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Middle Primary Staff

  • Sam Barker
    Year 5 Teacher

    Sam Barker is from a small town in Yorkshire, Northern England. He has been teaching for five years; the first three were in a small town near the Lake District and the last two years were spent teaching in an International School in Thailand. He is a graduate of Northumbria University where he earned his first degree in Environmental Management before returning to university in 2013 to study Primary Teaching at Cumbria University.

    Sam writes: "I  love travelling and I am really excited to be here in Warsaw as I love this city and all the amazing opportunities it offers both in the city and in the surrounding countryside. I have always taken great pleasure facilitating learning and encouraging children to grow as individuals. I am committed to promoting independent, experiential learning experiences and developing the children's critical thinking skills. I love taking the learning outdoors and will endeavour to do this as often as possible."

  • Natalia Rejmak
    Year 5 Teaching Assistant

    Natalia has completed her Bachelors degree in Pedagogy at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. 

    While studying for her bachelors, she participated in an exchange program and studied Education at University of  Gothenburg.

    Following her bachelors degree, she continued her studies in Pedagogy and achieved a Masters degree from the Maria Curie - Sklodowska University in Lublin.

    She also completed post-graduate studies in Preschool and Early School Education.

    Natalia has been working at BSW since 2016 and loves working with children, as no two days are the same and every day keeps you entertained.

  • Danielle Wilkinson
    Year 5 Teacher

    I started my teaching journey in 2005 as a secondary humanities teacher. During my time in secondary education, I was a head of department and later progressed to a curriculum coordinator. Whilst undertaking this role, I completed my MA in Education. I transitioned into primary education in 2012 when undertaking my first international post in Qatar. During that time, I was a curriculum coordinator and Head of Year 4. It was wonderful to experience a new culture and live in the sunshine! Last year, I further explored my passion for technology by completing a PGCert in Learning Technology. During my spare time, I enjoy exploring new places and hope to travel to lots of places in Poland.

  • Matthew Furniss
    Year 6 Teacher / Middle Primary Phase Leader

    Matthew has been teaching in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 since 2009. After obtaining his teaching degree, he spent four years teaching in a multicultural school in London. Whilst Matthew loved his school, he made the decision to teach internationally, and expand his knowledge of education further.

    Matthew's first international placement was in Malaysia, and since then he has spent time in Beijing, China and in Sofia, Bulgaria. He led Stage 2 in Sofia for two years, as well as leading the primary in his final year there. Here at BSW, he has already worked across multiple year groups, and is currently the Middle Primary phase leader, a member of the Middle Leadership Team and a Year 6 class teacher.

  • Pernilla Rempling
    Year 5 Teaching Assistant

    A Certified Coach (ICC), trained Stress Management Coach and Mental Health Trainer, Pernilla joined BSW in the spring 2018 as a Teaching Assistant. With a degree in engineering and following a successful career as a civil servant in defence acquisition, serving both in several engineering, policy development and management positions in her native Sweden as well as promoting international cooperation at the heart of the EU in Brussels, she now combines this wealth of experience and training with her love for helping children realise their full potential. Married, with two daughters, during her free time she enjoys sports, crafts and music.

  • Lucy Barker
    Year 6 Teacher

    Since 2012 I have taught across all Primary Phases from Early Years, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two. Having qualified as an Early Years specialist in the UK, I taught for 3 years in the rural south before setting my sights on Thailand, where I stayed for 4 years teaching in British International ‘sister’ Schools in Bangkok and the beautiful beach town of Hua Hin. Here I had the opportunity to lead EYFS and develop my skills as a practitioner leader.

    In 2019, having accepted a position at BSW, I relocated with my family to Warsaw. Since arriving here I have pursued my desire to teach the older age groups and I am really pleased to now be a fully fledged member of Year 6 and the Middle Primary Team.