
holiday at all, her parents had reluctantly decided that they had
to leave as they feared the civil war in Yugoslavia was about to
reach their beautiful, ancient, home town. Lana was utterly
unaware of the war on her doorstep until the houses at the end of
her street blew up.
What followed was an amazing tale of bravery, family love
and cruel injustices. Running from city to city, country to
country. Until they arrived in the UK. There they were safe from war and surrounded by family, but
in a strange land in place where they did not speak the language. Lana and her brothers went to
school and had to find their way in a language and culture that seemed very strange and
challenging. To then hear how this refugee, who ran from war to a country she did not know and
to be unable to speak the language
it seems almost impossible to believe
that when she earned her place at
Oxford University she read English!
Yet that is what she did and Lana is
now Head of Senior Girls at the new
Swiss International School Qatar.
Everyone that heard her story
listened with rapt attention, sighing
at the disasters and cheering at the
successes and laughing. We
laughed a lot. Sometimes in the face
of tragedy, sometimes at the strange
randomness of memory but mostly
we laughed in recognition that
throughout it all the one constant in
Lana’s life has been her family. A
family that held together when
home, country, and nationality were
taken from them.
Lana’s story inspired the rest of the
day’s work in drama, presentations and
Miss Lana Kulas, Guest Speaker
Y12’s and their display entitled “Escape! A Refugee
Story”
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culminating in a display of a Refugee’s story. This was a very memorable PSHE day thanks to Miss
Kulas and the staff that supported the activities.
Mr. Artus
Sixth Form Curriculum
What is IELTS?
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) measures the language proficiency of
people who want to study or work where English is used as a language of communication. It is the
world’s most popular English language proficiency test for higher education and global migration.
IELTS uses a nine-band scale to clearly identify levels of proficiency, from non-user (band score 1)
through to expert (band score 9). It assesses all of your English skills — listening, reading, writing,
and speaking and it is accepted by over 10,000 organisations worldwide, including schools,
universities, employers, immigration authorities and professional bodies. You cannot fail the test.
IELTS is designed to assess English language skills at all levels. The overall band score may be crucial
if you intend to emigrate, apply for university or take up a job in an English-speaking country.
Many of our student opt to take an IELTS test during their Sixth Form through an IELTS centre, such
as the British Council. As from this year, students have access to specialist support to help them
prepare for this important English Language qualification. For further information, please contact
Ms. Fuentes.
The Unit Award Scheme
The Unit Award Scheme has been offered by AQA as a way to record achievement for over 30
years. It is a tried and tested means by which learners, no matter what their age or ability, can
have their achievement formally recognised. At MIS, we use the UAS to recognise achievement
that the learner may not achieve through a formal qualification.
UAS can help learners with progression to
further study
training
employment
UAS is shown to motivate, encourage, engage, support and raise self-esteem and can reward
achievement that might otherwise go unrecognised e.g. small steps or non-mainstream subjects.
How does UAS work?
MIS has a trained Co-ordinator who runs and is responsible for UAS (Ms. Reid)
Each UAS unit clearly sets out what the student has to do to achieve and the evidence needed.
There is an extensive and varied bank of units.
AQA monitors evidence to ensure the standard is met before issuing the certificate.
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Certification
Each time a unit is achieved, a Unit Award Certificate is issued.
This lists all the outcomes, i.e. all the knowledge, skills and/or experiences completed as detailed
on the unit.
UAS is not a qualification - but instead show the detail of what the student has achieved in
completing the unit.
They provide a great talking point for the learner about what they've done, e.g. during an
interview for a college place or employment.
For further information, please contact Ms. Reid, SEND Coordinator
Business as Usual
Most recently, year 13 had the privilege of partaking in a rather unique workshop for their PSHE
day. As opposed to the usual lessons involving CV building and mundane TED Talks, this time MIS
had a little outside help to shake things up a little. The company INJAZ (Arabic for achievement)
visited our school with the aim of developing skills of the youth in business and entrepreneurship.
This workshop presented a rare opportunity for staff and students to work together to solve very
relevant issues in our time.
INJAZ was a game changer in terms of bringing
a new perspective for problem solving. The
workshop provided a way to integrate normal
everyday life into lessons. The wonderful leaders
and volunteers from Cummins Company who
gave up their precious time to make the event
possible made all the difference, ensuring we
were thoroughly engaged for the short five
hours we spent with them. What was perhaps
the most satisfying aspect of the workshop was
the amount of freedom given to students to
find various ways to solve the same issue.
Essentially, there was no wrong
answer and this provided a means for students to be creative, take risks and exercise strategic
decision making. Above all, INJAZ encouraged students to do one main thing: innovate. So, while
by the end of the day we were exhausted in body, mind and spirit, the program injected us with a
sense of vigorous new passion. We were inspired to think outside the box.
Johann Bambino, Year 13
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Faculty News
English
Tales from the Literature
The English department has been a frenzy of activity this month.
The Year 7s have begun their project on Middle Earth and have
been busy analyzing the factors that make up a society. They
have been designing their own flags and examining the
constitution of their respective country. Each group will tackle a
real world problem and debate possible solutions; alliances will
be formed and a growing threat will need to be dealt with!
Year 10 are deep into their analysis and understanding of
Arthur Miller’s play, “A View from the Bridge,” in which Miller
uses elements of Greek tragedy in his portrayal of Eddie
Carbone’s life and death. Shakespeare’s drama is one of the
foci at Key Stage 5, “Twelfth Night,” a dark comedy of errors,
and “Measure for Measure,” where human frailty is exposed.
Students throughout the school have a great deal of reading
and research to complete. Encourage them in this and try to
catch them reading!
Mr. Omissi, Head of English
Mathematics
21st Century Skills in Mathematics Project
Over the past fortnight, Year 7 pupils have worked both
individually and collaboratively as part of an exciting paper
engineering project. The students have been exposed to the
Key Stage Stars of the
Month
Art and Design
KS3 Muhammad Farihin Fitria
KS4 Kenana Albazal
KS5 Zamah Hover
Design & Technology
KS3 - Ankriya Padayachee
KS4 - Christine Bualoy
KS5- Lois Akuaka
English
KS3 Archie McKenzie
KS4 Emmanuel Agbottah
KS5 Mire Styger
PE
KS3
Boys – Anwaar Ahmed
Girls – Zeina Mohamed
KS4
Boys – Emmanuel Agbottar
Girls – Tasneem Alshengiti
KS5
Boys- Giovabii Matsolo
Girls – Antonia Mensah
Science
KS3: Nayara Carrasqueiro
KS4: Freya Davis
KS5: Mire Styger
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intricate mechanics of gift cards; a lucrative market with a global value of over 300 billion dollars
(US).
After learning the basic concepts, teams were asked to plan and construct gift card templates for
their own designs. These templates are soon to be tested on their peers. Can fellow students follow
their friend’s instructions without problems?
Later in the project, teams will be expected to ‘pitch’ these gift cards to their classmates and
teachers as part of a ‘Dragon’s Den’ business experience as well as engaging in a manufacturing
challenge to see who can accumulate the greatest revenue in a one-hour window? The Economist
Adam Smith would indeed be pleased, I feel.
Mr. Gordon, Head of Mathematics
Science
Energy for the future.
The year 7 pupils are experiencing project based
learning. The project is based on “Energy, and the
future of it in Qatar”. Whilst exploring fossil fuels
and their uses they have also been investigating
alternative energy sources. The young people in
the pictures were asked to make a wind turbine
that would generate electricity, this they did
extremely well.
Not only is energy an issue for the future
generations, water and food are too. The year 7
pupils will also have the opportunity to grow plants in our community garden and be involved in
the crops husbandry and real life problem solving exercises using recycling as a focus.
Mr. Baldwin
French
Book lovers in Qatar
The year 7's have started an exciting project that will be providing the students with opportunities
to be creative, practice their group work skills, exercise their communication skills and their critical
thinking skills amongst others. They are creating a collection of books for Qatari children to learn
French and have chosen from a range of topics that we have been studying as part of our
curriculum. The year 7's have been working extremely well so far with lots of fantastic ideas! They
have shown initiative and will have their final books displayed on our department notice board to
exhibit their excellent work!
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Mrs. Naili
Humanities
Safety in the community
The year 7s are investigating their local area: Qatar- Mesaieed. They are exploring the different
types of Geography. The focus of the investigation is on crime and safety in the community. They
are exploring ways to make Mesaieed International School even safer. Students are carrying out
investigations and coming up with own conclusions in a collaborative manner using various
methods of data collection and presentation. The students are learning to think critically and
communicate their ideas as a team. They will eventually present their findings as a final piece at
the end of the project. Some of their ideas may even be used by the school leadership.
The Battle of Al Wajba
In History, the Year 7’s are investigating the mystery of the skeletons of Al Wajba. They are exploring
an important part in the development of Qatar’s independence and a turning point in its
nationhood. Through this they are learning the importance of using sources effectively, and real
world skills in what archeologist do, and the methods they employ. Students work in investigative
teams, and identify and answer key questions, while working collaboratively to articulate
conclusions. Critical thinking is a defining part of an historian’s skillset, and learning to be discerning
with information presented to them, reach their own judgments and become true global citizens.
Mr. Harrison, Head of Humanities
Physical Education
The sports being covered until half term are fitness for all students and badminton for the boys,
while the girls are doing dance. With determination and motivation, fitness levels are improving
each week, meaning students will be ready for invasion games after half term.
The Year 7 students have been doing a Healthy Body Project, where they have learning about
leading a healthy lifestyle and finding out how exercise affects their bodies. They are working
extremely hard and I hope that the excellent motivation and desire continue in every sporting
opportunity.
The Year 10 IGCSE group have started well and are developing the attributes required of sports
enthusiasts. All students have demonstrated high motivational levels in all tasks and their attitudes
are first class
Mr. Benfield, Head of P.E.
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Creative and Performing Arts
Masquerade
This term year 7 students are embarking on an exciting project entitled ‘Masquerade’, which
combines Music, Art, Drama and Dance to allow pupils to investigate a particular period from the
past, while gaining new knowledge and skills to use in their future.
In Drama, students have been exploring body language for the theatre genre Commedia
dell’arte, learning how to clown and create characters based on the 16th Century art form.
Music lessons have involved learning about the waltz and understanding time signatures and style
by walking through the dance steps to everyone’s amusement! Students have also been learning
the fundamentals of composition and the basic elements of music notation.
Pupils are learning to listen to waltzes, perform
a waltz on the keyboard, and compose their
own melody with accompaniment.
When pupils are listening to waltzes, they are
developing and honing their listening skills to a
point where they can describe what sounds
they are hearing. Pin pointing certain
instruments from the orchestra from the 4
musical families, and aurally give feedback
about dynamics, tempo, rhythm, texture,
timbre, duration and structure.
The performance side of the project is based
on an 8 bar waltz with left hand accompaniment. The pupils have to learn to play the melody,
and the accompaniment. Some can do both, most can do this separately. The challenge is to
keep a steady tempo, play with style, and make the phrase sound smooth. The composition is
again an 8 bar piece and the pupils have to compose the melody using correct notation, then
keeping a steady tempo, make the melody pleasant to the ear and experiment using various
voices/sounds from the keyboard voice bank. Extension for this would be to add dynamics, repeat
the phrase and start and end in the given key of C.
Ms. Clarke and Mr. Mercer.
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Art workshops creating masks.
A number of Year 7 students attended their very first
Art and Design workshop as secondary school pupils.
In this session, they used their designs developed from
their summer school homework booklets, and their
creative imagination to produce both a paper
mache mask and a clay mask.
The year 7’s showed enthusiasm and delight as they
plunged their hands into the construction paste and
produced a range of delightful results.
These masks are supporting props for their Creative
Arts project-based learning project ‘Masquerade’.
Ms. Fisher, Head of Creative and Performing Arts
Design and Technology
Tackling waste and recycling in Qatar
The Year 7’s have settled in very well in
Design and Technology and are now 4
weeks in on their 6 weeks’ project Based
Learning Task. For their project they are
looking at the big problems associated with
waste and recycling in Qatar and the issues
associated with people not recycling certain
products. Pupils are researching the topic of
recycling and in particular, plastics, and
have decided to explore the opportunities
for rethinking, reducing, reusing and
recycling plastics to reduce their negative
impacts on the environment and people.
They are currently working in groups carrying
out a range of investigative activities in
lessons and sharing their ideas for completing
the challenge.
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This will culminate with each group designing
and manufacturing a product from the waste
plastics they have collected from home to
complete this enterprise task. With innovative
names like “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY”,
RECYLING BANDITS, and “ECO PLEASERS”, let’s
see which product or products will top the most
innovative product for this challenge!
GROUP PRESENTATION:
THE BIG QUESTION: What questions does the
lack of recycling raises for you?
Here two groups share their concern and
feedback to the question raised.
Mr. Temple, Head of Technology
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Extra-Curricular News
Sports
Rugby Coaching
The clubs and after school
activities are up and running,
with students attending the
following sports clubs: football,
basketball, netball, table
tennis, badminton, rugby and
boxing fitness. A big thank you
goes out to all staff that are
helping and running these
clubs.
A special thank you goes also
to Doha Rugby Club, who
have committed 2 of their
coaches to come to MIS and
coach both boys and girls.
Mr. Benfield, Head of PE
House
A new student led approach
With the start of a new school year comes a new approach to the House System at MIS. Houses
are going to be student led. With the Student House Leadership Teams taking assemblies, planning
and preparing for events, competitions and community projects. Staff will be involved in a
supervisory capacity, but it will be down to the Student Leaders in each of the four Houses to make
the arrangements with the Staff.
Sports Fixtures
October 16
U16 Football MIS v ACS (AWAY)
October 24
U16 A,B and C & U19 Netball
Away at Doha College
U16 & U19 Football vs Doha
College
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This new approach means that the House Captains and Deputy House Captains are even more
crucial to the success of the House. What was incredibly pleasing was to see that this increased
level of responsibility inspired more students to apply for the posts. With over 40 nominations across
the four houses, each candidate had to speak in front of their house and put forward their case
and their plans for the future. At the time of writing the students go to the polls tomorrow morning
so the results will be in the next newsletter along with the first results of the first competitions. So
watch this space!
Mr. Artus, House Coordinator
Clubs and Activities
Club sign up
Club sign-up and registration is now
complete. This Term there are over 30
different after school clubs and activities on
offer at MIS. The ECA programme is running
from Monday to Thursday and offers
opportunities for students from years 7 to 13
to experience a wide variety of fun and
educational activities.
The clubs this term cover a range a
disciplines, some of which are preparing
students to enter into competition with other
schools, both academically and in the
sporting arena. The new offerings for 2017
include Rugby Club, Coding Club and
Mathletes.
The most popular clubs this term are MUN, Football, Netball, Badminton, Basketball, Karate and
Robotics. Some of these clubs are now full, if your son or daughter was not able to get into the
club that they wanted to this term then hopefully they will get their opportunity next term as club
sign-up will begin again for Term 2 soon.
A big thank you to all the teachers and support staff who are giving their time and energy as
without their commitment, enthusiasm and support an after school clubs programme would not
be possible.
Mr. Whitehead, ECA Coordinator
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Welcome to the New Teachers!
Mr. Rizwaan Ali, Teacher of Business and ICT
I feel very fortunate and excited to be teaching in such a culturally diverse
setting such as MIS. Having qualified in Manchester with a major in Economics in
2007, I have taught Economics, Business Studies, Computer Science and IT
across various settings in the Midlands in the UK and have thoroughly enjoyed
being part of the teaching profession for the past eight years. I am very much
looking forward to the challenges awaiting me in MIS and feel very enthusiastic
about the future.
Mr. Martyn Harrison, Head of Humanities
Hello, my name is Martyn Harrison. I hail from North Wales, close to Liverpool,
where I grew up an enthusiastic outdoorsman. I graduated from the University of
Bedfordshire in the mid-1990, and am currently a 15 year veteran of the teaching
profession. I started my career in the state system, working at Fort Pitt Grammar
School near London, before getting the travel bug and moving to China.
Consequently, I have worked in Ecuador, Brunei and Jeddah before starting my
new position at our fine school here in Mesaieed. I am a keen Asian History specialist and look
forward to bringing my experience to the students of MIS.
Mrs. Sabeena Hassan, Teacher of Mathematics
Having graduated with a Mathematics degree from Aston University, Birmingham,
I decided to go into teaching and did a PGCE from Goldsmiths College, University
of London, in 2007. Since then, I have had the privilege to teach in outstanding
schools in the UK, in both the state and independent sectors. I enjoy getting to
know pupils to a greater extent than just what they can achieve in the Math’s
classroom. I am thoroughly looking forward to working with staff, parents and
students at MIS, who have been immensely welcoming. Outside school, my interests include
travelling, studying different cultures, cooking different cuisines and spending time with my two
beautiful children. I believe my move to Qatar will allow me to fulfil my passions both personally
and professionally.
Mrs. Sarah Naili, Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Bonjour! My name is Madame Naili and I am very excited to have joined
Mesaieed International School this year! I am the new French teacher and I have
worked in the UK in a variety of schools in London. I have a degree in French and
Linguistics from Queen Mary University of London and a Post graduate PGCE in
MFL from the Institute of Education in London. I look forward to contributing to and
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developing the Languages department at MIS and hope to also develop myself professionally.
Dr. Steven Rishi
My name is Dr Steven Rishi and I am a teacher of Science and A-level Chemistry
at MIS. My undergraduate degree in Chemistry was completed in 2002 at the
University Of Birmingham, UK. Following this, I successfully completed my PhD
doctoral studies in Inorganic Chemistry in 2006. Before moving to Qatar, I was
teaching for 7 years in a secondary school in Birmingham. This is my
first teaching post abroad and I am very much looking forward to the challenge
of working at MIS with students from all around the world, an experience that
only an international school can offer.
Mr. Darren Shepley, Teacher of Science
My name is Darren Shepley, I was born in the UK however I have lived for most of
my life in Spain. I carried out my degree in Chemistry at the University of
Valencia. Before getting into teaching I worked in the chemical industry sector
as Head of Production and Research and Development for a pharmaceutical
company. After this, I carried out my PGCE at the University of Manchester and
have been working in the international school setting for the past 5 years
teaching Physics and Chemistry.
Mr. Irman Tariq, Head of Science
My Name is Irman Tariq and I have taken up the role of Faculty leader for
Science. I am a Biology specialist having studied Applied and Human Biology at
Aston University, Birmingham followed by a PGCE at Birmingham University. I
have been teaching Science for 12 years at various schools in Birmingham and I
have spent 6 years of this as Head of Science in a large mixed-ability school. I
am really looking forward to working at MIS and developing a world class
Science department that equips our students to achieve their aspirations in Science and to
contribute to Qatar’s National Vision.
Note: A PGCE is a post-graduate qualification in teaching