School Management

Work experience and professional focus:

Ms. Voswinkel brings more than 20 years of experience in education and school leadership, most recently serving as Senior Principal (Oberstudiendirektorin) at the Robert-Schuman Vocational School in Essen. Throughout her career, she has successfully led school development initiatives, curriculum innovation, quality assurance programmes and digital transformation projects. In addition, she brings valuable experience from the private sector, connecting GESS to strong corporate networks and directly preparing our students for global career pathways.

Education:

• Master of Education (MEd), University of Tasmania
• Global education and leadership

Work experience and professional focus:

With almost twenty years of experience working as an educator in Singapore, Joram has been a member of the GESS faculty since 2009 and has held various positions before becoming the Academic Director in February 2022. He has overseen the school's successful reaccreditation with the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IB) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). Joram works closely with highly skilled colleagues to ensure effective staff recruitment, timetable, educational technology, professional development, child safeguarding, library, sports, and arts are developed across the school. His focus lies in improving teaching and learning at GESS to achieve the school’s strategic plan and become one of the leading educational institutions in Singapore.

Education:

• Master in Human Resource Management, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
• BA Hons Wirtschaft und Geografie, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Start year at GESS:
2024

Education:
Doctor of Education, National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore
Master of Science in Administration, Leadership and Management, Walden University, USA
Bachelor of Education, UMCS, Poland

Start year at GESS:
2025

Education:
Bachelor of Education Training, Dunedin College of Education

Start year at GESS:
2017

Education:

• Master of Arts in Educational Leadership, Walden University
• Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with a minor in Reading, Indiana Wesleyan University

Start year at GESS:
2024

Education:

• Second state examination, University of Tubinga/Germany
• Studies of English and Spanish Literature, Linguistics, Didactics, Methodology and Education
  

Start year at GESS:
2018

Education:

• Second state examination, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Germany
• Study of the Magisterium in primary school

Start year at GESS:
2015

Education:

• Bachelor of Education, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, NRW, Germany
  2011
  Successfully completed the First State Examination for the teaching profession (GHRGe).
  Studies in German, History, and subject didactics in Mathematics.
  Previously studied Primary School Education with the subjects German, Mathematics, and Physical Education.

• Master of Education, Teacher Training College Kleve (Studienseminar Kleve), Kleve, NRW, Germany
  2013
  Traineeship at Hauptschule Kleve-Kellen.
  Successfully completed the Second State Examination for the teaching profession with the subjects German, History, and Politics.

Education:

• State Examination, Technical University Darmstadt/Germany
• Biology, Chemistry

Start year at GESS:
2014

Education:

• Bachelor in Education, first class with honours, Secondary Education with Design and Technology specialism, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
  
• Diploma in Leadership in Education (Faculty of Education and Institute of Educational Research) The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Start year at GESS:
2023

Education:
Professional degree as Administrative Officer in public service, Study Institute for Municipal Administration in Oldenburg/Germany

Start year at GESS:
2020

Education:
Master in Finance, Singapore University of Social Science

Start year at GESS:
2019

Education:

• Master in Human Resource Management, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
• BA Hons Wirtschaft und Geografie, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Start year at GESS:
2024

Education:
Executive MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA

Bachelor of Arts - Dean’s List Honoree, University of Michigan, USA

Start year at GESS:
2025

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, St. Julienne, Liège (Belgium)

• Teaching Qualification, Eupen (Belgium)

• Leadership Training and Personal Coaching, Singapore

At GESS since:
2016