Our Team, Our Opening Hours and How to Reach Us

Shahid Ehsan takes over the position of principal at SIS Ingolstadt with over 13 years of teaching and school leadership experience. He values the bilingual approach to education offered at SIS and looks forward to leading in this environment. Re-joining SIS Ingolstadt and taking on the role of Principal is a challenging and exciting task for him.

The educational career of Shahid Ehsan includes Bachelor´s degrees in Mathematics and Physics and a master’s degree in physics from Pakistan. In addition, he received Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) from the University of Buckingham, and a Postgraduate Degree in Education from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Before returning to SIS Ingolstadt, he worked at Ajman Academy in the United Arab Emirates as a university advisor and exam officer and taught Mathematics to IGCSE and A-levels for the Edexcel examination board, UK. He has also worked at the International School Frankfurt (ISF) where he taught Mathematics to secondary school students for the IB Diploma program and AP Calculus. He is a certified examiner for SAT exams.

In his free time, Mr. Ehsan likes playing football and hiking.

Pamela Bradley-Höllering served as principal of SIS Ingolstadt from 2020 to 2023. She is now returning to former roles as head of secondary and English teacher starting in September. 

After completing her bachelor's 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 with companies and privately before joining the SIS team in 2010.

Pamela Bradley-Höllering is especially proud to be working with an international team of teachers, sharing their expertise with each other and providing quality education to SIS students. Fostering positive communication skills, motivating students and developing their social and academic skills are her primary goals each year.

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

Nigar Mammadli has been teaching at SIS Ingolstadt since October 2021 and serving as the Head of Primary School since December 2023. She completed her university degree in Primary School Education in 2018 and holds a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification.

Before her role at SIS Ingolstadt, Nigar worked at MTK International School, gaining experience in an international teaching environment. She has a strong interest in languages and enjoys exploring different cultures.

In her personal time, Nigar engages in swimming, badminton, and both reading and writing. She is enthusiastic about learning new languages and values the opportunity to work with an international student body at SIS Ingolstadt.

Janet Strukelj has more than 20 years of international experience with children from 3 months to 18 years of age; with an emphasis on teaching English as a second or third language. She was a private tutor in Switzerland, where she began her journey of supporting and developing student’s multilingualism. 

Since June 2008, Janet Strukelj has lived and worked in Germany. She was a teacher at an international preschool, where she supported the transition of French children into the English preschool system. She worked as head of English at a French, German and English kindergarten, where she was also a group leader. In her next role, as head of English, Janet was instrumental in transitioning a German kindergarten into a fully bilingual kindergarten in Munich where she was also a classroom leader.

Janet Strukelj earned a diploma in early childhood education in Welland, Ontario, Canada in June 1999. She has always been keen to further her professional development and has obtained a number of qualifications in order to support her teaching and children´s learning.

Since June 2021, Janet Strukelj has been a dedicated classroom leader and English preschool teacher in the kindergarten here at SIS Ingolstadt. She has enjoyed being part of the kindergarten and is now excited to undertake the leadership position, working together with the whole SIS Ingolstadt team.