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May 11, 2022

Kelly Somerville

Kelly Somerville is the Assistant Head (Diversity & Development) at the Australian International School in Singapore. She holds a Master or Education (Leadership and Administration) and Post-Graduate studies in Special Education. Kelly has been working in the AIS community for 18 years. Kelly’s work is dedicated to leading schools in building a strong sense of […] Read more
May 11, 2022

Allison Carr

Allison Carr moved into the world of Education when joining AIS in early 2022 as our Director of Human Resources. With a background predominately in the Financial Services industry, Allison brings almost 25yrs worth of Recruitment and HR experience with her. With a strong emphasis on breeding leadership coupled with harnessing a safe and inclusive […] Read more
May 11, 2022

Anna Ciezczyk

Before joining AIS in 2019, Anna taught in London, UK for 10 years and completed a Masters in Leading Innovation and Change in Education. She was involved in school wide initiatives that enhanced student learning outcomes and trained staff on a variety of pedagogical approaches. Since joining AIS, Anna has become Head of Year 10 […] Read more
May 20, 2022

Adam Patterson

Summary Believes that an effective partnership between school and home is the recipe for success. Has the best job in the world as he gets to share in a child’s first experiences of school. Teaching Biography Adam joined AIS in 2016 as the Head of Early Years, before being appointed Head of Elementary in 2019. […] Read more
May 20, 2022

Dr Edward Groughan

Summary Dr Edward Groughan commenced as Principal of AIS in July 2017. He is no stranger to the world of international education, having been a Principal at four well-regarded schools across Australia and Asia (Pulteney Grammar School and Pedare Christian College in South Australia; Matthew Flinders Anglican College in Queensland and Dulwich College in Shanghai). […] Read more
May 20, 2022

Brady Cline

Brady is orginally from California but has been living internationally for over 20 years. He has held a variety of teaching and leadership positions at leading IB and American schools across Asia and Europe. Previous roles include Head of Digital Learning, Personal Learning Coordinator and Vice Principal and Head of Year. He began his carrer […] Read more
May 20, 2022

Ian Ward

Summary Assistant Head of Elementary, Opportunities and Events Commenced at AIS in 2016 as Assistant Head of Upper Elementary, Welfare and Administration Teaches some Physical Education classes Teaching Biography As Assistant Head of Elementary, Opportunities and Events, Ian helps provide opportunities to students that will add value to their education. Liaising with different departments (Outdoor […] Read more
May 20, 2022

Jennifer Hill

Jennifer began teaching in Melbourne, working at Sandringham Primary School where she taught a range of different year levels from Prep to Year 6. Jennifer has worked in a range of leadership positions over the course of her career in the areas of student welfare and curriculum. She also briefly taught as a Casual Relief […] Read more