Passion, Knowledge, Experience

Brought together by a shared passion for teaching and the Alps, the British Alpine Teaching Team are here to help your children summit new heights in education.

Until September 2021 Dougal was the Head teacher of a London Primary school. He has extensive knowledge of the primary curriculum and is a Specialist Leader of Education in early years and outdoor learning. He is a local authority moderator, assessing the quality of early years provision throughout Lambeth. In addition, as a Forest School leader, Dougal has been involved in successfully developing an outdoor curriculum for urban children. Having been brought up in Luxembourg, Dougal is a fluent French speaker and has a deep understanding of the importance of mother tongue development for multi-lingual children.

Brought up in Hong Kong in an expat community, Laura has been teaching in London since 2005. She is currently working as a Primary School SENCO. She has taught and led all primary key stages and has led whole school teaching and learning in English, and English as an Additional Language. She has a specialism in early reading development and is a qualified SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator). She has previously held roles as Assistant Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher both in inner city, multicultural state schools.