HOW WE TEACH

Prior to relocating to Shanghai, Richard held various leadership roles in a culturally diverse inner-city school in Birmingham, The United Kingdom. Whilst there, he oversaw all components of English Reading and Writing provision, including teaching and learning quality assurance, data-tracking and assessment, and curriculum design. Throughout this time, Richard was also responsible for mentoring trainee teachers through both PGCE and Teach First Programmes.

Richard has spent several years in Nord Anglia Education, latterly in his role of Deputy Head of Primary at The British International School Shanghai, Puxi, before moving to lead Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, as Head of Primary. Through his wealth of knowledge and experience, he is dedicated to ensuring that every student in our care is enabled to excel in their learning with both confidence and enjoyment.

Before embarking upon his teaching vocation, Richard was privileged to work for both The Royal Household, including Royal Collection Education, and The College of St. George, Windsor Castle – providing him with many fascinating anecdotes with which to engage eager students over the years! In his free time, he loves nothing more than to read, a joy that he never tires of sharing with his students.

Looking to the year ahead, Richard is looking forward greatly to getting to know our Early Years and Primary students and parents, and to seeing every one of our students flourish throughout the year.

Greg has not only worked with students on achieving academic success but has also supported their journey to becoming active and internationally minded global citizens. As an experienced IB practitioner, Greg has worked with curriculum leaders, teachers, and students to guarantee a smooth transition from the IGCSE courses to the IB Diploma Programme.

Pragmatic and organised, he has taken a leading role in the planning and running of many of our trips such as Project Week, the Adventurous Journeys for the International Award, and the Tanzania Expedition. Greg’s main interests out of school include sports, which he demonstrates in school by coaching Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong football teams.

Having graduated from Leeds University with a BSc in Mathematics, Paul continued his academic career at Manchester University where he completed a PhD in computational fluid dynamics. Following his research work at Manchester University, Paul spent three years in Japan working for Komatsu as a research engineer. 

After working at Cheltenham College as a teacher of Mathematics and Head of General Studies, Paul decided to travel again and took up a Head of Maths role at a leading International School in Shanghai. Paul has already made an impact through his support of the Co-Curricular programme where he is able to deploy his sporting talents to enrich student learning.  

Hari is an enthusiastic physicist who is dedicated to share his passion with all his students. He took on his first international teaching position in the Maldives before moving to China about thirteen years ago to capitalise his teaching experience as well as to explore the third largest country in the world.

Hari started his China journey in Nanjing, teaching Physics across different ages, before moving to Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, in 2015. He chose our school to have the opportunity to teach and promote curiosity through inquiry-based learning in science.

Ian is a returnee to Nord Anglia Education. Before coming to China, he used to work at our sister school in Thailand as Admissions Manager. Directly prior to joining us, Ian was Director of Marketing and Admissions in another international School in Beijing.  Ian has extensive knowledge and experience in the MAC field and understands our NAE culture well.  Ian will be a core member of our SLT team and be responsible for the strategic marketing plan with prime responsibility for driving student recruitment and retention. Being a leader of our MAC team, Ian will also coach and develop the commercial, creative, and customer-orientated skills of his team.

As a Modern Foreign Languages graduate majoring in “Teaching Spanish and English as a second language”, Lina has had the fantastic opportunity to collect almost 20 years of experience in teaching languages in various international contexts. In 2003, Lina moved to England where she started working as a Spanish and French teacher in several schools including leading the MFL department for 7 years.

Lina joined the Nord Anglia family in 2015 at The British International School of Hanoi where she was the first Spanish teacher at her arrival but when she left, she was leading a very successful team of seven teachers and three languages. Additionally, Lina was leading the EAL program across the whole school. The vast exposure to different education systems, the personal experience that is required to access content in a language other than her mother tongue, the passion for teaching Spanish and the hope of being able to contribute to a world where all students can access the contents of the curriculum regardless of their origin, nationality or race, are the driving force that makes her a proud member of the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community.

Prior to relocating to Shanghai, Richard held various leadership roles in a culturally diverse inner-city school in Birmingham, The United Kingdom. Whilst there, he oversaw all components of English Reading and Writing provision, including teaching and learning quality assurance, data-tracking and assessment, and curriculum design. Throughout this time, Richard was also responsible for mentoring trainee teachers through both PGCE and Teach First Programmes.

Richard has spent several years in Nord Anglia Education, latterly in his role of Deputy Head of Primary at The British International School Shanghai, Puxi, before moving to lead Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, as Head of Primary. Through his wealth of knowledge and experience, he is dedicated to ensuring that every student in our care is enabled to excel in their learning with both confidence and enjoyment.

Before embarking upon his teaching vocation, Richard was privileged to work for both The Royal Household, including Royal Collection Education, and The College of St. George, Windsor Castle – providing him with many fascinating anecdotes with which to engage eager students over the years! In his free time, he loves nothing more than to read, a joy that he never tires of sharing with his students.

Looking to the year ahead, Richard is looking forward greatly to getting to know our Early Years and Primary students and parents, and to seeing every one of our students flourish throughout the year.

Sarah is originally from Wales, the United Kingdom, where she graduated in Music and Early Years Education. Additionally, she has achieved both DipABRSM (Instrumental Teaching) and LRSM (Music Performance). Sarah spent many years in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, performing in great concerts hall across Europe, including The Royal Albert Hall in London. 

After graduating and starting her teaching career in Scotland, The United Kingdom, Catherine decided to move abroad to teach in Cyprus before spending four years working at a fellow Nord Anglia School, The British School of Beijing. Most recently she has also worked on Britain’s most northerly island, Shetland. Teaching and living overseas has been a thoroughly rewarding experience for her and she is delighted to have returned to China and the Nord Anglia family of schools. During her 13 years of teaching, she has gained experience of teaching all stages of Primary.

Ian is a Primary Education graduate from Lancashire, the United Kingdom. Prior to relocating to Shanghai in 2018, Ian worked in several British schools, gaining experience of teaching in classes across the primary school system. During this time, as well as being a dedicated classroom practitioner, he led the Mathematics curriculum, which involved working across several schools to deliver professional development training. In addition to this, Ian mentored newly qualified teachers through their induction, watching them grow and develop their teaching styles and philosophies.

Having previously worked in two Nord Anglia schools as both class teacher and Head of International Primary Curriculum, Ian is excited about joining the Nord Anglia International School, Pudong, family, and is looking forward to being involved in all aspects of the community. As our EYFS and Key Stage 1 Assistant Head, he is excited to have the opportunity to further develop the curriculum by using his skillset and wide breadth of knowledge and experience to provide each student with personalised learning.

In addition to teaching, Ian loves to travel. He has been fortunate to have visited many countries in different parts of the world, enabling him to explore many surrounding areas and experience varied cultures. Ian likes to keep active and to eat delicious food. In his free time, he can often be found wandering the streets of Shanghai, soaking up the vibrant culture.

Marushka graduated with a degree in Zoology and then went on to qualify as a teacher, specialising in Early Childhood Education in the United Kingdom. Before joining Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, she worked and lived in India, Oman, The United Arab Emirates, The United Kingdom, and Indonesia.

Marushka is a passionate Early Years teacher who creates inspiring learning experiences for her students. She adopts an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning and makes sure that each day is full of wonder and challenge for each and every one of her students. She believes in building strong relationships between school and home, to ensure every child succeeds to the best of their ability. Forever striving to further develop her robust teaching provision through fun explorative learning opportunities, Marushka loves teaching within the Nord Anglia International School community.

Outside of school, Marushka is a busy mother with two wonderful children who also attend our Secondary school here at Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong. In her spare time, she enjoys running, swimming in the pool with her energetic children, playing squash and travelling. 

Colette is a qualified and passionate teacher from South Africa who is an Early Years and Key Stage One specialist. Additionally, she has a wide experience of teaching English as an Additional Language to older Primary students.

Colette is honoured to be joining the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, community as a Year 1 teacher. She has been teaching in Shanghai for four years and feels blessed to be pursuing her dreams in China, a country that is so rich in culture.

Her educational philosophy is that we are all lifelong learners, and every day is a new day which provides us with a new opportunity to learn and grow. Colette is also a firm believer that perseverance produces character; the key is to persevere in all that we do! In her free time, she enjoys reading as well as spending time outdoors amidst nature with her dog.

Gavra is a Child Psychology graduate and a qualified teacher from South Africa. Before teaching internationally, Gavra volunteered at the Children’s Red Hospital in Cape Town. It was through this experience that she realised that she loved working with children. Due to her passion for the intricacies of the English language, Gavra decided to move abroad and teach English as an Additional Language in South Korea. This initial teaching experience went on to pave the way for Gavra’s Primary teaching career, and has subsequently proven invaluable within her classroom setting, where she has worked with many multi-lingual students and families over the years.

With nearly 12 years international teaching experience across different countries, Gavra feels honored and privileged to be joining the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, community as a Year 2 teacher. She is looking forward to providing all of her students with the best support and tools to develop their learning. She is committed to developing effective communication with all students and parents, centered round collaborative approaches to teacher-parent relationships. 

Apart from her love for teaching, Gavra loves reading books and playing the guitar. She loves nothing more than to share her joy for both reading and music with her students.

Justin grew up in America, where he graduated in Primary Education. He has worked in various international schools in China for more than thirteen years, gaining experience of teaching across the entire primary school sector.

Justin is extremely excited to be starting his next life chapter by joining Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community as a Year 3 Teacher. He is looking forward to further providing a fun, safe, creative, and exciting learning environment for every student in his care. His main priority is to look after every child and display his enthusiasm and passion for teaching into every lesson. Having honed robust teaching strategies throughout his teaching career within various international schools, he is eager to share many engaging and exciting strategies with both his new students and our teaching team at Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong.

Justin enjoys many hobbies, from fixing things around his house to more thrill-seeking activities such as skydiving and windsurfing. He is a family man who enjoys outdoor activities with his 4 and 7 year old sons, both of whom will be joining our school. Justin also loves travelling with his family to experience and enjoy other cultures.

Ross is from the United Kingdom, where he graduated in Sociology and qualified as a primary teacher. Having worked with different curriculums throughout his career, Ross has a sound knowledge of and a fascination with curriculum development. He strongly endorses inclusion, student-centered learning, and learner agency as essential in helping students become successful, fulfilled and prepared for their futures, allowing them to seize every ambition promoted by our school.

Central to Ross’ approach to teaching is a staunch belief in inquiry-based learning and exploration in which students can formulate questions of their own and discover the magic of learning. Ross thoroughly enjoys projects that combine different disciplines and bring learning to life. At every turn, he emphasises, and strives to embed, the importance of high proficiency in phonics and reading, numeracy, research skills and 21st-century skills – the essence of learning to learn.

Ross relishes the international community cultivated at Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, and is deeply excited to be part of a truly culturally diverse environment with aspirational values, recognising our special community as truly unique. 

Daniel is originally from Lancashire, England, where he graduated in Physical Education and School Sport, and qualified as a Primary teacher. Having dedicated the last four years to teaching in the Northwest of England, Daniel has gained a wealth of experience in both Key Stages 1 and 2, specifically championing the development of Phonics and reading. Daniel prides himself on providing memorable learning opportunities, delivering lessons that he hopes will remain with, and inspire, children for a lifetime. He has a holistic approach, whereby every child matters and every lesson counts.

From an early age, Daniel has been an avid sportsperson, and this has led to an ever-growing passion for Physical Education and School sports. Having been a PE subject leader for the last three years, he has instilled a passion for PE and school sports in everyday learning. Daniel also enjoys leading learning outside of the classroom, providing various extra-curricular activities, something he understands to be at the heart of Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong. His overarching aim as a Primary educator is to ensure that all children have the tools to be physically, emotionally and mentally literate as they progress through school and life.

Matthew is excited to be joining Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, in his role as Assistant Head of Primary.

Prior to moving to Shanghai, Mattew led the teaching and learning of English at a leading international school in Beijing. His primary focus was on the incorporation of oracy skills to build on student’s language acquisition, whilst developing awareness of their own learning to become self-reflective, lifelong learners.

Throughout his career, Matthew has taught in leading schools across New Zealand, England and China, which has given him the experience, knowledge, and passion to create an adaptive learning style to best fit and challenge learners at our school.

In his personal time, he thoroughly enjoys engaging in physical exercise and has competed in a range of triathlons and running events. This is also an area he is passionate about promoting within our school setting by being actively involved in coaching and developing the physical well-being of all children.

Peter graduated with honours from Middlesex University before attaining PGCE status from London South Bank University. He taught in various inner-city London schools before joining NAIS Pudong in 2005.

Peter leads our Primary House Programme motivating school spirit amongst our students. Helping students to make progress and to become life-long learners is his key motivation. “After being at the school for a few years, it is wonderful to see how some of my previous students have grown and developed into mature young adults and it’s great that they still remember me too”.

NAIS Pudong is a true family affair for Peter as all his three sons are students here too and are valuable members of our Tiger Sharks Team.

Jonathan is originally from London, The United Kingdom, where he studied Sport and Exercise Science, and graduated in Primary Education.

Jonathan was inspired to join our Nord Anglia International School, Pudong family by the exciting curriculum it offers to all its students. He is keen to meet our returning students and to becoming an integral part of our school community. Excitingly, this will be Jonathan’s first-time teaching in an international school, and he feels incredibly fortunate to be a part of such a well-established organisation. Jonathan is looking forward to working alongside fellow outstanding teachers and to providing students with first-class, memorable educational experiences.

Prior to relocating to China this year, Jonathan worked in schools across London and Kent. Jonathan has experience in teaching both the International Primary Curriculum and Mathematics within Secondary. During his Primary teaching experience, he has established himself as a dedicated classroom practitioner, and has also greatly enjoyed introducing students to rugby, something he is eager to further develop here at Nord Anglia International School, Pudong.

Jonathan spends his time outside of work keeping active. He enjoys anything that is physically challenging. Jonathan has practised judo for many years and represented both his home county and the Southern Region. He was also fortunate enough to train with Team GB over several years and, as such, understands the commitment required to excel.

Chris received his degree in History from Sheffield Hallam University in 2009 before going on to complete his PGCE in Primary Education at Liverpool Hope University the following year. 

He taught in the UK before moving to Cairo, Egypt to take up his first international teaching positon. Chris taught in Key Stage One for many years in British curriculum schools. He then moved to Dubai and taught in Key Stage Two allowing him to gain further experience teaching in another international setting.

He joined NAIS Pudong's Primary Team in 2016 where he has taught in Year 2. He has taken a keen interest in helping younger students learn how to read and write and has contributed to our Phonics programme. Chris is passionate about teaching through story-telling and hopes to encourage all students to become life-long readers and storytellers themselves. Beyond the classroom, he has helped support NAIS Pudong's Primary sports teams promoting teamwork and an active and healthy lifestyle through sports.

Rachel is from Wales, United Kingdom where she received her BA (Hons) Primary Education degree at Swansea Metropolitan University in 2008. Rachel was fortunate to begin her teaching career in London teaching Year One. 

Rachel then continued to develop her career further by moving to Cairo to start her first international post as a Year Two teacher. After five years with many positions in management including Deputy Head, Rachel took the opportunity to move to Dubai where she was Head of EYFS and KS1.

Rachel joined NAIS Pudong in 2016 after deciding a move to Shanghai was the perfect fit due to its diverse and vibrant nature. She has loved every minute teaching here and her role as Primary Maths Leader as she is passionate about developing children's skills in problem solving  and numerical skills.

In her spare time, Rachel is a regular visitor to Craft Shanghai, to learn sewing skills and develop her creative side. She enjoys socialising with her friends, especially going to see concerts or a new film at the cinema. Rachel tries to keep fit as often as possible by going swimming or to the gym. Her main interest is to travel the world and she goes to a new place at any given opportunity. Rachel has enjoyed exploring China since she arrived, sleeping in a tent on the Great Wall will be an experience she will never forget!    

Emma graduated with an English Literature and Drama degree from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2015 and completed her PGCE in Primary Education with a specialism in English in 2016.

Growing up in Hong Kong and Dubai instilled an instant passion within Emma for the international curriculum and travelling. When the opportunity arose to work in a school as impressive as NAIS Pudong, Emma knew she could not pass it up. She began her teaching career in a small Primary school in the South East of England, teaching Year 3 and leading the History and Geography department.

Due to her high level of interest towards the performing arts, Emma ran drama, choir, dance and cheer. After completing three years at the school, Emma made the exciting move to Shanghai and began working in Primary at NAIS Pudong in 2019. She thoroughly enjoys teaching students and creating a classroom that is nurturing, inspiring and focused. Emma utilises her enthusiasm towards theatre when running the Drama Club as well as in her lessons.

Sophie has been a member of the NAIS Pudong for 11 years and has worked initially as the Head of Mandarin in Early Years. Since moving into the Primary Mandarin team she has been teaching and developing the Native program from Years 1 to 6.

Sophie studied in Shanghai to attain her Bachelor’s Degree in English and also graduated from the Shanghai Teachers University, whilst also achieving her CET level 6.   Throughout her time at NAIS Sophie has been part of the teacher training that we run for all the staff, this has enabled her to develop her style of teaching and confidence. Sophie is very excited to work with older children as this has given her the opportunity to challenge her students to develop their understanding of the Chinese language.

Grace gained her Bachelor degree in 2004 and passed the Test for English Majors - Band Grade 8. She then majored in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at postgraduate level and achieved her Masters degree at the East China Normal University in 2007.

Grace believes that having good English skills helps her to work smoothly in such an international environment.   Grace feels lucky to be able to work at NAIS Pudong where she teaches Chinese as a foreign language.Working at the school gives her a fresh perspective on education, since the Western pedagogy is very different to her own educational experiences growing up in the East.

Greg has been with Nord Anglia International School Pudong since 2015, taking on a variety of leadership positions prior to his appointment as Head of Secondary. Greg thoroughly enjoys working with our outstanding students and teachers aiming to achieve academic success whilst also ensuring our students become active and internationally minded global citizens. As part of being in a community of Nord Anglia schools, our students have countless opportunities to develop their skill set and Greg has been involved in many Nord Anglia projects such as the Tanzania Expedition. Greg is a strong believer in empowering our students to be leaders either in the classroom or beyond the school environment. Greg’s main subject specialism is History but in recent years he has appreciated seeing how the Theory of Knowledge and Global Perspectives relate to the world around us.

Greg loves the city of Shanghai and in his spare time, he likes to play football, tennis and go running around the French Concession.

Hari is an enthusiastic physicist who is dedicated to sharing his passion with all his students. He took on his first international teaching position in the Maldives before moving to China about thirteen years ago to capitalise his teaching experience as well as to explore the third largest country in the world.

Hari started his China journey in Nanjing, teaching Physics across different ages, before moving to Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, in 2015. He chose our school to have the opportunity to teach and promote curiosity through inquiry-based learning in science.

Hari likes to maintain a high level of fitness and hence likes to work out regularly. He enjoys playing cricket, tennis and badminton. In his free time, Hari likes reading updates on Astronomy, watching movies and shopping on Taobao.

After studying Mathematics in the United Kingdom, Dominic started preparing himself for a career in education. He first started teaching in Guangzhou in China before returning to teach in the United Kingdom. After spending five years working at a Secondary school in the United Kingdom, Dominic decided to move himself and his family back to China and joined our Mathematics department in 2018. He has taught students from Year 6 up to Year 13 and now leads our Mathematics and Computing department. Dominic’s teaching centres on strong professional relationships with the students, encouraging them to believe in themselves and feel comfortable in his classroom.

Outside of the classroom, Dominic enjoys playing badminton and organised the first Secondary Badminton Championships last year.

Having graduated in Mathematics, Paul extended his passion further to broaden his academic career by studying computational fluid dynamics.

Following his research work at University, Paul spent three years in Japan working for Komatsu as a research engineer. After working in England as a teacher of Mathematics and Head of General Studies, Paul decided to relocate abroad again to take up a Head of Mathematics role in an International School in Shanghai. During this time Paul moved into school leadership focusing on Curriculum in the Secondary school.

Paul has a love of Football and Chess. His Chess talents have led to huge interest from the students who enjoy chanllenging him to matches during lunchtimes.

Daniel worked in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Egypt, before joined Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong in 2016. Daniel is especially proud of the Humanities Department's results which habitually top global performances.

As an Apple Certified teacher, he relishes embracing technological shifts to support learning and is a keen advocate of the flipped classroom. He remains an examiner for both CIE and Ed Excel IGCSE as well as for the IBO and is an assessment author. Daniel is a recipient of the Her Majesty Queen Mother Great War Scholarship and leads History Bowl CCA for students who wish to represent their school in academic tournaments. Daniel feels extremely fortunate to have worked with so many inspiring students, parents, and teachers in his previous roles, both in pastoral and academics, such Head of Year and Global Campus leader. In 2022 Daniel published his first two books providing support for students to achieve excellent IB History essays.

Daniel is a lifelong Aston Villa FC supporter and is happiest watching Test cricket with a flask of tea, a piccalilli sandwich, and a crossword. He is married and has a Shanghai-born daughter.

Jawad, having studied Master of Doctor (MD) in Medicine and Surgery, brings an immense subject knowledge to Nord Anglia International School, Pudong. He has been teaching Secondary School Biology and Science for nearly a decade in preparing graduates from different international examination boards. He often reminds his students that “Everything in this world is evolving for the better because natural selection only favours the fittest. So, make sure you are also evolving and getting better every day”.

Jawad has taught a wide range of courses in Science with a particular focus in Biology for students looking to study Medicine or Biochemistry at Higher Education. He particularly likes practical aspects of science as he believes this is a way to understand the common nature of all scientific disciplines. His calm and welcoming nature allows students to feel secure and confident in his classroom environment.

In addition to his passion for teaching, Jawad enjoys jogging, reading, and spending time with his family.

As a Modern Foreign Languages graduate majoring in “Teaching Spanish and English as a second language”, Lina has had the fantastic opportunity to collect almost 20 years of experience in teaching languages in various international contexts. In 2003, Lina moved to England where she started working as a Spanish and French teacher in several schools including leading the MFL department for 7 years.

Lina joined the Nord Anglia family in 2015 at The British International School of Hanoi where she was the first Spanish teacher at her arrival but when she left, she was leading a very successful team of seven teachers and three languages. Additionally, Lina was leading the EAL program across the whole school. The vast exposure to different education systems, the personal experience that is required to access content in a language other than her mother tongue, the passion for teaching Spanish and the hope of being able to contribute to a world where all students can access the contents of the curriculum regardless of their origin, nationality or race, are the driving force that makes her a proud member of the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community.

After working for KPMG Enterprise in London for a short time after university, Martin decided to follow his conviction to train to become a teacher, and he has never looked back.

28 years later, Martin still has a real passion for learning and teaching, and he excitedly puts the latest and best pedagogical theories into practice. He particularly excels at teaching his students how to develop their higher order analytical skills, whether it be in his Geography lessons or his Business Studies lessons. Martin is already enjoying a long and successful teaching career working at a selection of well renowned schools, both in the United Kingdom and in Asia.

Martin is a keen footballer, although sporting injuries have caught up with him, so his passion is focused on watching the beautiful game now more than playing. Martin is here in Shanghai along with his family, who are also part of the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community.

Inezette is enthusiastic about joining Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong this year. She is an experienced Head of English leader and has had the privilege of teaching in South Africa and Qatar before travelling to China.

One of her aims in life is to experience different cultures by teaching them a way to connect with the rest of the world. Using the connecting tool of the English language and its literature, has proven to be a great platform to reach young minds and inspire creative thinking. Inezette enjoys teaching English to native speakers as well as English as an additional language. The strongest attribute of her teaching style is the loyalty she has towards her students and guiding them to achieve the goals they set for themselves.

Inezette believes that learning does not stop in the classroom and spends her free time attending dance classes to learn new styles and developing her skills in playing tennis as well as painting.

Samuel is delighted to be joining the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong where he will be working as a Physical Education teacher and Year 10 form tutor. Samuel has been working in Shanghai schools for the last 6 years. Prior to this Samuel started his educational journey in Coventry, the United Kingdom studying Sports and Exercise Science.

Upon graduation Samuel moved to New York, USA, where he worked for 5 years, teaching children from 3 to 18 years. In 2016 an opportunity to work in China was to hard resist, and Sam has lived here ever since eager to pass on his passion for sport and encouraging people to live a healthier life.

Sport and exercise play a key part in his spare time, he is a big fan of Watford FC, watching as many matches as possible. He also plays football as well as enjoying partaking in gym classes, playing badminton and squash in his spare time.

Edwin is honored to be joining the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community as one of the secondary science teachers to be able to share his enthusiasm about the world through science.

Prior to joining the amazing team at Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, he has worked with students from over 45 countries at an international school in South Africa. He has also spent 5 years teaching secondary Science in China and through these experiences he has realised that though our backgrounds are different we all speak the same language he likes to call “the human language”.

Working with English as an Additional language (EAL) students since he began his teaching career has made him look deeper into how to communicate and understand students to create a learning environment that is suitable for students with diverse backgrounds.

When he is not busy, he enjoys taking time to play video games, listen to audiobooks and play football. He hopes to return on to the track at some point as he loves sprinting and chasing after the wind in a 100m dash.

Li Qi Ong has had a musical focus since a very young age. She grew up participating in a wide variety of musical settings. Li, as a pianist of the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, performed at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall, toured red locally and recorded a live performance for RTM/Malaysian radio station. Her musical journey continued when she moved to Australia to further her music studies at the age of 16. Whilst studying for her music performance and teaching degree, she competed in piano competitions, sang in choirs, participated in the Overseas Malaysian Winter Piano Academy (OMWPA) at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK, and performed as a flutist with the KOZY Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in 2017. She has been teaching music for over ten years. Li joins us from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she focused on music curriculum design and developing music performances.

In her free time, she loves to hike, play badminton, learn new things and spend time with her family.

Laurence is excited to be joining Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community and is very much look forward to working with colleagues and students in our shared learning journey to attain our ambitions and to do our very best in everything we attempt.

Laurence studied History at University and qualified as a teacher in the United Kingdom. He has broad experience in teaching students from Year 5 to Year 13, teaching g several humanities-based subjects including History, Geography, English, Business Studies, and Global Perspectives. Laurence decided to relocate abroad and has taught across Asia before spending the last 16 years in China. Laurence has eclectic tastes ranging from Mozart to Motown, Shakespeare to Spaghetti, and Derry Girls to Dr Who. Other interests include Film, Drama and Current Affairs.

Jia Ying is an experienced CAIE and IBDP science educator, specialised in Chemistry. Upon completion of her Master’s degree in France, she started her first teaching career in her home country, Malaysia where she has guided secondary school students in achieving their potential in uncovering the principles in Chemistry. Before moving to Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong she held various positions, such as subject head in the school leading practitioners to achieve collective goal of improving student performance, CAIE examiner and trainer.

Besides teaching Chemistry and Science, she played an active role in supporting IB students with their Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and CAS in her previous school. She is also an active member of Malaysia Institute of Chemistry and registered chemist. Throughout her teaching career, she strongly believes that the personalised teaching is needed to support the different learners in mastering the knowledge and skills in science. In her spare time, Jia Ying loves to hunt for good food and coffee.

Emma graduated with an English Literature and Drama degree in London, followed by completing her teaching qualifications. She began her teaching career in a small school in the Southeast of England, where due to her high level of interest in the performing arts, Emma ran drama, choir, dance and cheer.

Growing up in Hong Kong and Dubai instilled an instant passion within Emma for the international curriculum and travelling. When the opportunity arose to work in a school as impressive as Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, Emma knew she could not pass it up. Emma made the exciting move to Shanghai and began working at NAIS in 2019 where she thoroughly enjoyed teaching students and creating a classroom that is nurturing, inspiring and focused. Emma now utilises her enthusiasm towards theatre to deliver outstanding Juilliard lessons and whole school productions.

Grace gained her Bachelor degree in 2004 and passed the Test for English Majors - Band Grade 8. She then majored in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at postgraduate level and achieved her Master's degree at the East China Normal University in 2007.

Grace believes that having strong bilingual skills helps individuals to thrive in any environment. Grace feels lucky to be able to work at Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong where she teaches Chinese as a foreign language. Working at our school gives Grace a fresh perspective on education and outlook which she finds fascinating and helps her to create a wider understanding of our students.

Sophie has been a member of the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong for many years and has worked initially as the Head of Mandarin in Early Years. Since moving into the Primary Mandarin team she has been teaching and developing the Native program from Years 1 to 6.

Sophie studied in Shanghai to attain her Bachelor’s Degree in English and graduated from the Shanghai Teachers University, whilst also achieving her CET level 6. Throughout her time at the school Sophie has been part of the teacher training that we run for all the staff, this has enabled her to develop her style of teaching and confidence. Sophie is very excited to work with older children as this has given her the opportunity to challenge her students to develop their understanding of the Chinese language.