Staff profiles

Joined since 2012 Echo is originally from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China near Shanghai. She also lived and taught Mandarin in Singapore prior to settling down in the UK. She previously taught Year 1 and Year 6 Mandarin classes. She became the Headteacher of the school in 2014.

Joined since 2014 Jessica originated from Guangdong Province in China and also lived in Hong Kong before settling in the UK. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. She taught Year 7 for two years before joining the management team as the School Secretary from September 2016.

Joined since 2016 Dan originated from China and joined us in 2016. Having been with us for two years as a Teaching Assistant, she has now built sufficient experience to teach independently. She speaks fluent English and Chinese.

Joined since 2003 Emy was born in the UK and had lived and worked in both Hong Kong and UK. She is a Chartered Surveyor by profession and was a former pupil of the school back in the 1980’s! She is primarily involved in managing the school’s financial accounts.

Joined since 2018 Joined since 2018 Lina is originally from China. She started as a Teaching Assistant but has built sufficient experience to teach independently since 2019.

Joined since 2014 Jo originated from Pahang, on the Eastern coast of Malaysia. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Joined since 2019 Hailin is originally from Guangxi Province in Southern China. She settled in the UK after completing her Bachelor’s degree. She also holds a level 2 Certificate for Children and Young People’s Workforce. She has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and working with children.

Joined since 2021 Voon is originally from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. She settled in the UK after completing her Bachelor's degree and PhD at Nottingham Trent University. She is also multilingual and she can communicate fluently in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay and Hakka (Chinese dialect). She is passionate about teaching young children.

Joined since 2014 Ellie originated from Liaoning Province in Northern China before settling in the UK. She holds the Community Language Teaching Certificate from London Goldsmiths University, a qualification completed whilst teaching at our school.

Joined since 2016 Catherine originated from Johor, a major city in the southern part of Malaysia before settling in the UK. She is bilingual in both English and Mandarin. She also serves as a committee member at UK Federation of Chinese Schools (UKFCS).

Joined since 2010 Annie originated from Xian Province in China before settling in the UK. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and is our longest serving Mandarin teacher.

Joined 2017 Grace originated from Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. She settled in the UK after completing a Master's degree at the University of Birmingham. She is a Design Engineer by profession and has experience teaching English as a second language.

Joined since 2021 Jasmine originated from China and has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and work with children.

Joined since 2012 Celine originated from Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, near Kuala Lumpur. She is bilingual in both Mandarin and Cantonese and had taught in both languages.

Joined since 2019 Joined since 2018 Susie is originally from China and started as a cover teacher/ teaching assistant. From 2019 she has been teaching our native speaking classes. She has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and working with children.

Joined since 2020 May was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, in eastern China. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in English linguistics. May is a qualified teacher in China. She taught in international schools in China for over 6 years before settling down in the UK 4 years ago. She also holds Mandarin Speaking Standard Certificate and qualified as IGCSE English Speaking Examiner. May has a wealth of experience teaching both English and Mandarin to all age groups.

Joined since 2019 Coco is originally from Fu Jian province in Southeastern China. She was a qualified primary school teacher in China. She has 7 years of teaching experience teaching Chinese in primary schools before settling down in the UK. She has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and working with children.

Joined since 2017 Lily originated from Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. She was a qualified high school teacher in China before settling in the UK. She has three years of experience teaching Chinese elsewhere. Lily joined us in 2017 and taught 5MA for 2 years. She holds the Community Language Teaching Certificate from London Goldsmiths University, a qualification completed whilst teaching at our school.

Joined since 2019 George originated from the Northeast part of China before settling in the UK. He has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and working with children.

Joined since 2018 Hui is originally from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in the central part of the People’s Republic of China. She taught English to children in China for over a year prior to settling down in the UK. She also has experience in teaching adults Mandarin in the UK.

Joined since 2017 Cindy originated from China. She has previously taught our AS level and Adult Mandarin Class at our school. She has a keen interest in teaching Mandarin and working with children.

Joined since 2016 Elsa came from Heilongjiang Province in Northeast of China. Having a degree in Chinese Language and Literature, she is a fully qualified teacher in China where she taught Chinese in primary schools.

Joined since 2014 Lulu is originally from Liaoning province in Northern China. She previously taught year 1, year 5 and GCSE Mandarin classes. She is a very experienced teacher for exam classes and has taught many graduates of GCSE, AS, A level and Pre-U candidates both on private basis and at mainstream schools. All her previous students achieve excellent results.

Joined since 2015 Emily originated from Tianjin, a major city in the northern part of China before settling in the UK. She has been assisting and teaching various classes since September 2015.

Joined since 2012 Dora originated from Hong Kong before settling in the UK. She had taught various Cantonese classes previously including exam classes. She is now teaching art classes to children from 12-1pm.