Staff Profiles
Year 3 – Year 4
At St Christopher’s, our dedicated and well-qualified team of staff put your children at the heart of everything we do.
Year 3 – Year 4
Chloe Walker
Year 3 CW
Chloe comes from Kent in the south east of England. After A levels, Chloe went to Bath Spa University to study Business management and media communications but soon realised this was not her dream. She decided to change and completed a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course (TEFL). This led to Chloe spending 6 months in Barcelona, Spain teaching English to Spanish children, being an au pair and volunteering at an International school. This was when she realised her love for teaching and traveling. She returned to the UK and completed a 3 year Primary Education BA hons degree at Canterbury Christchurch University in the historical cathedral city of Canterbury. She spent her free time being a camp monitor in Spanish summer camps, teaching English in Hong Kong and traveling through Asia. Chloe then taught Year 3 in England before relocating in 2015 to Madrid, Spain to teach Year 2 children in an International School. Chloe loves keeping fit, exploring, trying new things and eating! She has now been in Penang for 3 years and is entering her fourth. Chloe has loved discovering this beautiful country, its people and being part of the SCIPS family.
Karen Potts
Year 3 KP
Karen is originally from Dunedin, New Zealand and has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Her love of travel has led to working adventures in the United States, Australia, England, Japan, China most recently Malaysia.
Karen, her husband Nick and nine-year-old daughter Rilee arrived in Penang in August 2020. This is Karen’s second year as a Year 3 classroom teacher at SCIPS. She is very much looking forward to starting the new school year.
Outside of school, Karen enjoys mountain biking, baking and spending time with her family.
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Charlie Howe
Year 3 CH
Charlie is originally from Bolton, which is just outside of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Whilst at university, Charlie spent time coaching sports and this was where his passion for teaching was discovered. Through coaching, he was able to spend time working and travelling around America, developing a deep love for exploring new places and meeting new people. He graduated with First Class Honours from his Sport degree at Sheffield Hallam University before gaining QTS through his Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Primary Education. Following his time at university, Charlie has spent three years teaching in a Sheffield Primary school before making the decision to move to Penang to join the SCIPS family. He cannot wait to welcome a class full of happy Year Three students into his classroom for an exciting year at school.
Away from teaching, Charlie is passionate about all things sport and is a huge Bolton Wanderers supporter. He finds enjoyment playing golf and football, hiking, swimming and spending time in the gym. He also enjoys art and spends some of his free time drawing. He is excited to have the opportunity to experience the diverse culture that Penang has whilst exploring the stunning scenery and beautiful landmarks of Malaysia.
Owen Daniels
Year 4 OD
Owen is from the United Kingdom. He has a BA (Hons) in Geography from Plymouth University with an industrial placement certificate. Owen completed a graduate scheme with an international engineering firm as a Transport Planner. Following in the footsteps of both his parents, he changed career by gaining a PGCE Primary Education from the University of the West of England (Bristol). Owen has experience teaching in a range of schools in the UK and across KS2. At his previous school, he was head of year and reading lead. As an avid reader of children’s literature, he has experience championing reading.
Owen loves anything where he gets to be creative, such as sketching, painting and gardening. Back in the UK he had a range of pets including chickens and a tortoise. He is a qualified RYA dinghy instructor who, before moving to Penang, volunteered at his local sailing club teaching children of all ages to sail. After being a teacher in the UK for nearly a decade, Owen decided it was time to seek our new challenges and adventures. He is very much looking forward to his move to Penang and joining the SCIPS family.
Alice Morgan
Year 4 AM
Alice is originally from London, England. She trained at the University of Chichester studying Performing Arts before traveling through South East Asia and living in Australia for a year. There she helped run a children’s activity camp on Great Keppel Island. On returning to the UK she completed a PGCE at the University of Roehampton and worked in London teaching for 4 years. Alice fell in love with Malaysia when she spent one of her summer holidays visiting a friend on Tioman Island and seeing various parts of the country.
Alice enjoys exploring, socialising and fitness, and is very much enjoying working at SCIPS and discovering the beauty Penang has to offer.
Natasha Taylor
Year 4 NT
Natasha is from Buxton, the highest market town in England. She studied at Sheffield Hallam University where she achieved a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in Primary Education with QTS. She has worked as a class teacher in Sheffield for 4 years, teaching in a mixed year 5/6 class for three years and a year 4 class for one year. From a young age, Natasha has happily spent most of her summer holidays flying back to the Philippines to visit her grandparents and other family members. She has always loved the culture, diversity and adventures which inspired her to see more of Asia and move to Penang. Natasha loves going to the gym, socialising, running, hiking and exploring new countries and cultures. She is very much looking forward to discovering how beautiful Penang is and being a part of the SCIPS family.