Shakhsiyah Education and Consultancy is committed to providing a Islam-centric and holistic curriculum with educational resources for high-quality academic learning with the timeless values of classical Islamic culture.
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Our aim extends beyond academic achievements; our materials are designed to nurture the inherent nature (fitrah) of each child, fostering the development of their personal character (shakhsiyah). At Shakhsiyah Education and Consultancy, we equip learners with a strong, confident Islamic identity that acts as a guiding light throughout their future endeavors in contemporary society. We aspire to shape future leaders who actively contribute to their diverse local and global communities.
Director of Research & Education, ISF
PhD, FHEA, FCCT
Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
Farah Ahmed is founder and Director of Education and Research at Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation She is also a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. She convenes the Intercultural and Conflict-transformation Dialogue’ strand of the Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research group. Her current project is: Rethinking Islamic education for British Muslim children: a philosophical investigation of dialogue in Islamic educational theory and an empirical study trialing dialogic pedagogy in schools. Farah has published widely on Islamic education and has worked for over 20 years on research driven curriculum development and teacher education for Muslim teachers.
Arabic & Halaqah Curriculum Developer
Nadia Ameen is a founding trustee of Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, Deputy Head Teacher and Head of Arabic at Shakhsiyah Schools. She has led the development of the unique Shakhsiyah Arabic & Halaqah Curriculum and trains and leads our team of Arabic teachers. Nadia has a BA in Linguistics and over twenty years of experience in education. Nadia is currently developing the Halaqah Tafsir for Kids Educational Resource, a family halaqah resource to connect parents and children while reading and understanding the Quran.
EY Thematic Curriculum Developer
Sajeada Ahmed is the Head Teacher of Shakhsiyah Slough School. Sajeada previously led the Early Years programme in Shakhsiyah Schools for over 19 years. Her commitment to ensuring a holistic implementation of our Islamic and homeschooling ethos is evident in the practices adopted from the Sunnah in our Primary and Early Years provision. Sajeada has developed our model of tarbiyah, centering the unique individual characteristics of each child through play based learning. She is currently developing the Early Years theme lesson plans and training teachers from other schools on how to incorporate them in their curriculum. Under Sajeada’s leadership our Early Years work has been recognised as ‘Outstanding’.
Curriculum & Courses Developer
Maya Shaaban is a Curriculum & Courses Developer at Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation. She is also a course facilitator and consultant with SEC. Maya holds an M.A. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Design & Technology for Learning Across Culture & Context from the University of Michigan and a BS.Ed. in Integrated Language Arts Education from The Ohio State University. Maya served as a high school teacher for three years, gaining valuable classroom experience and insight into pedagogical tools for student engagement. Her passion lies in developing innovative curricula rooted in Islamic values, aimed at empowering students and educators alike to reach their full potential.
Communications Officer & Halaqah & Science Curriculum Developer
Lamis Karim is a Curriculum Developer with a BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics. She has five years of experience as a teacher for primary, secondary and high school students, also teaching English as a second language in Pakistan and Turkey. She also has worked with publishing companies, AFAQ (Association for Academic Quality) in Pakistan and Canterbury Education in the UK as a curriculum designer, author and voice over narrator, developing new holistic teaching methodologies integrated with Islamic values.
ACDT Curriculum Developer
Taqwa Sadiq has a BA. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from Cambridge University and a MA. in Ethnographic and Documentary Filmmaking from UCL. Taqwa has developed a de-colonial, non-Eurocentric Art, Craft, and Design and Technology (ACDT) curriculum for learners aged 5-14. This curriculum empowers Muslim children and young people to express themselves creatively through bringing Islamic heritage and visual culture into ACDT. Islamic art, architecture and material culture is notably absent from school curricula in the Anglophone world and internationally. No other publication of this kind has yet been produced. Resources draw upon respected academic research to make this accessible to teachers, educators and pupils.
