• Principal ( Mr Danny Harrison )

Mr Danny initially graduated as a Mining Engineer, before carving out a career in Education. He completed his PGCE at Cambridge, and taught Mathematics both in the UK and New Zealand. Mr Danny managed the Boarding Establishment of a large prestigious boys' secondary school for 8 years, before becoming Principal of a Year 1-13 school in northern New Zealand (Tauraroa Area School) for 4 years. In the year of his leaving, the school achieved the highest academic results (NCEA) for a state school in New Zealand. In 2006 he moved to establish and run the Aqaba International School in Jordan, and in August 2010 he moved to the position as Principal of Azzan Bin Qais International School in Muscat. Mr Harrison played competitive football for many years, and particularly enjoys watching football, rugby and cricket!

• Head of School ( Ms Angela )

Ms Angela joined the staff of ABQ in 2000 as a teacher of English, Maths and Science in the Primary Department. Since then she has held a number of positions in the school – Primary Coordinator, Head of English subjects and her present role as Head of School. These latter positions have allowed her to be actively involved in the growth and development of ABQ. She was educated and completed her teaching qualification in Glasgow, Scotland, where she held posts as a teacher and later as Senior Teacher with responsibility for curriculum development in the school. Before coming to Oman, she undertook a CELTA qualification (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) and greatly enjoyed the experience of working with adults as a contrast to her experience in teaching primary school children.

• Head of Secondary ( Mr Ian )

Ian joined the school in 2004 with the initial task of setting up and running IGCSE and A level courses. These are now firmly established in the school and students are achieving excellent results. His previous positions in Oman  were Assistant Director of the Accounting Diploma Programme at Sultan Qaboos University, IT Coordinator at the British Council in Muscat, and BA Programme Manager with Majan College in Muscat. Ian gained a BA (Hons) in Economics at Strathclyde University in 1968, He then worked for 5 years in industry before moving into the further education sector as a lecturer in Economics and Accounting. He obtained his teaching qualification at Jordanhill College, Glasgow in 1977. This was followed by an 8-year period overseas in Bahrain, Brunei, and the Solomon Islands where he continued to teach Economics and Accounting in schools. Ian’s next step was to improve his IT skills and he achieved this by completing a Masters degree in Information Technology at the University of Stirling, Scotland, in 1987. Following this he taught Accounting and IT at College and University level in Scotland for 10 years before moving to Oman in 1997. During his career Ian also obtained a CELTA qualification from the British Council in Muscat, where, besides teaching IT, he also taught English as a second language. He also had a student textbook, ÏT Skills for Accounting Students”, published in 1996.

• Head of Primary ( Ms Roshnie )

Ms Roshni Pranjee has been at ABQ since 2004 teaching English, Maths and Science in the Primary section. She has been Head of Primary since 2008. Prior to arriving in Oman, she was Head of the Foundation Phase at Sunbeam Primary School in Durban, South Africa, where she taught for 13 Years. Ms Roshni enjoys travelling widely, having visited Italy, Belgium, UK, India, Mauritius, Singapore, The Netherlands and Swaziland. In her spare time she enjoys practicing mediation and reading.

• Head of Arabic/MOE liaison ( Ms Shaikha Awad Shetaiwi )

Ms Shaikha comes from Jordan and graduated in 1991 with a Diploma of Arabic language from Hawara college. She also received a Diploma of Teaching Methods from the same before working for one year in Jordan as an Arabic language teacher . In 1994 she  joined ABW as  an Arabic language teacher , and  in 2002  became  the Arabic Language  coordinator for the primary section . In 2006 she took over responsibility as Head of Arabic. Shaikha is  currently studying for Bachelor of Business Studies – management systems in Arab Open University – Muscat , and is married with four children.

• Head of Early Years ( Ms Karen Downs )

After leaving school Ms Karen started training to work with students up to 18 years of age, but after completing her studies focused on younger children up to age 7 years. This lead to working in a variety of interesting roles and situations over the last 25 years, throughout the UK, Europe and America. Over the last 15 years her work took her to Turkey and Cyprus where was involved in establishing an English programme for young learners and the opening of new schools. Ms Karen has developed extensive experience dealing with children for whom English is a Second Language. She has also studied Child Psychology and Montessori Education and she enjoys cooking and entertaining in hew available time. Ms Karen joined the ABQ team in 2010 and is looking forward to learning some Arabic and about the local culture and customs.

• Administration Supervisor ( Ms Muna )

Muna completed her secondary school education in Kuwait and subsequently moved to Jordan, where she joined a tertiary institution to study computer courses. Remaining in Jordan, she commenced her working career as Secretary to the Deputy Manager of Rawdat Al-Maaref School (RAMS) in Amman. In 1995 she moved to Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, where she joined Azzan Bin Qais Private School (ABQ) as the receptionist.  She was later promoted to the position of executive secretary to the Principal. Muna feels her work at ABQ  enables her to challenge herself to do better and improve her skills and knowledge. She holds a vast amount of institutional knowledge and is a valuable member of the SMT.

• Registrar and Marketing Manager ( Ms Nabila )

Nabila is a Bachelor of Science graduate with majors in Mathematics.She has worked in the Corporate Department of various International Banks like ABN AMRO, Citibank and Standard Chartered both in Kenya and Oman.Her core role in Corporate Banking was that of relationship management which involved retaining/growing the asset size of existing corporate clientele and marketing of new clients. Her last stint in Standard Chartered Kenya as Head of Corporate, Coast Region, where she was also part of the Country Strategy Team, saw exceptional performance which won her an international assignment in Oman. She left Standard Chartered Oman, as a Director, Wholesale Bank, and moved to work with Iskan Oman Investment Company SAOC., (owners of Azzan Bin Qais International School) who have seconde d her the current role of Marketing, Admissions and Development of the school.