What Keeps A Principal Rooted For Eleven Years With Richard Drew

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Nov 9, 202528:37Education

Send us Fan Mail We meet Richard Drew, principal of Jumeira Baccalaureate School, and trace his path from sporty Nottingham kid and clarinettist to long-serving IB headteacher in Dubai. He shares why character, inclusion...

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