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Luke Liddle
Managing DirectorLuke is the Managing Director of ISCA. He is responsible for identifying new schools and travelling abroad to present the ISCA programme to students, parents and teachers at interested schools. He has a BA and MSc degree from the University of Sheffield, and often attends events speaking on 'Educational Reform in England'. Luke is very keen on football, captaining various University teams, and is a Football Association qualified coach as well as being a hockey and tennis player. Luke's sporting interests have allowed him to work as a personal trainer and fitness coach, something he still enjoys doing in his spare time. Luke was a student at Charterhouse School, one of the ISCA campuses.
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Richard Woods
Chairman of the BoardRichard is the founder of ISCA. A graduate in Law from Hull University, he worked for the accountancy firm of Arthur Andersen, which he left to become a pilot in the Royal Air Force and later taking up a teaching career. He was a Head of three schools in the UK, the first of which he helped to set up in London as a school for gifted children. Richard’s sporting interests are rugby, squash and athletics for which he represented his university, as well as ancient history, modern and ancient Greek, theatre, opera, piano and politics. He commutes between London and the Greek island of Corfu where he lives in a converted olive press with his wife, Katherine. He is also involved in a project to revive the Corfu Opera begun by the Venetians in 1733 but in decline after the opera house was destroyed by a bombing raid in 1942.
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Freya Liddle
Academic DirectorFreya has been working for ISCA full time since September 2017 after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a Master’s degree in International Development. Freya has always had an interest in travel: she loves to discover new places, embrace different cultures, try the local cuisine and go on exciting adventures. Freya has valuable experience working with 11 to 15-year-old students, having taught in a school in Mauritius for a year, in Kenya for 3 months and volunteered in several schools around the UK. Netball was her sport of choice throughout her school and university careers however Freya is happy playing any sport, be that football, hockey, volleyball, rounders or fives. Not only is Freya passionate about sport but she also loves art, reading, music, running and yoga.
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Sarah Disney
Travel ConsultantSarah has worked as a travel consultant for over 20 years and was a Branch Manager for several large Travel Companies. During this time Sarah spent a lot of time travelling and experiencing cultures across the globe. After having her son Zack in 2008, Sarah decided she would like to spend more time with her family but still wanted to utilise her travel expertise. Sarah now runs her own Travel Franchise which offers a personal service, creating and planning travel experiences. She prides herself on her customer service. Sarah still enjoys travelling with her family and is very excited to be working with ISCA.
Campus staff
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Ian Daly
Head of the Programme, Cranleigh
View bioIan is a fully qualified teacher with over ten year’s experience of teaching students aged 6 to 14 at various British and international schools. His current post is at a prestigious British Primary School in Madrid, Spain. His teaching philosophy is based on setting himself as an example of the way he expects his pupils to behave. Ian prides himself on being able to create a learning environment where students feel respected and listened to, and he hopes to replicate this when setting up the ISCA community at Cranleigh. Ian is a huge football fan. He is a lifelong Gooner and a season ticket holder at Atlético de Madrid. He has a long history of running, having completed three marathons and various other long distance challenges. He has also been lucky enough to travel the world extensively, and began his teaching career in Fiji.
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Toby Clark
Head of the Programme, Charterhouse
View bioToby is excited to be spending his first summer working on ISCA. After being asked to film the campus’s in 2017 using a drone and seeing first-hand what an enjoyable environment it was, he’s decided to join for 2018. Toby is a very keen sportsman be it tennis, cricket, golf ,cycling, swimming to name a few. He was recently given the opportunity to race around the world famous TopGear track in a Caterham 7 which he loved but his real sporting passion is skiing. After training with the Austrian ski school, he spent several years teaching all ages various skills needed to be the best they could be on the slopes. He also spent 4 years working at an outdoor pursuits centre in Surrey called 3PKS. His role as Head Instructor was to organise and teach children new skills whilst working well as a team. The activities varied from team building exercises, archery, paintball shooting to larger more extreme activities such as high ropes, quad biking, zip wire.
Toby loves to travel and explore new places, he recently came back from New York after working on Frozen the musical that was premiered on Broadway. He thinks travelling and meeting new people is important especially as you can always learn from others.
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Michael Hutchinson
Sports & Activities Leader, Cranleigh
View bioMichael has been a member of the ISCA staff for 19 years and over that time he has witnessed ISCA evolving from strength to strength. Michael has a passion for all sports and is also interested in the arts. He loves to see students try new sports, show off their skills or express themselves through creativity. Currently, Michael is studying a Teaching degree at the University of Nottingham and he looks forward to become an internationally recognised teacher in September. At present, he is working at an international school in Warsaw where he is inspired by working with students from across the globe. He believes that such a fusion of different cultures helps the positive growth of young people.
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Rosie Deale
Head of Girls' House, Cranleigh
View bioRosie is a fully qualified primary school teacher currently working at an Independent School in Surrey. She is originally from Zimbabwe where she was educated and gained much of her knowledge and experience of a wide variety of summer sports, many of which she coaches at ISCA. She enjoys pastoral care and has two of her own children, both of whom have tasted a full ISCA programme. Rosie is passionate about the global interaction, culture and sports that are experienced whilst at ISCA.
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Tom "The Captain" Maclure
Head of Boys' House, Cranleigh
View bioThe Captain is an ISCA veteran! Tom has been with ISCA for over 10 years and is delighted to once again be leading one of the Boys Houses at Charterhouse. Tom is an excellent sportsman, playing Squash, Cricket, Soccer, Tennis and Golf to a high (nearly professional!) level. Tom is also a truly global citizen, there are very few countries Tom has not lived at one stage or another. Tom was instrumental in the success of the Rio 2016 Olympics where he was one of the high profile athlete liaison officers, and nearly ended up competing in the 'C-1' Kayak category. Tom is also involved in countless charities and will soon be setting up ISCAs very own charitable arm!
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Rhian Alexander
Head of Girls' House, Charterhouse
View bioRhian is a fourth year MSc Occupational Psychology student at The University of Sheffield. She is a keen sportswoman and devotes her time to representing her university at netball and fulfilling her role as social media and alumni secretary on the committee. Her other interests
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Ramzy Nassa
Head of Boys' House, Charterhouse
View bioRamzy is a BSc graduate in Sports and Exercise Coaching from Sheffield Hallam University. During his time there he worked with children in schools; as a P.E teacher as well as volunteering roles in the community. Ramzy has a passion for sports of all natures including boxing – which he does professionally. Due to his athletic lifestyle Ramzy regularly participates in sporting events such as half marathons and playing for local football teams, this lifestyle has led him to working as a fitness coach and personal trainer at the University of Sheffield. Ramzy has a keen interest in British history and culture – particularly Lord Nelson and HMS Victory!
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David St John
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioThis will be David's 4th year as an ISCA staff member, and since graduating from Sheffield University, David has spent the past 3 years teaching Health and PE in an International High School in Nanning, China. This experience has been invaluable to David and he has learnt so much along the way. In David's works "I now feel that I can teach, manage and motivate young learners and I feel a great sense of reward as I see my students grow in both their academic ability and their own identity. I am also a lover of all sports and maybe even slightly foolishly I attempt to master all of them. I always value the relationships and experiences that I create during the ISCA programme and I know that this year shall be no different!" ISCA are delighted to have David returning as one of our senior tours & activities staff members.
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Daniel West
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioDaniel is currently in his fourth year at the University of Sheffield studying for an MA in Town and Regional Planning and is the Vice President of the Geographical Society. From an early age he has played a range of sports including tennis, badminton and athletics amongst others. He currently represents Sheffield Engineers Rugby Football Club and prior to university played football for Buckinghamshire County Football Club.
Daniel also enjoys travelling, immersing himself in different cultures and he has a keen interest in history. This will be Daniel's second summer working for ISCA and he cannot wait. -
Grace Nuttgens
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioGrace has just graduated from the University of Sheffield after having studied BA History, specialising in the history of Humour and Laughter. She is a keen sportswoman, adopting a fitness based lifestyle and is the Secretary for, and competes on, the Sheffield Sabrecats Stunt Cheerleading Team, of which her squad won national champions this year! Prior to University, Grace played Rounders and Netball socially, and for her school teams. Born and raised in London, Grace knows her way around the city and is eager to share her knowledge of it and its rich culture. Aside from fitness, Grace has a passion for visiting new places, and eating as much food as she can get!
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Michael McLaughlin
International Staff Chaperone, Charterhouse
View bioMichael McLaughlin is Head of Middle School at Austin Preparatory School north of Boston, Massachusetts. Michael loves to travel (he’s visited 19 countries) and is excited to be back at Charterhouse this summer. The 2019 recipient of the A+ Administrator Award for the New England League of Middle Schools, Michael enjoys working with students and teachers alike. A curriculum author for the Sophia Institute Press, Michael is eager to engage with ISCA’s international faculty. Fun fact: Last year, Michael wrote letters to many members of the Royal Family and received a response from HRH Elizabeth II!
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Georgia O'Brien
Tours & Activities, Cranleigh
View bioGeorgia will soon be starting her final year at Sheffield Hallam University, where she studies Physical Education and School Sport. She loves playing netball and represents her university and a local Sheffield team, as well as playing Korfball. Sport has always been a huge part of her life and she still enjoys swimming and outdoor adventure; Georgia can’t wait to be able to share her enthusiasm with the students. Georgia has a passion for travelling and has spent her past 3 summers working as an outdoors facilitator at a summer camp in America, so she’s really excited to be starting a new adventure this summer!
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Luise Ketel
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioThis will be Luise’s first summer at ISCA, she has just completed her first year studying Law at the University of Surrey. Besides studying, Luise has taken on the challenge of starting a new sport this year, as she has represented the University of Surrey in rowing. She also has had lots of experience playing a plethora of other sports throughout the years, from hockey and netball in school to athletics and tennis in Air cadets. Luise has a clear drive to succeed and enjoys challenging herself and pushing her limits, as she hopes to complete a marathon and eventually a triathlon in the years to come. She hopes that this drive will encourage the students at ISCA to take on the same level of enthusiasm that she has for sport and fitness, but also academically as her fascination to learn is insatiable, her current academic challenge beside her degree is her desire to gain her private pilots license to which she then aspires to gain her commercial pilots license shortly after.
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Esther Hallett
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioEsther is a second year student of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Surrey, where she also enjoys getting involved with a number of societies, including dodgeball and the French and German speaking societies. She is excited to spend her first year with ISCA, having enjoyed leading on many summer camps in America, Canada and England at various boarding schools and campsites. She spent a year in Texas, USA, volunteering with schools and youth groups, where she was also trained to teach core subjects and mentor individuals who were struggling with their schooling or home lives. She has taken pleasure in travelling across and outside of Europe, appreciating all of the cultural differences which can unite groups in wonderful ways when they are recognised and cherished.
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Jess Oughton
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioJess recently finished a BA at the University of Roehampton in Religious Studies and Classical Civilisations, where she also spent a lot of time taking part in cross cultural experiences through her extra-curricular activities. Before going to university she took a gap year where she taught English and Drama in a school in India for 6 months. Jess is enthusiastic about history, particularly the Romans, and her hobbies are reading, watching films and hiking. This is her first summer working for ISCA and she’s excited to be part of such an amazing programme!
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Oliver Dane
Tours & Activities, Cranleigh
View bioCurrently studying Geography and Planning at the University of Sheffield, Oliver has a passion for all things outdoors. Whether it be sailing, hockey, swimming or climbing. Whilst athletics in Oliver's chosen sport he enjoys broadening his horizons and giving different activities a go! Being a geographer, Oliver has an interest in culture and always take the opportunity to experience different environments and foods when he travels to new places!
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Will Ellis
Tours & Activities, Charterhouse
View bioWill has just finished Charterhouse School where he was one of the school monitors. Will's passions include cross-country, swimming, music, and Naval history. This is Will's first year working for ISCA and he can’t wait! Will is especially excited about the visit to HMS Victory and the on-campus sports days as he hopes to pass his passion for sports and Naval History!
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Lauren Cowgill
Tours & Activities, Cranleigh
View bioLauren is a fully qualified English teacher in her 5th year of teaching. She particularly enjoys teaching everything relating to Shakespeare and the development of the English language. She has taught in the UK, Germany and currently works at a British school in Madrid. Lauren is a real language lover who speaks German and since moving to Madrid has naturally been learning Spanish. In her free time, she loves to get out into the mountains - whether this be the Lake District of the Sierra of Madrid and she has recently taken up Salsa dancing.
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Stephanie Wilson
Tours & Activities, Cranleigh