Our Staff
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At Panaga we actively seek out and recruit education professionals who are highly qualified, dedicated and committed to their work. Panaga teachers are experienced in international education and support our students to learn and grow within a caring and supportive community.
Our student body changes regularly, due to the timing of expatriate parent contracts. New students often join us at any time of the school year. 75% of our teaching staff are well established and have an average length of service of 4+ years.
"The school can be proud of the Middle Years provision they have created for students, crucially allowing them two years extra to mature and prepare themselves for the more formal phase of their learning." - Independent Education Consultant, Middle Years Learning Review, October 2019
"The school has a faculty of high-quality professionals that can make a difference to international education and students that are motivated and eager to learn." - Independent Education Consultant School Review, January 2020
Principal - Cindy Bin Tahal
Rampayoh & Mendaram Building
Deputy Principal - Donna Bonham-Russell (Mendaram)
Claire Richmond (Rampayoh)
Administration -
Zurimah Binti Jumat (Admin Support)
Donovan Dolamit (Technical Administrator)
Hannah Zakaria (LSA)
Pre Nursery
Teachers:
Shelagh Green (Year Leader)
LSAs:
Norain Abdullah
Najwa Liza @ Aliza Stony
Atika Abu Bakar
Cecelia Luta
Lee Siew Sung
Nora Hannie
Irah Radie
Nursery
Teachers:
Louise Ramsden (Year Leader)
Alexandra Stanley
LSAs:
Hjh Hasibah Hj Hasdan
DK Diyana @ Dee
Rafika @ Sarah Metusin
Aziela Seruji
Liyana Abd Rahman
Nur Raihana
Jillian Wong
(Helper)
Solma Empaling
ANT
Mia France (Lead Teacher)
Rachel Marsden (EAL)
Surayati Sidup (EAL)
Nurashikin Hamdan @ Nora (LSA)
Specialist
Damian Brady (DE)
Melissa Sim (PE)
Sarah Hutson (Music)
Menno De Jong (Music)
NTC
Menno De Jong
Library LSA
Rozy Joebit
Primary One
Teachers:
Amy Walters (Year Leader)
Rachel McKay
LSAs:
Ayen Rosli
Abigail Foo Yen
Melanie Linggang
Ahsha Hamdani
Aisyah Syazwani
Fiqah Zaini
Wani Hj Suut
Norazmina Mahmud
Primary Two
Teachers:
Alison Haggett (Year Leader)
Emma Smith Fulton
Georgina Hunter
LSAs:
Khairina Effendy
Jonifer Josep
Norhayati Md Zaini
Mimi Ali
Thuraiya Metusin
Primary Three
Teachers:
Laura Wilson (Year Leader)
Suzanne Jones
Gina Creaton
LSAs:
Jesmin Liew
Zubaidah Adnin
Joanna Josep
Milia Abdullah
Teraja & Melilas Building
Deputy Principal - Perminder Sanghera (Teraja)
Deputy Principal - Robert Unsworth (Melilas)
Administration -
Jalinah Ali (Senior Admin Support)
Cyla Ahmad (School Business Lead)
Hasmah Salleh (Admin Support)
Koo Mee Yin (LSA)
Primary Four
Teachers:
Jo Marshall (Year Leader)
Hayley Saunders
Sonia Warren
LSAs:
Azira Md Azlani
Hakimah Hj Adris
Haniza Hj Basri
Primary Five
Teachers:
Daniel Johnston (Year Leader)
Tania Mehlhopt
Charlotte Isherwood
LSAs:
Rose Kamariah
Jessyana Ak Sebau
Siti Mariam Masayu
Primary Six
Teachers:
Katrina Bannister (Year Leader)
Maura Murphy
LSAs:
Laila Khairul Anuar
Nurul Halifah Husaini
Primary Seven
Teachers:
Danni Cairns (Year Leader)
Steven McCready
LSAs:
Magdeline Chow
Nisah Hj Lamat
Middle Years M1
Tutors:
Mandy Russell
Stephanie Straatman
LSAs:
Nisa Ramlee
Lynbeth Christian
Dorothy Wong
Middle Years M2
Tutors:
Josie Kidd
Peta Gleeson
LSAs:
Nisa Ramlee
Dorothy Wong
Science
Simon Young
Paul Creaton
Sharifah Khadizah (LSA)
DT/ART
Josie Kidd
Zaim Hj Yussoff (LSA)
ENGLISH
Mandy Russell
Peta Gleeson
HUMANITIES
Mandy Russell
Chris Samsom
SEN
Koo Mee Yin
Filah Awg Besar
ANT
Rachel Marsden
Mia France
Specialist
Neil Lynch (DE)
Nathan Edwards (PE)
Melissa Sim (PE)
Sarah Hutson (Music)
Menno De Jong (Music)
Salbiah Latip (Bahasa)
Kailene Kashfi (Mandarin)
Stephanie Straatman (MFL)
NTC
Chris Samsom
Menno De Jong
Library LSA
Tessa K Salim