Nathaniel Howell

I graduated from UCL with a BSc in “Chemistry with a European Language”. 25 years ago as a teenager I chose a work-experience placement at a school and since then I have worked a variety of jobs across the youth work, leisure, public and private education sectors prior to choosing my career as a teacher.

My teaching career began whilst at University and was the perfect opportunity to combine my vocation for supporting young people with my love of Chemistry. I thoroughly enjoyed my first 7 years of teaching across North-West London but decided to accept a new challenge and moved to Dubai in 2015. Time flies when you’re having fun and I now find myself starting my 10th academic year here at WIS.

Since joining as a Chemistry teacher and I have held roles including Head of Year, Head of House, Assistant Head Teacher - Student Culture and Experience and now Director Of Science. As the Science lead my primary goal is to ensure the subject is engaging and enjoyable for all students whilst remaining committed to maintaining our outstanding academic standards. The team are encouraging participation in fun, interactive scientific activities for all ages and increasing the students’ access to external competitions. Key focus points will be collaboration, hands-on learning, and innovation, ensuring students are able to excel in both academic activities and real-world scientific challenges.

I have a keen interest in behaviour management and maintaining high standards via positive education models, celebrating success and supporting students with how to make better decisions. The development of the whole child is a key focus for our team and we are always striving for new opportunities to allow our students to flourish in as wide a range of activities and subjects as possible, showing them there are many alternate routes to success.