Head of Faculty-Arts(Visual and Performing), Teacher of PE
Southampton Solent University – BSc in Sports Coaching
Goldsmiths, University of London – Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Mr. Ross Cheetham has over 12 years’ experience teaching Physical Education in London schools. He also served as Head of Year, KS3 academic leader and Head of lower School.
Head of Subject-Art, Teacher of Art
Cambridge International Examinations coursework moderator cert
Counselling Certificate.(Level 1), Accrington and Rossendale College
PGCE Teacher Training, Caerleon College
University of Wales UK BA[hons], Cardiff Art College, University of Wales UK
Teacher of Art
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Visual Art K-12 Arte Educator License, Region 10, Dallas Texas
Mr. Percevecz has more than 10-year teaching experience in America, India, and China.
Art and Design Teacher
Bachelor’s degree of Fashion Design in Wuxi Light Industry University
Professional Fashion Design standards: Advanced
Joined SCIE in 2009.
Worked in Fashion industry before SCIE. Worked in the area of garment design, window displaying and graphic designs.
Teacher of Art
MFA Printmaking,Certificate Art Education, Rhode Island School of Design
BFA Fine art, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Specialized in drawing, relief printing, lithography, serigraphy, intaglio, letterpress Printing, papermaking, book binding, hand embroidery, crochet, batik and other media
Lindi has years of experience in art production and international exhibitions. Her works are exhibited in America, Japan, Italy and other countries. Lindi has experience teaching primary school, middle school and university level students.
Teacher of Drama
BA Hons Performing Arts, University of Hertfordshire
BA Hons Creative Writing, University of Hull
PGCSE, University of Huddersfield
Ms Victoria has taught for 21 years, 13 years as a performing arts teacher in a college in the UK and as a drama, creative writing and English teacher in China as well as volunteering in a variety of teaching positions in other schools and establishments in both Europe and Asia. Victoria was part of a theatre company and was the lead singer in a soul band back in the UK. Victoria is excited to be joining the SCIE team and for the fantastic opportunity to work with creative and inspiring students and colleagues.
Teacher of Drama
MA in Drama and Theatre Education University of Warwick (Distinction)
BA in Theatre Studies & Criticism The Central Academy of Drama
Bianca is a young teacher with a variety of English and Chinese drama teaching and project experiences.
Teacher of Drama
Western Illinois University, Bachelor of Art in Music
US Teaching License in the Illinois State
Amanda has about ten years of teaching experience in drama and music, having worked in regions such as the United States and China, where she directed many drama works.
Pastoral Assistant Principal, Teacher of Music
Doctor’s Graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology, Russia
Master of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Russia
Master of Education, St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Russia
Boris has extensive experience as a teacher, performer, and orchestra conductor. He joined SCIE in 2020 and previously held the position of Head of Faculty – Arts (Visual and Performing). His doctoral dissertation is dedicated to investigating the development of students’ positive intrinsic motivation and enhancing interest in learning. His professional interest in the features of motivation and the development of students’ autonomy continues to drive him to research these topics, especially in the aspects of learning in small groups. He has various published articles and practical guides.
Head of Subject-Music, Teacher of Music
Mus. Master of Vocal Performance, The Boston Conservatory, MA, USA
MA. Master of Arts and Humanities, The university of Southampton, UK
BMus. Bachelor of Music Education, Central China Normal University, China
TESOL certificate Arizona State University, US
PGCE certificate University of Nottingham, UK
Music Teacher
Master of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Russia
Master of Education, St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Russia
Elena has worked as Head of Music at Green Oasis School and Shenzhen Oasis International school for more than 10 years and has extensive experience in management and teaching.
Music Teacher
University of Manchester, Bachelor of Music
PGCE in University of Reading
With experience working at GCSE in a comprehensive school in the UK, Daniel Andrew is skilled in building positive relationships with students, and in managing the teaching and coursework of GCSE and A-Level Music.
Head of Subject-PE, Teacher of PE
PGCEi in Education University of Nottingham
BSc Honours Sport and Exercise Science Sheffield Hallam University
Mr. Edward Dawes works at PE area for many years, he has many years PE teaching experience in England and China.
Teacher of PE
Master of Sports Training for Children and Youth, Coimbra University
Bachelor of Physical Education Teacher – Coimbra University
David finished his master’s thesis in data analysis, and has always been teaching a regular activity, whether in schools or clubs for more than a decade.
Teacher of PE
BEd in University of South Africa
Bob has been working in education for 15 years, teaching PE and coaching sports teams at various levels. He spent 12 years working at independent boarding schools in South Africa before teaching in Malaysia for 3 years. Having been raised in Zimbabwe, he has also spent time in Ireland as well as South Africa and Malaysia.
Teacher of PE
Bachelor in Sport and Physical Education, University of Belgrade.
High enthusiastic teaching professional who is eager to provide all students with a solid education. Talent to bringing the classroom to life with real world examples and innovative technology.
Igor has experience working as a coach and physical education teacher with more then 12 years.
He is very passionate about the combat sports, seems he was a member of his national team in “kyokushinkai karate” and during this period he was working on cardio improvements and coordination technique.
Sports Coordinator, Teacher of PE
Master Degree of Physical Education, North East Normal University
Bachelor Degree of Physical Education, Yanbian University
She joined SCIE in 2014.
Teacher of PE
Master of Theory in Sports Pedagogy and Training, Beijing Sport University
Chinese Ministry of Education teacher qualification certificate (high school)
National first-class referee certificate of athletics
Ms. Tan Tian worked in an international school in Shenzhen, teaching the students from primary school to high school. Also worked as an intern teaching assistant at China Academy of Athletics, Beijing Sport University.
Teacher of PE, Head of Water
Master of Science in Education, Health and Physical Education, Northwest Missouri State University.
PGCE in Physical Education, North-West University.
Bachelor of Health Sciences, with Sport Coaching and Human Movement Sciences, North-West University.
Diploma in Sport Science, North-West University.
IRB Level 2 Rugby Coach, International Rugby Board.
Trifocus Fitness Academy: Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritionist, Certified Sport Conditioning Coach, Certified Bootcamp Coach, Certified Boxing Coach.
Dirkie van Reenen has a rich experience as a Sport Scientist. He coached many professional athletes and people with disabilities. He played Cricket and Rugby at Provincial level. He is an expert in Sport Specific Training, Strength Sports, and Nutrition. After finishing his teaching qualification, he worked as a head of Physical Education in South Africa before he went abroad to teach in South Korea and now in China.
Teacher of PE
Beijing Sport University, China Volleyball College – Master’s in Sports Pedagogy
National first-class referee certificate of indoor and beach volleyball.
Worked as teaching assistance of PE selective courses in Beijing Sport University, with international school teaching experience. Also worked as an assistant coach and interpreter in professional sports team before. Joined SCIE in 2025.
My essay is on the recent development of China’s mental health care system and how it can help address this question. Though, I actually parried the question raised by the prompt, and I did not in the end emphasise too much that more care should be devoted to the socially vulnerable. Rather, I intended to underscore the complexity and ambiguity in any employment of these two notions — “socially vulnerable” and “responsibility” — in the concrete working of society. Through my study I discovered that the train of legislative efforts made in the 1980s to 2000s to legally recognise, to enhance public knowledge of, and to erect new asylums for, “the mentally ill,” in fact coincided spatiotemporally with government efforts in putting new agendas of foreign policies and city development to work. Thus, the recent development of China’s mental health care, from scratch to full maturity, is not solely the consequence of “humanitarian effort,” but also of some other ulterior motives. In my conclusion, I hinted that any answer to this question would entail empirical investigation into the concrete working of social institutions, and depending on the nature of this “socially vulnerable” group, claims of “responsibility” may be leveraged as veils for other purposes.
Before starting my research I did not by then have a well-formed hypothesis, but I did have Michel Foucault’s intriguing study on madness in mind. Due to the rather peculiar nature of the object of my study, I was not able to apply the sociological theories (Marxism, Functionalism, e.g.) I learnt in class to my own research. I must thank my sociology teacher for his encouragement and provision of many textbook resources and classical studies done in the field of mental health care. In addition to that, he prepared a statement of the school for my application to conduct short interviews at a local mental health hospital — this application, however, though quite expectedly, sank into oblivion — without his help this project would be very difficult.
I made a documentary “The Definition” about the situation of elderly in Shenzhen to enter this competition. As I have some previous knowledge in filmmaking, learning from TBU studio, I though it would be meaningful if I combined my filmmaking skills with sociology knowledge. In the meanwhile, after learning the very first chapter of sociology, The Family, I found out that the situation of elderly in the UK is different from that of elderly in Shenzhen. For instance, elderly have the responsibility taking care of their grandchildren and dance in the park for entertainment is distinctive in China. Therefore, I decided to make a documentary to record the interesting culture.
I learnt a lot during the preparation for the competition. I learned a lot about how to carry out an individual primary research when I was filming “The Definition”, which helps a lot in my current sociology study. Also, I understood sociology theories better. For instance, postmodernism used to be only a vague theoretical perspective for me, yet it amazed me knowing that elderly people participate actively in public activities can be considered as view of postmodernism.
Most importantly, I realized filmmaking can make some impacts on people, portraying problems of society. Experience of BSA opened my eyes and led me rethink about my future major in college. I want use my skills and knowledge to help more people, so I will probably try a major with humanity and filmmaking combined instead of pursuing the dream of being an artist alone.
Learning sociology gives me a new perspective in seeing how the world works, and it also lets me care more about the vulnerability in the society. Thank you to my sociology teacher, Richard Driscoll, who gave me lots of inspiration such as filming the dancing in the park, which is interesting to British people, and recommenced lots of sociological books about the elderly.
By listening to his advice, “The Definition” eventually divides into two parts: one is about the elderly in nursing home and the other is about people dancing in the park. Also, there is many interviews in the documentary to give a more well-rounded perspective.
I would like to thank my Math teacher Michael Jin and my friend Franchaska, who helped me with the voice over. Also, thanks to my family members, especially my dear grandmother, who gave me lots of insights related to the issue of elderly.
I made this documentary just before the deadline, thus it’s not so perfect. I’ll probably elaborate some shots and reedit it in the future.
If you are interested, you can click the link below and watch it.
Teng Xun Video:https://v.qq.com/x/page/u0862usad2v.html
Bilibili:https://www.bilibili.com/video/av38188271?from=search&seid=10452775157822232568