Sharlina Islam

Head of Curriculum & Assessment at Riyadh Schools Hittin

Speaker

Sharlina Islam is an accomplished executive education leader with a strong track record of transformational leadership across international school settings in the UK and Saudi Arabia. Her expertise spans educational strategy, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment, governance, quality assurance, school improvement and organisational development.

A strategic and systems-focused leader, Sharlina brings deep insight into translating vision into sustainable, measurable improvement. Her experience includes leading academic transformation, strengthening curriculum and instructional practice, developing leadership capacity, establishing robust quality-assurance systems, supporting school start-ups and embedding evidence-informed approaches to performance and improvement.

She has extensive experience navigating complex international education environments, combining strategic decision-making with a deep understanding of what drives excellence in classrooms, leadership teams and whole-school systems.

Sharlina is particularly passionate about future-ready education, digital transformation and developing high-performing organisations. Her leadership approach connects educational excellence, innovation and governance with long-term organisational growth and sustainable impact.