Who’s Who

Iain is Director of The Bridge at Wellington College and Co-Director of the Festivals of Education. Until recently, he was Deputy Head (Educational Developments and Partnerships). He has taught in both state and independent sectors in the UK. He has been a Biology teacher; a Head of Year; a Boarding Housemaster; Assistant Head, and Deputy Head. He set up the golf programme at Wellington and built an enviable reputation as the leading school in the UK. He has worked with all of the schools in the Wellington Family to embed the essential Wellington DNA, ethos or culture, sensitively in each new context. Along with Shane Mann of EduvationSCape (formerly Lsect), he has developed the original concept of the Festival of Education at Wellington to be one of the most important events on the education calendar. He has also overseen Educational Conferences, the Wellington College Learning Alliance and the Wheeler Programme, as well as any other partnership or collaborative work undertaken by the school. He is a trained coach and has introduced and grown a coaching culture at Wellington. He has now trained over 500 teachers there and at other schools to become coaches. He is also a governor of Wellington College International School Bangkok and until recently, a trustee at Corvus Multi-Academy Trust.

Karen Taylor served as the Director of Education and the Institute of Learning and and Teaching at the International School of Geneva and Associate Professor in Practice at Durham University’s School of Education. Prior to moving to Switzerland in 2008, Dr. Taylor taught at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC and in the Liberal Studies Degree program at Georgetown University where she earned her PhD in history in 2000. Dr. Taylor’s research interests focus on eighteenth-century French pedagogical writings, global citizenship education, intercultural learning, inclusion and plurilingual education.

Jaime is the Office Manager of The Bridge at Wellington College. 

Prior to joining The Bridge in April 2024, Jaime served as the School Business Manager in a Wokingham School for over 13 years and before that she was the Office Manager for a start-up design and build company in the leisure industry.

Jaime has an extensive background in operational and administration management and together with her adeptness at leading projects, co-ordinating events and collaborating with others, she brings a wealth of experience to the role.