Dr. Neelam Parmar

Director of Digital Learning and Education, AISL 

Dr. Neelam Parmar is the Director of Digital Learning and Education for AISL. She is an award-winning professional, international researcher, author, thought leader, and speaker for the use of educational technology, digital pedagogy, and innovative curriculum within education. A highly experienced leader in Digital Education, Neelam has engaged with the UK Department of Education (DfE) EdTech Leadership Group, national EdTech Impact workshops, and The @womenEd_Tech movement and is also a judge for the globally renowned Bett Awards Show.

Prior to joining AISL, Neelam worked as Director of Digital Learning and Innovation at Ashford School and as an Educational Technologist for The United Learning Group of schools. She draws on her research and practical experiences of working with technology with various groups of schools in education whilst also holding responsibility for providing leadership in ICT operations and strategy. She is also the author of the Digital Literacy in the Primary series and Digital Parenting book, locally published and distributed globally.

Jan Dubiel

Director of Early Years, AISL 

Jan Dubiel is the Director of Early Years at AISL and is a nationally and internationally recognised specialist in Early   Childhood Education. He was recently identified by the Times Educational Supplement as one of the ten most influential people in British education. He was previously Head of National and International Development at Early Excellence. He has worked as a YN, YR, and Y1 teacher, senior leader, consultant, adviser, and national lead on the management of the (Early Years) Foundation Stage Profile with QCA. He has written widely on different aspects of Early Years policy, pedagogy, and practice.

James Toner

Director of Digital Learning and Education, AISL Harrow Schools

James Toner graduated from the University of Roehampton, where he read Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies. He has since gone on to obtain Master's degrees in International Management at the University of Chester and Library and Information Services Management at the University of Sheffield. Prior to arriving at Harrow Shenzhen, James Toner was Head of Library Services for a large multi-site international school in Doha, Qatar. In addition to this, he was a Lecturer and Module Coordinator at University College London Qatar, delivering their ‘Services to Children and Schools’ module as part of the MA Library and Information Studies Programme. He is a current committee member for IFLA’s ‘Library Services to Multicultural Populations section, as well as being part of the ‘Information, Knowledge, and Innovation Management research group at the University of Sheffield.

As an active researcher, James’ expertise is predominantly rooted in library strategy and policy, information/knowledge exchange and application (particularly within culturally diverse environments), as well as leadership strategies, organisational learning, and culture. Having written for publication and presented at national and international conferences, he is currently undertaking his Ph.D. study, looking at the interactive potential of individual and team-based characteristics on knowledge sharing within international schools.