Years 1 and 2

Michelle Parker

After completing her first degree in Physical Education and Sport Science at Loughborough University, Michelle then qualified as a primary school teacher by completing a PGCE at Sheffield Hallam University. For many years, she combined teaching part-time with training as a professional athlete, before focusing solely on her teaching career. Michelle also completed a second degree in Psychology to further her knowledge of child development.

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Dawn Ross

Dawn has been teaching since 1995 and started her career as an EFL teacher in Alexandria, Egypt. Since qualifying with a PGCE, she has worked in Beijing and Singapore, and is delighted to join the BISS team in Shanghai. Dawn has taught adults, secondary school children and across all primary ages from Reception to Year 6, although most of her experience has been in the Early Years. Dawn has held a number of middle leadership positions during her teaching career and was Senior Coordinator of Early Childhood in her previous post before moving to Shanghai.

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Maryke Peacock

Maryke completed a BEd Degree in Primary School Education in South Africa in 1995 and went into teaching, where she took up the roles of 1st Team Hockey Coach and Girls Hostel Student Supervisor. In 2000, Maryke moved to the United Kingdom, taking on various educational roles in order to challenge herself and to learn new perspectives, so to serve the schooling community with the best experience and knowledge. 

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Christopher Eales

Christopher has been working in Primary and Early Years education in China for over nine years and he is looking forward to working at BISS Puxi. He previously managed a kindergarten, later moving on to concurrently manage a training centre, and as someone who continually wanted to improve and develop as a teacher, his move to a Nord Anglia school in Guangzhou six years ago was an obvious choice. Christopher is delighted to have been given the opportunity to stay within the Nord Anglia family here in Shanghai, as he feels that not only do they exhibit a high level of professionalism throughout the family of schools, but their dedication to teacher development and their ambitious approach to education are second to none.

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Susan Robertson

Susan qualified as a primary teacher in 2005 and spent eight years teaching in Scotland. In 2013, she moved to Spain and taught in Early Years for one year. She then taught a Reception class in Egypt for a further two years. In 2016, Susan decided to move to Shanghai to be part of the BISS community, where she taught for three years in Early Years. This is now her second year teaching Year 1. 

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Rebecca Griffiths

Rebecca attended Bangor University in the UK, where she completed a BA (Hons) in Primary Education leading to Qualified Teacher Status. She has also successfully completed a Masters in Educational Practice at Cardiff University. Rebecca has taught a range of age groups, from Nursery to Year 6, in her hometown in North Wales, which has given her a strong and broad understanding of the Primary Curriculum.

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Diane Lapworth

Diane studied English Literature at Loughborough University. After she graduated, she moved to Wuhan, China, to teach a Grade 2 English class. She intended to stay there for one year but extended her placement as she thoroughly enjoyed living and teaching in China. After leaving Wuhan, Diane moved to London to train professionally as a teacher, completing her PGCE at Goldsmiths University. 

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Yasmin Bjork

Yasmin graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with an BA (Hons) in Early Years Education followed by a PGCE from Sunderland University. Yasmin has a diverse background in education having worked in EYFS, Year 1 and with Year 2 students which makes Yasmin a strong classroom practitioner with a varied teaching portfolio. 

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