Management Team
Principal
Neil Mobsby
Principal, Member of SLT Mathematics Teacher
BSc Pure & Applied Mathematics, University of Exeter
PGCE Secondary Mathematics, Christ Church College Canterbury
Mr. Neil Mobsby has worked for more than 25 years in a variety of international schools in the Middle East, Africa and China as well as in the UK and has extensive experience in management and teaching. He joined SCIE in 2009 in the Mathematics Department and as Deputy Principal before taking over as Executive Principal from August 2018.
Deputy Principal
Alison Huang
Non-academic Principal
Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Jinan University
National certificated Tax Accountant
Liaison Officer of Cambridge ESOL
Alison Huang has more than 20 years extensive experiences in financial management, standard international exams management and international school management. She joined SCIE in 2004, and as Exam Officer and Head of HR before taking over Non-academic Deputy Principal in August 2011.
Richard Driscoll
Academic Deputy Principal, Teacher of Sociology and Humanities Oxbridge , Cambridge Assessment Trainer for Humanities and Sociology
PGCE in Social Science – Institute of Education of University of London
Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy – University of York. Richard joined SCIE in 2014 and previously held the position of Head of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Richard has organised and presented at various conferences for teaching and learning both face to face and virtually. Previously to SCIE Richard was Head of Social Sciences at a High School outside London.
Marco Campisi
Pastoral Deputy Principal, Teacher of Chemistry
B.Eng Chemical Engineering, University College London
MA Education, University of Bath
PGCE Secondary Science, Brunel University
Marco has taught and been a leader in schools around the world including the UK, Indonesia, China, and the UAE for more than two decades. Prior to joining SCIE, he was a Pastoral Leader at a High School in Jiangsu.
Assistant Principal
Frank Deng
Non-academic Assistant Principal
BSc in Education, Hebei Normal University
With 11 years teaching experiences in public and international high school
Joined SCIE in 2004 as a subject teacher, and then as the Head of Admission from 2009 to 2020
Jeff Kearns
Assistant Academic Principal, Teacher of Chemistry
MSc Organic Chemistry, University of New Brunswick
BSc Biochemistry, Dalhousie University
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, The University of Nottingham
Originally from Canada, Jeff has been teaching Chemistry, IT, and related subjects for more than 25 years at universities and schools in Canada, the UAE, and China.
He’s been with SCIE since 2006 and has held the positions of Head of Chemistry and Head of IT.
Boris Denisov
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.
