Our Team

Leigh Girven

Leigh is an experienced school leader with over twelve years executive leadership experience within the Middle East, including KSA, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. She is a registered KHDA and Council of International Schools (CIS) inspector and has also acted as an Education and Leadership Consultant and Aspiring Principal’s Mentor.

An extremely capable International Baccalaureate School leader, Leigh has a wealth of knowledge and experience in both the Secondary and Primary Education sectors, and across a number of different curricula having lived and worked in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Her most recent role has been the Primary Principal at GEMS International School, an IB World School in Dubai.

Leigh is an experienced school leader with over twelve years executive leadership experience within the Middle East, including KSA, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. She is a registered KHDA and Council of International Schools (CIS) inspector and has also acted as an Education and Leadership Consultant and Aspiring Principal’s Mentor.

An extremely capable International Baccalaureate School leader, Leigh has a wealth of knowledge and experience in both the Secondary and Primary Education sectors, and across a number of different curricula having lived and worked in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Her most recent role has been the Primary Principal at GEMS International School, an IB World School in Dubai.