Directors

Mrs. Tatiana Anufrieva has been the General Director of the British International School Moscow from its foundation in 1994. She has sound experience of the needs of a large International School and works closely with headteachers on the formulation and implementation of new ideas and strategies to enhance the quality of the school’s educational programmes and life of its community.

Denis Kelly initially joined the staff at BISM as a visiting Principal Consultant in September 2006. For two years he worked closely with the General Director and the Senior Management Team offering advice and support across a full range of school issues and developments. In September 2008 he joined the permanent staff team as Executive Headteacher after completing a four year period as a Consultant Headteacher in London.

Stuart Purves is an experienced primary school practitioner who was first appointed to a teaching position with the British International School in the spring of 2001 in school 4. He later moved to our school campuses in the north of the city and has worked in both schools 1 and 2 in recent years leading up to his appointment to the position of Deputy Headteacher in 2008. Stuart was a member of BIS senior management team for six years prior to his appointment as Headteacher of School 1.

Daniel Kelly joined the staff of the British International School in September 2013 and initially worked at school 9 as Assistant Headteacher before joining the senior management team at school 2 as Deputy Headteacher in the Spring of 2014. Before joining the British International School Mr. Kelly had held senior school management positions in UK schools where his achievements were formally recorded by the United Kingdom Ministry for Education.

Chris Bridge qualified and taught in the UK before starting his international teaching career. He taught at then led the American School in Izmir and followed this by planning and building a private school also in Turkey. He joined the British International School in 2014 coming from a leadership position in a large private school in China. Alongside his head teacher responsibilities he currently teaches general science in KS3 and environmental systems at the IB level.

Vincent Weightman joined the staff of the British International School in 2009 and has since developed an impressive understanding of Primary Education, working in a variety of leadership roles across Early Years, KS1 and KS2. With responsibility for Teaching and Learning while working as Deputy Headteacher at School 9, the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ in all categories by the British Schools Overseas inspection team for the UK Department for Education. Vincent was appointed Headteacher of School 4 in 2019 where he also enjoys a full-time classroom teaching commitment.

Vladimir Gennadyevich Bragin is a graduate of the Moscow State Teacher’s University. He began his teaching career in 1981. In 2001, he joined the British International School 5 as a Mathematics teacher until his appointment as Director in 2005. Alongside, his duty as director he also teaches Algebra in the High School of the Russian Department.

Paul Trainor was a teacher, head of faculty and director of studies for 12 years in schools in the UK before joining School 7 in 2006. Following a period as a Deputy Headteacher he was appointed Headteacher in January 2008. He also teaches ICT and Business Studies at the school and has responsibility for I.T. across all BISM schools.