In this article we interview the former TBI School Manager who attended the TBI Serpong audit for 2011. We aim to lift the lid a little on this least-discussed of TBI franchise schools. What do you know about TBI Serpong? Not a lot really. I have been there once and that was on the 2011…
You achieved rapid growth in both Sudirman and Kuningan. What are the key positions in terms of achieving growth in your experience? In my opinion the most important person is the Officer Supervisor and the team of student assistants that she works with, as these are the front line people making sales. Who oversaw and…
In this part of the interview we investigate the glaring contradiction between Ashley Platts’s goal of getting rid of all expat managers besides himself and Luke and his tireless promotion of Chris Needham through the ranks of TBI. It has only recently occurred to us that Ashley’s useless protégé, Chris Needham, was never intended to succeed. Could…
When did you speak to Tika (Mariezka)? I spoke to her the following morning. She was the School Manager of TBI Depok, so she was at work early in the morning. What did she say to you? I spent over three hours talking to her in all that day. I rang her back three times…
Tell me the background of your decision to research Luke Preece’s background with TBI. In late November 2011 Luke Preece forged Cam’s resignation as manager of TBI Kuningan and installed Eny as his replacement the next morning. Luke had warned Cam that he was in danger of being deported due to the threats of a…
Teacher Applicant Black/Grey list : As of 14 May 2009 Ref No. Name Nationality Age/gender Black list Grey list 01 A***ta Indonesia F √ 02 A***n, Ross Australian M √ 03 B****t, C*****s Alfred Australian 1943 √ 04 B*****z, Simon Australian/British M √ 05 B****, Mark UK M √ 06 C*****, Roger M √…
In what context did you first meet Luke Preece? He introduced himself to me. I got to know him when he arrived in Jakarta to conduct an investigation into Chris Needham. This had been prompted by a letter which Chris Needham had written to Ning Amhar, demanding that the TBI Director Mariam Kartikatresni be fired.…
http://www.tbi.co.id/teacher_blog_detail.php?id_teacher_blog=8 Dago to Kuningan I started my first day in Jakarta with TBI Kuningan on January 2nd 2010, having already spent a very happy year working with TBI Dago in Bandung. I had learnt a lot from colleagues and had a great time there, so I was sorry to leave my Bandung ‘family’, (I miss you…
You mentioned in a previous interview that Luke Preece moved three teachers from Bandung to Jakarta with him: Matthew France, Nicola and Minnie. Matthew France and Minerva are known Luke stooges. Was Nicola also a trouble-maker? For the brief time I worked with her, she certainly was. After I left Menara Kuningan, she worked…
In this part we look at the real power politics, the endless turf war between Ning Anhar and Mariam Kartikatresni. I was once asked by a part-time teacher about the conflict between Martika Kartikatresni and Ning Anhar. How well-known is it in your experience? Was the teacher Indonesian? Yes she was. Why? In my experience…
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