Stephanie Barnes is an experienced educational leader currently serving as Deputy Head at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi since December 2023. Prior to this role, Stephanie held the positions of Deputy Head and Head of Sixth Form at Westonbirt School & Westonbirt Prep from September 2018 to December 2023. Earlier career contributions include roles as Housemistress, Acting Head of English, and English Teacher at Chilton Cantelo School between September 2014 and August 2016. Stephanie's educational background includes a PGCE in Education from the University of Southampton and a degree in Comparative Literature Studies and Film Studies from the University of Kent.
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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi
We draw on 150 years’ worth of Cranleigh UK experience and have infused it with Middle Eastern culture to create something truly unique to the region. Based on the community and family-oriented ethos of Cranleigh School, we opened Cranleigh Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi in September 2014. We seek to provide a truly transforming British international education for children from FS1 Nursery to Year 13, in which intellectual, artistic, sporting, wellbeing and social development is at the heart. In addition to the broad academic curriculum which puts emphasis on the individual, the daily routine offers a wealth of opportunities which allow students to explore their full range of talents in visual and performing arts, music and sport, as well as across a broad range of co-curricular activities. Our school were rated outstanding across all six performance standards by Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge. We were named New British International School of the Year 2017 in the BIS Awards, and TES International School of the Year 2019. In September 2020 Spear's Global Schools Index, ranked Cranleigh Abu Dhabi in the Top 5 Schools in the Middle East.