Senior Leadership Team
Dr. Adam England
Director
Dr England was a Head and Principal in the UK and internationally for seventeen years, establishing a culture of success in schools in the UK and Africa. In 2015, he began experimenting with design theory, creating self-directed or pedagogical learning environments and shaping curricular and teaching styles to fit these habitats, culminating in the ‘People, Pedagogy, Place’ trilogy which he looks forward to establishing at Ecole Ruban Vert. He is a family man with two grown up children, a well-travelled partner who loves Africa as much as he does, and a beautiful black Labrador called Mavis. His passions, apart from his family, include rugby, and the ocean, and he hopes to enjoy both during his tenure at ERV.
Beliz KEARIN
Deputy Head
Beliz Kearin, Deputy Head of School, brings 22 years of teaching experience to her role, having worked with gifted students, traumatised children, and international students with diverse learning needs. She is an IB examiner and IBEN Programme Leader and has held positions as Deputy Principal, IB DP Coordinator, Modern Foreign Languages Department Head, and French teacher at both IGCSE and IB levels throughout her career.
Beliz holds a French teaching degree from Istanbul University and completed the FLE programme at Strasbourg University. She also earned her NT Master’s Degree in Learning Sciences from MEF University. Her professional interests include differentiated learning, gifted education, and understanding how dyslexia impacts second-language learners. As a mother, she values the parental perspective on students’ educational needs and strongly believes that every child possesses a unique potential waiting to be discovered.
In her free time, Beliz enjoys travelling the world with her family, where she loves to snorkel, scuba dive, and explore different cuisines.
