Deputy Head of EnglishSamiha Hassan
English Linguistics has always been a subject Samiha has felt passionate about. This drove her to study and explore it further at the University of Hertfordshire where she pursued her undergraduate degree in English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons). Samiha studied a variety of innovative modules, ranging from, Language Processing, Child Language, Grammar and Phonology, Corpus studies, Clinical/Forensic Linguistics and Language in Species.
The comprehensive study of English from all of these different perspectives, enabled Samiha to understand and appreciate the language from a more objective and scientific lens.
In addition to Samiha’s major in English Language and Linguistics, she complemented her studies with a minor in English Language Teaching where Samiha gained both theoretical and practical knowledge in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
Samiha completed her PGCE with the University of Hertfordshire. She trained with one of our partnership schools, Sir John Lawes, and experienced many opportunities to work with a variety of professional learning teams of the highest calibre.
Samiha firmly believes that every student has the potential to learn, grow and become a successful member of society regardless of how and where they started. Samiha is thrilled to be a part of the