Laila Abu Qatousah is an education professional and early grades technical advisor with more than two decades of experience in teaching, education policy making, educational support agent, content development, evaluation, teacher training, and instructional coaching. Throughout her career, she has designed and delivered professional development programs in areas including educational leadership, technology integration, English language teaching, communication strategies, novice teacher training, and education in emergency context.

Laila served as a judge for the QS reimagine education award 2025, contributing her expertise to the evaluation of innovative educational initiatives and transformative learning solutions from around the world. She has also served as an assessor for the prestigious school and Directorate Development Program SDDP and Queen Rania's Award for teacher Excellence in Jordan QRA , in addition to being a certified school inspector accredited by the knowledge and Human Development Authority KHDA in Dubai, UAE. Laila's professional journey also includes serving as a full-time English subject consultant with UNICEF Jordan where she supported schools in host communities and refugee camps and contributed to the national initiatives such as learning bridges learning recovery programs and teacher of the future project