Laura Osman

After working for a Member of Parliament in Westminster for a number of years having graduated with a Politics and International Relations degree, I realised that politics didn’t fulfill my need to make a difference every day, and I decided to turn to the teaching profession. This is by far one of the best decisions I have ever made. 

I trained at the Institute of Education to become a History teacher, and started my career in an outstanding central London school. From a trainee teacher I became Deputy Head of Department, Head of Faculty and eventually Associate Assistant Headteacher responsible for the Gifted and Talented Programme. This was a fantastic opportunity to link our students, mostly from low socioeconomic backgrounds with the top universities both in the UK and overseas. Within this programme I introduced a mentoring scheme providing opportunities for the students to have a one-on-one mentor in the world of work they were interested in, be it politics, journalism or law. This successful programme is still running today and has ensured many of our students have studied at Oxbridge and many other top organisations. 

For the last five years I have been working in Abu Dhabi at a private school. I started as the Head of English Social Studies, and in my most recent role as Assistant Principal I have been responsible for the Learning and Teaching across the Secondary phase, as well as the academic and pastoral welfare of over 250 students. I have gained a number of qualifications in post including my NPQSL and have become a Lead Practitioner. 

I am very much looking forward to getting to know you and your children better when I join the Safa Community.