Early Years & Primary team

Emma is Head of Primary and also leads our Duke of Edinburgh Award and Forest School programmes. After a previous career as a professional dancer and choreographer across the UK, Emma obtained her BA Honours in Primary Education and Sports Studies from Liverpool Hope University. As her credentials reflect, Emma loves spending time outdoors – whether that be running in the forest, trekking in the mountains with her young family or skiing and snowboarding in winter, she offers her enthusiam and experience to our outdoor eduaction programme at ISCAT

Will is Year 6 teacher and Deputy Head at ISCAT. He gained his BA QTS and Joint Honours with Theology from the University College of York St John. Having embarked upon his international teaching career in China, and while he still loves to travel, Will has now settled in the Vallès Oriental where he can indulge his interest in home renovation, sports and crossfit.

Txell teaches Catalan and Spanish in Early Years and Key Stage 1, having gained her teaching credentials at the University of Vic as well as a Masters degree in inclusive education. Her professional and personal trajectory was very much marked by a year volunteering at a school in California, USA, where she formed firm ties and visits regularly. Txell inspires and charms our youngest students by bringing local Catalan culture to the classroom in the form of story telling, music and local festivals, which she helps to organise across the school. In her spare time she loves the outdoors, particularly the mountains.

Michelle originally worked at ISCAT from 2011-2015 in Early Years. She returned home to Newcastle in the north of England for a few years where she completed a PGCE with QTS at the University of Sunderland. During her training she worked in a large primary school in both key stage 1 & 2 taking a role in supporting the SEN department and in a bilingual Montessori setting. She brings recent pedagogies to ISCAT from both of these diverse environments. Michelle was thrilled to be able to return to ISCAT when she came back to live in Barcelona in 2022 with her young family, with who she enjoys living in the mountains, growing fruit and vegetables and looking after their animals. Michelle is an artist at heart and enjoys using this interest in and out of the classroom. 

Mabelyn is originally from New York and has been living in Spain for several years. She obtained her primary school teacher training in Plattsburgh, New York, where she earned a B.S.Ed. in Primary Education with a specialization in English. After relocating to Spain, she acquired a CELTA certification to teach English as a second language. She has dedicated approximately 9 years to working with children, teaching various age groups. Most of her teaching experience has been based on an outdoor education model, and she is passionate about integrating this approach into the classroom. In her leisure time, she enjoys exploring new places, taking nature walks, and immersing herself in books that expand her knowledge across various subjects. She has a particular fondness for free writing, especially in the form of poetry.