School Management

Our experienced team is characterised by a strong sense of responsibility and a high level of educational expertise.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do. At the same time, we are aware that a school can only educate young people to meet the challenges of today’s world successfully if it is managed based on clear conceptual, economic, organisational and social principles. We are committed to living up to this responsibility.

Below, all members of the school management are introduced in their respective language.

Pamela Bradley-Höllering, Principal

Pamela Bradley-Höllering became principal of SIS Ingolstadt in the summer of 2020. Before, she has been an English teacher at SIS Ingolstadt since 2010 as well as the head of secondary school since 2012 and vice principal since 2018.

After completing bachelor degrees in history, English and German and a master’s degree in German, Pamela Bradley-Höllering taught high school in the United States before moving to Germany. She worked as a freelance English instructor both in companies and privately before joining the SIS team.

Pamela Bradley-Höllering is especially proud of working with an international team of teachers sharing each’s expertise and providing quality education for SIS students. Fostering positive communication skills, motivating students and developing students’ organizational skills are primary goals she sets each year.

Pamela Bradley-Höllering resides in Ingolstadt with her husband and two children. She enjoys reading, the outdoors and spending time with her family.

Shahid Ehsan, Vice-Principal

Shahid Ehsan is from Pakistan. He obtained his master's degree in Physics in Pakistan and his postgraduate degree in Education from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has been working at SIS Ingolstadt since September 2019. He also acts as vice-principal and is the IT administrator. Shahid teaches Mathematics and Physics in secondary school for the IB Diploma Programme and Bavarian curriculum. Prior to coming to Ingolstadt, he worked at the International School Frankfurt (ISF) teaching Mathematics in secondary school for IBDP Maths HL, SL and AP Calculus. He is also a certified examiner for SAT exams. At Roots School System in Pakistan, he taught Physics and Mathematics to O-level and A-level students preparing for the Cambridge International Examinations. He also headed the Department of Mathematics.

Melanie Scheffel, Head of Secondary School

Gebürtig stammt Melanie Scheffel aus Jena in Thüringen. Nach ihrem Lehramtsstudium für Sport und Geographie an der J.-W.-v.-Gothe Universität in Frankfurt am Main zog es sie nach Bayern. Bevor sie jedoch an die SIS Ingolstadt kam, schloss sie ihr Referendariat im thüringischen Neustadt an der Orla ab.
Seit 2015 arbeitet sie als Lehrerin für Sport und Geographie in allen Klassenstufen an der SIS Ingolstadt. Dort organisierte Melanie in den letzten Jahren ausgefallene Sportfeste, wie die „Highland Games of Ingolstadt“, eine Sport- und Gesundheitswoche und Wandertage. Mit dem Schuljahr 2020/21 übernahm sie die Stufenleitung des Gymnasiums an der SIS Ingolstadt.

Lindsay Thomas, Head of Primary School

Lindsay Thomas is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education and is certified to teach from kindergarten to sixth grade. She earned her master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from New York University in 2014. Lindsay joined the SIS team in Ingolstadt in September 2018 and has taught third and fourth grade for two years. She now works as Head of the Primary School and teaches two sections of third grade. Before working at SIS, Lindsay worked for four years as a fourth grade Language Arts teacher at Üsküdar SEV Elementary School in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tamara Sander, Head of Preschool

Tamara Sander ist seit März 2016 als Stufenleitung im Kindergarten der SIS Ingolstadt tätig. Aufgewachsen ist sie bei Neuburg an der Donau, wo sie heute mit ihrem Mann und ihren beiden Kindern lebt.

Tamara Sander ist ausgebildete Erzieherin und seit über zehn Jahren im Bereich der Kinderbetreuung tätig. Im Rahmen eines einjährigen Auslandsaufenthaltes arbeitete sie als Au-pair in den USA. Derzeit absolviert Tamara Sander ein Studium der Pädagogik für Kindheit und Jugend, das sie mit einer Bachelorarbeit Anfang nächsten Jahres abschließen wird.

Tamara Sander kommt aus einer sehr großen Familie. Kinder zu bilden, zu begleiten und zu unterstützen war immer ihr großer Traum und so hat sie ihre Passion zum Beruf gemacht.

Zu ihren Hobbies gehören Reisen, Kochen und Backen.