Echo Zhou
Headteacher
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.
Jessica Cao
Deputy head teacher
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.
Hailin Zhao
Year 1MA Mandarin teacher
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.
May Sun
Year 2MB Mandarin teacher
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.
Yue Li
Year 6MB Mandarin teacher
Joined since 2018 Yue originated from China. She holds a Master’s degree in Education studies and a certificate in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from SOAS, University of London. Yue specialises in teaching Mandarin to adults but also has a keen interest in working with both children and adults.
Lily Li
Year 8MA Mandarin teacher
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.
Sissi Chen
Year 8MB Mandarin teacher
Joined since 2015 Sissi originated from Hangzhou, an eastern city in China. She was an English teacher in a university before coming to the UK for her Masters Degree in Language teaching. Prior to teaching Mandarin in a mainstream school in Coventry, she was teaching Mandarin to various age groups in the UK.
Hui Wang
AS class teacher (1st year of Pre-U)
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.
Lulu Zhang
A Level (Pre-U)
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.