PROGRAMME SHANGHAI - HANGZHOU - TIANJIN
20-23 OCTOBER 2017 www.festivalofeducation.cn To keep in step with an ever-changing world, schools can no longer offer an education that lacks dynamism or flexibility. Pupils, parents, teachers, and politicians should all be involved in creating new educational pathways that are fit for an often uncertain future. Debate, discussion and inquiry are therefore essential elements of the way forward.
Over four days, the festival brings together experts in education from the UK, China and the rest of the world, who will present a variety of talks, lead workshops, and take part in panel discussions that will stimulate thinking about education. If you are involved in, or passionate about education, this inspirational event is for you.
Come and join other festival-goers who explore, celebrate, learn, debate and connect. Be inspired by our impressive speakers, get involved with workshops and activities, and connect with other educationalists, teachers, students and parents. JOIN THE DEBATE
Session Strands
Early Years focus dedicated sessions for Early Years educators and parents Wellbeing an inquiry into examination stress, body image and mental health A developing romance aspects of the relationship between Chinese and British education Exploring education sessions challenging accepted ideas and fundamental concepts of teaching Dr Stephen Jacobi Festival Director
Welcome to the third annual Festival of Education at Wellington College.
This year’s event is bigger and more ambitious than its predecessors. There is extra geographical reach (taking in Hangzhou, Tianjin and, closer to home, the bilingual school in Shanghai), and the festival is slightly longer, with a prologue on Thursday and a conclusion in Tianjin on Monday afternoon.
The Thursday start is because we have been granted a licence to host TED talks, and the first opportunity to present these will come on the day before the official opening of the festival proper. A couple of the TED talks will focus on education, as appetisers for the main event. In addition to the Thursday prologue, the festival also lasts longer on Saturday. This should allow you to attend more talks and make your experience of the festival less frenetic. As a consequence, the programme itself is fatter: more speakers; more rooms; more sessions, though without any drop in their quality.
There are four thematic strands holding the event together, and these represent broadly significant educational issues. We plan to create more strands in future festivals, such as the influence of technology in education. If there are other themes you would like to see explored, I would be delighted to hear from you.
Not included in this brochure is a request for you to ‘save the date’ for next year’s event. This is because there are plans to move the Festival of Education to April, effectively swapping dates with our Arts Festival. The thinking is that we will run a combined arts and education week in March 2018, followed by a full Arts Festival in October, with the first ‘new’ date for the Festival of Education being April 2019.
Meanwhile, please enjoy this year’s festival. There are some terrific speakers, including a few old hands, though most of the participants are making their first appearance at the festival. Presenters have travelled from the UK, Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong. There are a number of experts from mainland China. And some of the sessions are being presented by Wellington staff and parents, which is an initiative I would like to encourage.
The Festival of Education represents a continued commitment to thinking about, exploring, and encouraging debate about what education is and where it might be headed. More than ever, teaching and learning must be dynamic and keep up with the demands and challenges of a fast- shifting world.
I thank you for your attendance and hope that you will enjoy the discussions and find plenty to think about.
Gerard MacMahon Executive Master Wellington College Shanghai
Welcome to the third Wellington College Festival of Education, or ‘EdFest’. The aim of the festival is to provide an opportunity for educationalists, teachers, parents, and pupils to hear interesting and challenging ideas from the best thinkers and practitioners. We hope this will spark discussion and help Wellington teachers, and our colleagues in other schools, to continue to improve their practice.
The festival is growing and this year incorporates events in four distinct Wellington China locations. Events will take place in in our newest home in Hangzhou, in our oldest school in Tianjin, and in our two Shanghai sites: the Early Years setting and the festival’s headquarters at Wellington College International Shanghai. I hope our broadening locations will bring even broader perspectives to the debate and discussion.
It may be a coincidence that ideas we discuss at EdFest in China subsequently become major topics for discussion by international educationalists. In 2018, Wellington College bilingual schools will open in Hangzhou and in Shanghai, so it is appropriate that a continuing theme in our Festival of Education is the synthesis of the best of Western and Chinese educational thinking and practice. We will be developing last year’s focus on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, knowing that it has become a hot topic worldwide. So has the question of the role of the arts in education: a debate in which Wellingtonians have a particularly strong interest.
We aim to inspire pupils of all ages to be excited by learning and to develop intellectual curiosity. I hope that the Wellington College Festival of Education will show them that their teachers and parents still want to learn as well as to teach. Enjoy the festival.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20 WELLINGTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL SHANGHAI
THEATRE BLACK BOX MUSIC 1 MUSIC 2 MUSIC 3 LIBRARY 1 LIBRARY 2
Gerard MacMahon 9:00-9:45 THEATRE Opening ceremony and introductory remarks
James Beadle Julian Jefferys Shonette Bason Ian Warwick Debra Kidd Dr Shari Rosen Norman Lebrecht
Difficulty in mathematics: Routes through the IB: an Creating outstanding Early Challenging and supporting Dilemma-led learning: Language learning through How the arts shape and What causes it, when to expert’s overview of the IB - a Years more able learners as teaching with moral purpose play: how educators and change a developing mind 9:45-10:45 remove it and when to challenging but rewarding and teachers and parents, based in mind parents can support embrace it accessible journey on worldwide research and communication in the under- effective practice 5s through play (part 1 of 2)
10:45-11:15 BREAK
Dr Yu Bai Richard Farmer Pam Mundy Nina Jackson Dr Qing Cai Michael Bywater
Problems of education in rural Which apps did Shakespeare Full STEAM Ahead! The ‘Arts’ You look fine to me! Spotting Insights from cognitive science Think Different or Think FILM China: how fair is the use? Are we learning better of inquiry based learning in the signs of stress, anxiety and about learning: brain research Same: Apple, IBM, Britain and 11:15-12:15 Gregory’s Girl education system in China and now? the Early Years emotional health issues for on language and cognitive China. About the what hurdles do rural children educators and parents development convergence of the two HE (pupils only) face in getting an education? systems and how to (a) get on board and (b) thrive
Michael Larsen- Disney & Sam Tanya Crossman Ian Warwick Adam Shaw Emma Button Norman Lebrecht Mulliner What has creativity ever done Cross-cultural umbrella: an Challenging and supporting Hard hats to stray cats: The role of the arts in primary How the arts shape and FILM for us? The practical explanation of different types more able learners as creating our Wellington education change a developing mind 12:15-13:15 Gregory’s Girl importance of creativity in a of cross-cultural experiences teachers and parents, based community holistic education and how they interact in the on worldwide research and (pupils only) education of Third Culture effective practice kids (part 2 of 2)
13:15-14:00 LUNCH
Dr Stephen Jacobi Julian Jefferys Shonette Bason Tanya Crossman Debra Kidd Dr Shari Rosen Michael Bywater
The secret life of exams: what Recent inquiries into Permission to be happy Top tips: a practical inquiry Head, Heart, Hand - the Recognising children who Bigger Babies: higher the Gaokao and other tests examination anxiety and into key ways to support importance of articulacy, need early intervention: how education and the dumbing 14:00-15:00 mean and what they do to us stress: the very latest IB Third Culture kids' autonomy, action and emotion to spot the warning signs and down of the academy -- and research into an increasingly development in learning and how our what aren’t warning signs how not to get trapped: the complex and significant area bodies, feelings and thoughts infantilising of society and its work together to create implications for education memory
Barry Cooper Dr Yu Bai Richard Farmer Pam Mundy Nina Jackson Dr Qing Cai Norman Lebrecht
A reflection on British Problems of education in rural Man vs. machine: a taste of Butterflies Under Glass? Revision, Reflection & Insights from cognitive science Why Mahler? The meaning boarding schools. 14 year China: how fair is the Theory of Knowledge Assessing children’s learning in Resilience - wellbeing about learning: brain research and significance of great music 15:00-16:00 veteran of the British boarding education system in China and the Early Years strategies for students during on language and cognitive and a great musician school system reflects on his what hurdles do rural children examination time development time as a deputy head in face in getting an education? Scotland SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 WELLINGTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL SHANGHAI
THEATRE BLACKBOX MUSIC 1 MUSIC 2 MUSIC 3 LIBRARY 1 LIBRARY 2
Dr Terry Qian James Beadle Julian Jefferys Ian Warwick Debra Kidd Davy Guo Nina Jackson
Dare to touch the Difficulty in mathematics: Routes through the IB: an Challenging and supporting Dilemma-led learning: Power of mind: a session You look fine to me! Spotting intangible: the necessity What causes it, when to expert’s overview of the IB more able learners as teaching with moral using cognitive behavioural the signs of stress, anxiety and 9:00-10:00 and strategies of identifying, remove it and when to - a challenging but teachers and parents, based purpose in mind theory to establish emotional health issues for developing and assessing embrace it rewarding and accessible on worldwide research and alternative ways of educators and parents the soft skills journey effective practice perceiving and dealing with (part 1 of 2) stress
Jo Evans Richard Farmer Tanya Crossman Adam Shaw Emilie Wang Michael Bywater
Finding another way of Which apps did Cross-cultural umbrella: an Hard hats to stray cats: The thorny question of a Think Different or Think coming down the stairs: Shakespeare use? Are we explanation of different creating our Wellington liberal education: how Same: Apple, IBM, Britain 10:00-11:00 wellbeing at Wellington and learning better now? types of cross-cultural community feasible is it? and China. About the beyond experiences and how they convergence of the two HE interact in the education of systems and how to (a) get Third Culture kids on board and (b) thrive
11:00-11:15 BREAK
Barry Cooper Emma Button Julian Jefferys Ian Warwick Jacky Ni Davy Guo Nina Jackson
A reflection on British The role of the arts in Recent inquiries into Challenging and supporting Flowers blooming Basic counselling skills for Revision, Reflection & boarding schools. 14 year primary education examination anxiety and more able learners as throughout the year: teachers: a psychologist’s Resilience - wellbeing 11:15-12:15 veteran of the British stress: the very latest IB teachers and parents, based understanding the perspective on dealing with strategies for students boarding school system research into an on worldwide research and uniqueness of children in pupils in sensitive, during examination time reflects on his time as a increasingly complex and effective practice education appropriate and meaningful deputy head in Scotland significant area. (part 2 of 2) (Mandarin presentation) ways
12:15-13:00 LUNCH
Dr Stephen Jacobi Richard Farmer Tanya Crossman Debra Kidd Emilie Wang Michael Bywater
The secret life of exams: Man vs. machine: a taste of Top tips: a practical inquiry Head, Heart, Hand - the The thorny question of a Bigger Babies: higher what the Gaokao and other Theory of Knowledge into key ways to support importance of articulacy, liberal education: how education and the dumbing tests mean and what they Third Culture kids' autonomy, action and feasible is it? down of the academy -- 13:00-14:00 do to us development emotion in learning and and how not to get how our bodies, feelings trapped: the infantilising of and thoughts work society and its implications together to create memory for education
Simon Zou Hailian 14:00-15:00 THEATRE How to adapt the advantages of Western and Chinese systems and attitudes in the teaching of mathematics SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 WELLINGTON COLLEGE BILINGUAL SHANGHAI
MULTI MEDIA ROOM LIBRARY MUSIC ROOM CLASSROOM
Shonette Bason Oscar Chambers PeiHua Wang & Sarah Peel Dr Shari Rosen
Permission to be happy A multicultural perspective on The Learning through music: A hands-on Language learning through play: How 9:00-10:30 (Bilingual presentation) Wellington Identity workshop exploring how music creates educators and parents can support (Mandarin presentation) opportunities for learning. Come ready to communication in the under-5s through play sing, play and dance! (Bilingual presentation) (Bilingual presentation)
10:30-10:45 BREAK
Pam Mundy Jorieke Van Dijk PeiHua Wang & Sarah Peel Dr Shari Rosen
Full STEAM Ahead! The ‘Arts’ of inquiry Building independence through helping at Learning through music: A hands-on Language learning through play: How 10:45-12:15 based learning in the Early Years home: Chores that help children learn workshop exploring how music creates educators and parents can support (Bilingual presentation) responsibility while gaining confidence in their opportunities for learning. Come ready to communication in the under-5s through play ability to complete tasks sing, play and dance! (Bilingual presentation) (Bilingual presentation) (Bilingual presentation)
12:15-13:00 LUNCH
Dr Terry Qian Pam Mundy Jo Evans & Nikki Street Jorieke Van Dijk
Comparisons and integration between Full STEAM Ahead! The ‘Arts’ of inquiry Wellbeing in the Early Years: What do we Sensory Play: Learn about sensory-rich play 13:00-14:30 Chinese and Western education with an based learning in the Early Years mean by wellbeing and what does it look like and its ability to facilitate and encourage overview of two-way bilingual immersion (Bilingual presentation) in early childhood? children to play, create, investigate and education (Bilingual presentation) explore (Mandarin presentation) (Bilingual presentation)
Drinks and refreshments will be served in The Welly Café throughout the day.
Shuttle Bus Service will be offered throughout the day between the two festival locations. The walking time between locations is approximately 10 minutes and will be well marked. SCHEDULE:
Time* Departure Arrival
08:50 Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
10:35 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College International Shanghai
10:50 Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
12:20 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College International Shanghai
12:45 Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
14:40 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College International Shanghai
* Time indicates departure time from the departure location. Paul Rogers Executive Master Wellington College Hangzhou
Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou is proud and honoured to be a part of this year’s Wellington College Festival of Education. The festival starts in Shanghai on Friday 20th October and continues there on Saturday before arriving in Hangzhou on Sunday. It will conclude in Tianjin on Monday.
Pioneered by Wellington College in Berkshire, where it is an annual event, it has now been running in Shanghai for three years and has proved to be a tremendous success.
The festival is a vibrant, exciting and insightful celebration of education, with talks from educators not only from within Wellington College China but also many who have travelled from overseas, most notably the UK.
As one of the newest schools within the Wellington College China group, we are enormously enthusiastic to be able to share a little of the festival’s vision about what good quality teaching and learning looks like.
In addition, there is an opportunity to meet fellow educators and families from Hangzhou and, no doubt, further afield. Although we do not officially open our doors to new pupils and families until August 2018, we are already building strong relationships with the community around us and this day affords us a valuable chance to continue this work.
So this is very much an introduction to and a taster for future festivals, when we in Hangzhou will be hosting a larger event, collaborating with the festival in a more substantial way, and fully joining Wellington’s debate about education.
Thank you for coming, enjoy the day, and I look forward to seeing you again at some point. SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 WELLINGTON COLLEGE BILINGUAL HANGZHOU
SHANGHAI HALL HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL HANGZHOU No. 2 JIEFANG EAST ROAD, HANGZHOU
13:30 Registration
Piers Matthews 14:00 – 14:05 Welcome remarks
Dr Stephen Jacobi 14:05 – 14:20 Why education needs to be celebrated: the Festival of Education and its afterlife
Paul Rogers 14:20 – 14:35 What quality teaching looks like
Simon Zou Hailian 14:35 – 14:50 The practice and exploration of A-Level curriculum in China under the new form
Guoqiang Shen 14:50 – 15:05 Multiple perspectives on the internationalisation of fundamental education
Dr Stephen Jacobi, Paul Rogers, 15:05 - 15: 40 Simon Zou Hailian & Guoqiang Shen Panel discussion Julian Jeffrey Master Wellington College International Tianjin
Thinking about education and discussing trends in the way that children are taught has arguably never been more urgent than it is today. The 21st century offers enormous opportunities to coming generations of young people, educators and parents alike. At the same time, though, the uncertainties and the often bewildering rate of change mean that the forms of education that suited those born in the last quarter of the previous century are now largely defunct. It is a cliché, perhaps, but it is increasingly obvious that the careers of those graduating from university in the next few years will no longer have the stable, lifelong potential that their parents have enjoyed.
It is in this context that I welcome you to the first Festival of Education to be held here in Tianjin, and indeed the first EdFest to be shared across the China group of Wellington Colleges. I am delighted that we are able to join our colleagues in Shanghai and Hangzhou in a collaboration of this kind. As in our sister schools, the festival in Tianjin seeks to offer stimulating and challenging discussions and ideas on the future of education, bringing together parents, educators and professionals from across China and the globe. The programme contains something for everyone, from innovative research and ideas in early years provision to building strong pastoral frameworks within international schools, the latest on university admissions and, fittingly, insights into the future of international education in China. The ambitious programme is designed to stimulate debate among all those interested in both current practice and future trends in education.
I have two key aspirations for the EdFest. The first is that you enjoy the event, and feel more informed about the challenges and opportunities facing our young people. The second is that I hope that you leave us energised by the ideas you come across, and with a renewed commitment to engage more fully in the education debates of the future. MONDAY OCTOBER 23 WELLINGTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL TIANJIN
VENUE 1 VENUE 2 VENUE 3 VENUE 4
Julian Jeffrey 9:00-9:30 Venue 2 Opening ceremony and introductory remarks
David Agoha Debra Kidd Paul Findlay Shonette Bason
Beyond the classroom: Dilemma-led learning: teaching with The best of both worlds: Creating outstanding Early Years 9:30-10:30 the importance of building relationships moral purpose in mind When East meets West in with students and parents beyond the education,what might a “Middle Way“ classroom look like?
Divya Jesudoss Ian Warwick Michael Bywater Richard Farmer
Picture perfect practice: Challenging and supporting more able Think Different or Think Same: Apple, IBM, Which apps did Shakespeare use? Are we 10:30-11:30 Images in teaching and learning learners as teachers and parents, based on Britain and China. About the convergence learning better now? worldwide research and effective practice of the two HE systems and how to (a) get (part 1 of 2) on board and (b) thrive
11:30-11:45 BREAK
Toby Roundell Dr Stephen Jacobi Yang Zhou Jonathan Lewis
11:45-12:45 The performer and listener as co-creator: The secret life of exams: what the Gaokao Chinese language learning in bilingual Building a pastoral community in an ‘Sticks’ by Christian Wolff and other tests mean and what they do to education international school: Strategies us
12:45-13:15 LUNCH
Ian Warwick Shonette Bason Sonia Bradley Dr Yang Yang
Challenging and supporting more able Permission to be happy SEN in the international mainstream: How to be a parent with global perspective 13:15-14:15 learners as teachers and parents, based on Examining the challenges facing schools worldwide research and effective practice with identifying and delivering SEN in the (part 2 of 2) international context
Debra Kidd Dr Stephen Jacobi Richard Farmer Michael Bywater
Head, Heart, Hand: the importance of The secret life of exams: what the Man vs. machine: a taste of Theory of Bigger Babies: higher education and the 14:15-15:15 articulacy, autonomy, action and emotion in Gaokao and other tests mean and what Knowledge dumbing down of the academy -- and how learning and how our bodies, feelings and they do to us not to get trapped: the infantilising of thoughts work together to create memory society and its implications for education
Closing Ceremony 15:30-16:00 Venue 2 SPEAKERS
David Doe Shonette Agoha Bason Head of Science & Motivational Speaker Chemistry Teacher Spread the Happiness Wellington College International Tianjin
SHANGHAI TIANJIN TIANJIN David currently works at Wellington College International Tianjin in China, Shonette works full time as a motivational speaker, international consultant as the head of science and and a chemistry teacher. He has been working in and trainer for primary education, which she combines with working one day international schools for the past 13 years. Previously, he taught at the Lincoln a week in a school, as well as being a published author. Shonette’s passion for Community School in Accra, Ghana, and served in various roles including the primary education shines through with her innovativeness, enthusiasm and National Honor Society (of the USA) faculty advisor and the SAT test centre dedication to impacting on young children’s learning. supervisor. What Shonette offers is inspiration, motivation and cost-effective ideas for He holds a BSc in chemistry from the University of Cape Coast and an MSc in practitioners of early years and primary children. Her ideas span the depth, finance from GIMPA. An IB examiner responsible for the chemistry internal breadth and width of the curriculum and produce a very personalised learning assessment (IA) and HL paper 3, David has an International IB teaching award environment. from the IBO, an IB certificate in teaching and learning from the Bethel University in Minnesota, USA and is currently pursuing an MA in Educational Shonette also supports/enthuses/motivates senior leaders to accept the leadership (K-12) at the same university.e challenge of leading change within their schools to move their schools forward, impacting on standards. He is a conference speaker for NeoGenics Education, running workshops for teachers in Ghana and also producing science teaching and learning resources SESSION: Creating outstanding Early Years to help train mentor teachers for Opportunities International’s affordable private schools in Ghana. FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 Wellington College International Shanghai MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 9:30 – 10:30 Wellington College International Tianjin SESSION: Beyond the classroom: the importance of building relationships with students and parents beyond the classroom SESSION: Permission to be happy
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 9:30 – 10:30 Wellington College International Tianjin FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:30 Bilingual presentation
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 13:15 – 14:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou James Beadle Sonia Bradley
Mathematics Teacher Wellington College International Deputy Head of Junior Shanghai School / Head of SEN Wellington College International Tianjin
SHANGHAI TIANJIN James Beadle went to university at St Andrews in Scotland, where he gained a Sonia is the deputy head of Junior School, whole school SENCO and specialist degree in mathematics and physics. James previously worked at Southend High assessor in Wellington College International Tianjin. She is in her fourth year School for Girls. in Wellington College and has worked in a variety of international schools in Asia and the Middle East. She is JCQ qualified and British Psychological Society James recently completed a Masters in mathematical education at University registered to attain access arrangements for our students here at Wellington College London. Continually fascinated by education here in China, his College International Tianjin. She holds the compulsory UK state school dissertation focused on the differences and relative difficulties between the qualification for all SENCOs, the NASENCO. Gaokao, A Level and IB mathematics examinations. James continues to have an active interest in ongoing education research and he is currently exploring how Along with her teaching qualifications and Bachelor’s degree, which were we conceptualise difficulty within mathematics, and education in general. attained at the National University of Ireland, Sonia has a Master’s degree in teaching and learning and a postgraduate certificate in alternative learning James has several interests, such as competitive debating. He represented St needs. She is midway through a Masters in SEND and is currently undertaking Andrews at three European and three world debating championships and the applied practitioner status course from the British Dyslexia Association. was ranked within the top 10% of debaters internationally, winning several domestic competitions. James ran the training program for St Andrews in his final year and founded a competitive debating society at his previous school. SESSION: SEN in the international mainstream: Examining the challenges James was also proud to accompany Wellington’s inaugural squad to the global facing schools with identifying and delivering SEN in the international finals of the Scholars Cup last year in Kuala Lumpur. context
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 13:15 – 14:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
SESSION: Difficulty in mathematics: What causes it, when to remove it and when to embrace it
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Emma Button Michael Bywater Head of Pre-Prep Wellington College International Author • Commentator • Shanghai Broadcaster
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI TIANJIN Emma came to Wellington College International Shanghai as head of Early Michael Bywater is an English author, cultural commentator, satirist and Years and a reception class teacher when it first opened in August 2014. She broadcaster. His books include Big Babies, Or, Why Don’t We Just Grow Up?, has dedicated 13 years to teaching, all of them in primary education, teaching a piercing and sometimes hilarious indictment of the modern “nanny state” and in every year group from pre-nursery up to year 6. As an arts graduate, she the infantilisation of the West, and the acclaimed Lost Worlds: What Have We has always been a keen advocate of the creative arts’ employment in primary Lost and Where Has It Gone?, a rueful and often moving study of nostalgia and education. the vanished.
Emma started her teaching career in 2004 in Germany. She spent two years at He spent over ten years as lead columnist for the Independent on Sunday a service children’s school in Hohne, teaching years 5 and 6. She then returned Review, before which he was deputy editor of the celebrated Punch magazine to the UK to gain a wider range of teaching experiences, and had three months and resident futurist at The Observer. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC in Ecuador helping set up a nursery. She settled in her home town of Leicester radio and is culture critic of the New Statesman; he has contributed to all the for seven years, where she worked in an outstanding inner-city school. quality British daily and Sunday newspapers and countless magazines, having been for many years a contributing editor to Cosmopolitan. Emma’s life has been in constant pursuit of engaging and exciting experiences, a chance to further her own knowledge and understanding, and share it with Outside journalism, he has written or co-written computer games for The others. Digital Village (with Douglas Adams), Infocom and Magnetic Scrolls; has worked as ‘script doctor’ on a number of screenplays; taught investigative and structured thinking; and taught at the University of Cambridge. He has SESSION: The role of the arts in primary education taken part in academic conferences including the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, Cambridge and London, and the Royal Society of Arts in London, FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 as well as in the USA. Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 He has been a visiting fellow and writer-in-residence at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and prior to that was senior associate at King’s College, Cambridge. He also advises the government on the interface between Chinese and Western education.
SESSION: Think Different or Think Same: Apple, IBM, Britain and China. About the convergence of the two HE systems and how to (a) get on board and (b) thrive
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 11:45 – 12:45 Wellington College International Tianjin
SESSION: Bigger Babies: higher education and the dumbing down of the academy -- and how not to get trapped: the infantilising of society and its implications for education
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 14:15 – 15:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Dr Qing Cai Oscar
Professor of Psychology Chambers and Cognitive Science Old Wellingtonian East China Normal University Wellington College
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from Shanghai Jiao “As an Old Wellingtonian – I believe, to a great extent, that I bear a certain Tong University, and her doctorate in cognitive sciences from Lyon University, responsibility to give back to the community that has helped me achieve so France, Dr Cai worked in the Laboratory of Language, Brain and Cognition, much. Coming here to Shanghai on the internship programme, has given me CNRS, France; Ghent University, Belgium; and INSERM-CEA Cognitive the opportunity to do just that.” Neuroimaging Unit (NeuroSpin), France before she joined ECNU. Having come from a mixed race background; Oscar has a vested interest in Her main research interests include but are not limited to: (1) Neural basis bilingual education. His interest also stems from his experiences in the Chinese of speech and language, and its interaction with other cognitive functions; schooling system and British system – these experiences have led him to (2) Hemispheric lateralisation of language and other cognitive functions; (3) understand the significance of cultural integration. Reading acquisition and cognitive development; (4) language processing in cognitive neuroscience and computer sciences. Oscar is a recent graduate from Wellington College (UK) and currently a support teacher at Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai. He has a secured place at Durham University to continue his studies in 2018 where he plans to SESSION: Insights from cognitive science about learning: brain research on focus on Chinese history, language, art and culture. Furthermore, he is a keen language and cognitive development sportsman and budding chef, constantly pushing himself to excel and innovate beyond what is expected of him and making the most of every opportunity 11:15 – 12:15 FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER Wellington College International Shanghai presented (as well as seeking new experiences and opportunities). 15:00 – 16:00 SESSION: A multicultural perspective on the Wellington Identity: A discussion to better understand the Wellington Identity from the perspective of an Old Wellingtonian, originally from Hong Kong with a mixed race background
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:30 Mandarin presentation
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Barry Cooper Tanya Head of History Crossman Wellington College International Author of Misunderstood: The Shanghai Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Barry has taught history, politics, classics and philosophy at IB and A-Level. Tanya Crossman grew up in Sydney and Canberra, Australia, and lived in He has worked in British boarding schools between 2001 and 2015, taking on Greenwich, Connecticut, USA for two years of high school. She had TCK various roles at Epsom College and, latterly, Loretto School. These positions friends as a child, before her own experience of life overseas, and long before included director of studies, director of marketing and admissions. hearing the phrase ‘Third Culture Kid’.
He was educated at Dartford Grammar School in the UK and read history at She received a degree in Asian studies from the Australian National University, St Andrews followed by a Master’s degree from the University of Stirling. and a diploma in Mandarin from Beijing Language and Culture University. She worked several bilingual jobs in China, including interning at a publishing He has an obvious passion for history and the past, believing it to be vital in company and office/HR manager for a small textile trading company. informing how we see ourselves today. He reads as much as he can, when he can and believes that popular culture, fiction, film, art, music, drama and the After years of volunteering her time to mentor TCKs, Tanya left her job to people around us all play a part in understanding the past. He also plays cricket. work with TCKs full time. She coordinated over 35 camps and conferences for teenage TCKs in China and Cambodia, and was invited to speak to groups in China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Singapore. SESSION: A reflection on British boarding schools. 14 year veteran of the British boarding school system reflects on his time as a deputy head in After eleven years in Asia, Tanya is currently studying in Sydney. She is still Scotland passionate about advocating for TCKs, even in her passport country. She plans to return overseas to continue working with, and on behalf of, TCKs. In the FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 15:00 – 16:00 mean time she has begun travelling to speak to groups of expats and TCKs in Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 both abroad and within Australia.
SESSION: Cross-cultural umbrella: an explanation of different types of cross-cultural experiences and how they interact in the education of Third Culture kids
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:00
SESSION: Top tips: a practical inquiry into key ways to support Third Culture kids’ development
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:00
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Richard Paul Findlay
Farmer Head of EAL Vice Principal (Academic Wellington College International Advancement) Tianijn Creative Secondary School - Hong Kong
SHANGHAI TIANJIN TIANJIN Richard graduated in English at Leeds University and then completed a PGCE With over a decade in China and posts in Italy and London before that, Paul at Exeter University. He taught in Bristol for four years before returning to brings a wide variety of both teaching and leadership experience to the Leeds University to study for a MA in English literature. He then taught IB Wellington College International Tianjin EAL department. English at United World College of SEA in Singapore. Upon graduating from the University of Kent in The UK, he first qualified as On returning to the UK, Richard taught at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School and an EAL teacher and then began both his travelling and his teaching career by then Giggleswick School in North Yorkshire, where he was head of English joining the charitable foundation Voluntary Services Overseas, with a posting in and a boarding housemaster. He then returned to Solihull School, where he Luoyang City, China. This began a long and happy association with the culture was educated himself, as director of studies. He then moved to Shanghai to and country he now calls home. become head of Secondary School at Dulwich College Shanghai. He has been at Creative Secondary School in Hong Kong for the past eight years where After returning to the UK, he took his PGCSE at the Institute of Education, he is academic vice principal. He is keen on playing and watching most sports, London, and worked for a number of years in East London. Considering especially tennis, squash, cricket and soccer. He and his family will be returning himself as (almost) a Tianjin native, he also hopes to bring both his experience to the UK in 2018 to live in Edinburgh. and expertise to Wellington.
SESSION: Which apps did Shakespeare use? Are we learning better now? SESSION: The best of both worlds: When East meets West in education, what might a “Middle Way” look like? FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 Wellington College International Shanghai MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 9:30 – 10:30 Wellington College International Tianjin SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 10:30 – 11:30 Wellington College International Tianjin
SESSION: Man vs. machine: a taste of Theory of Knowledge
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 15:00 – 16:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 14:15 – 15:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Jo Evans Davy Guo
Director of Wellbeing Psychologist Wellington College International Essential Learning Group Shanghai
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Having trained in fine art at Cass, Jo completed a PGCE at Goldsmiths College Davy worked as a psychometrist at Trent University in Canada. He also trained before undertaking an MA in museum education at the Institute of Education, in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Assertive Community Treatment London and working with the education departments of the British Museum, (ACT) and Schema Focused Therapy (SFT) and is a graduate member of the Tate Modern and the Whitechapel Gallery before entering teaching full time. British Psychological Society.
Jo taught art and design and was deputy head of Key Stage 3 in Beijing before At Trent University, Davy provided psychometric testing and counseling for joining Wellington. Prior to that, she taught internationally in Qatar and the students with learning disabilities. He has worked as a mental health counselor Falkland Islands, working across the arts and pastoral leadership, as well as in Peterborough, Canada, and as a counselor for international students at the leading arts faculties in schools in London and the south east of England. University of Manchester and Manchester College. In addition, he has been After completing training as a counsellor, Jo joined Wellington as director of an international recruitment specialist in Hangzhou and director of a language wellbeing. school.
In addition to drawing and painting, Jo enjoys yoga and is a keen runner. As a psychologist, Davy understands how the mind, experiences, behaviour and developmental history are linked. Using this knowledge, he assesses and communicates his clients’ issues, then works with them to find appropriate SESSION: Finding another way of coming down the stairs: wellbeing at treatment plans. Additionally, he spreads awareness of mental health by Wellington and beyond hosting seminars and trainings to the community and professional groups.
SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SESSION: Power of mind: a session using cognitive behavioural theory to establish alternative ways of perceiving and dealing with stress SESSION: Wellbeing in the Early Years: What do we mean by wellbeing, what does it look like in early childhood and ways for supporting and SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00 Wellington College International Shanghai improving both children’s and parents’ wellbeing at home
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:30 Bilingual presentation SESSION: Basic counselling skills for teachers: a psychologist’s perspective on dealing with pupils in sensitive, appropriate and meaningful ways
SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Nina Jackson Dr Stephen
Associate Director Jacobi Independent Thinking Ltd. Director of Culture Wellington College International Shanghai
SHANGHAI HANGZHOU SHANGHAI TIANJIN Education is a world of very special people but you will meet few as special Dr Jacobi’s academic background is in English literature, which he read at St as Nina ‘Ninja’ Jackson. With a background in mainstream and special needs Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before going on to gain his PhD. at London education and many years of experience as a pedagogical and pastoral University, with his thesis on the later novels of Sir Angus Wilson. This was champion, Nina has a breath-taking grasp of what makes classrooms - and all later followed by an MA in screenwriting. His academic background has the people in them - tick. very much shaped his professional career. He has proved to be a gifted teacher and taught English at The Ley’s School, Cambridge, United World She is a highly creative educator and trainer as well as an Apple teacher and College, Singapore, and Dulwich College, London, before becoming head of works globally to help teachers embrace learning technology, including those department at University College School, London, and Repton School, Dubai. working in a SEND environment. However, it is her work as an international His academic strength in the subject is such that between 2006 and 2008 he emotional health and wellbeing ‘ambassador’ for which she is currently most was a Royal Literary Fellow at Warwick University. in demand. Whether it’s receiving standing ovations from audiences of school leaders or working with children in their classrooms, Nina brings warmth, One of his many talents is organising art and literary festivals, which he has humanity, honesty and fun to every environment, making a truly lasting done in Singapore and Dubai, involving leading literary figures such as Melvyn impression wherever she goes. Bragg, John Le Carre, Bruce Robinson, Andrew Motion, Simon Armitage, Stephen Frears, Carol Ann Duffy, and, from a slightly different background, Sir She is an associate director with Independent Thinking and works across Trevor MacDonald. Dr Jacobi is the festival director of the annual Festival of the UK as well as in challenging environments in places such as Ghana, Chile Education held in October and Arts Festival held in March. and the Middle East. Her latest best-selling book, Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons: A Compendium of Careful Advice for Teachers, has helped Writing is another of his passions, alongside literature and drama, and he put the ‘fizz’ back into classrooms for thousands of teachers. has published several works, both fiction and non-fiction, collaborating, for instance, with Sir Ian Holm on his autobiography, ‘Acting My Life’. He has also written numerous scripts and short stories for the BBC, as well as articles for SESSION: You look fine to me! Spotting the signs of stress, anxiety and several leading British newspapers. emotional health issues for educators and parents
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 Wellington College International Shanghai SESSION: The secret life of exams: what the Gaokao and other tests mean SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00 and what they do to us
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SESSION: Revision, Reflection & Resilience - wellbeing strategies for SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:00 students during examination time MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 14:15 – 15:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 15:00 – 16:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 SESSION: Why education needs to be celebrated: the Festival of Education and its afterlife
SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 14:05 – 14:20 Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Julian Jefferys Divya Jesudoss
IB World School Manager Economics and Business International Baccalaureate Studies Teacher Wellington College International Tianjin
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Over the past 18 years, Julian has been immersed in international education. Divya Jesudoss began her career teaching the BA and MBA programmes in Having worked in England, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Singapore he Bangalore, India. She then chose to shift to teaching Business and Economics has gained a unique global perspective on education and how to prepare in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) to deepen her young people for the 21st Century. Recently, he has been working with the impact on young minds by engagement that challenged their decision-making four International Baccalaureate Programmes. He has worked in local and processes. international school systems in the Asia Pacific region in a variety of leadership positions. She worked in India for six years, before moving to Singapore to teach the IBDP for ten years. During this time, she directed the Model United Nations Julian completed his Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Diploma in education at Club, Business Club and was a certified trainer for two Leadership programs, the University of NSW. He has worked in both the tertiary and secondary namely, ‘Habitudes’ and ‘Developing the leader within you’. She enjoys education sectors and taught at some of the most prestigious independent organising service projects and trips to various countries to help students schools in Australia. Julian has held the positions of head of department, apply, use and test their learning in the real world. boarding house master and IB coordinator. In 2014, he moved to Singapore to join the IB as the regional manager for Asia Pacific. He worked with 400 She believes that making learning authentic, personal and relevant, raises schools that offered the diploma programme and oversaw the authorisation of student engagement. Hence, she sees the teacher’s role as an occasion setter over 75 new IB schools. Additionally, he trained and up-skilled more than 100 and a protective factor in adolescent lives, as crucial in empowering students to educators and worked with governments in Japan and Malaysia to increase the find their voice and their place in society. number of IB schools in each of those respective countries.
Currently, Julian works for the International Baccalaureate as an IB World SESSION: Picture perfect practice: Images in teaching and learning School manager with a focus on supporting schools globally to implement MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 10:30 – 11:30 Wellington College International Tianjin the IB programmes to the highest possible standards. He holds a master’s in educational leadership and is currently studying an executive MBA with an Asia Pacific focus.
SESSION: Routes through the IB. An expert’s overview of the IB - a challenging but rewarding and accessible journey
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00
SESSION: Recent inquiries into examination anxiety and stress. The very latest IB research into an increasingly complex and significant area
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Debra Kidd Michael
Associate Larsen-Disney Royal Society of Arts Director of Arts Independent Thinking Ltd. Wellington College International Shanghai
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Debra Kidd has worked in education for 25 years, teaching children from the Michael has had a long international career as an actor, singer, dancer ages of four right through to post-graduate Master’s students. She trained and director in mainstream commercial theatre and now utilises his skills, initially as an English and drama teacher in secondary schools, has been an AST, knowledge and academic background to educate the next generation of pupils head of department, assistant head and senior lecturer along that way. She has and performers. worked in both mainstream and special settings. He was educated at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Australian Ballet Debra is an Associate for the Royal Society of Arts and for Independent School in Melbourne, Australia, and later at Bath Spa University (Cert. Ed.) and Thinking Ltd. She is the author of two books: ‘Teaching: Notes from the the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in the UK, where he completed his Frontline’ and ‘Becoming Mobius’ and is currently working on a third with Master’s degree in contemporary theatre practice. Hywel Roberts called: “Unchartered Territories: Great Adventures in Learning”. She is a columnist for Teach Primary, a regular writer for Teach Michael has previously held positions as artistic director of the Wessex Secondary and is the co-founder and organiser of Northern Rocks – one of Academy of Performing Arts UK, where he ran BTEC and degree the largest teaching and learning conferences in the UK. She has a doctorate in programmes (BA Hons) in music theatre and acting and, more recently, at the education, blogs regularly and believes more than anything else that the secret British International School of Jakarta in Indonesia where he was director of to great teaching is to: “Make it Matter”. performing arts.
SESSION: What has creativity ever done for us? The practical importance SESSION: Dilemma-led learning: teaching with moral purpose in mind of creativity in a holistic education
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 Wellington College International Shanghai FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 9:30 – 10:30 Wellington College International Tianjin
SESSION: Head, Heart, Hand: the importance of articulacy, autonomy, action and emotion in learning and how our bodies, feelings and thoughts work together to create memory
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 14:15 – 15:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Norman Jonathan Lebrecht Lewis
Writer, journalist and cultural Deputy Head (Pastoral) commentator Wellington College International Tianjin
SHANGHAI TIANJIN Norman Lebrecht is one of the most widely-read commentators on music, Jonathan has been teaching for 25 years and has extensive experience in culture and cultural politics. He is a regular presenter on BBC Radio 3 and pastoral education both in the UK and Internationally. He has been working a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Standpoint and other in both mainstream and special education developing pastoral systems for publications. His blog, Slipped Disc, draws 1.3 million monthly readers. all ages and abilities, creating teacher programmes, and developing systems of measurable pastoral development. Jonathan has designed personal Norman Lebrecht’s many books – which include The Maestro Myth, When development and pastoral teaching programmes for NGOs in Sri Lanka and the Music Stops, Mahler Remembered and The Life and Death of Classical wrote the SEND assessment profile for the Romanian ministry of education. Music – have been translated into 17 languages. His most recent work, Why Mahler?, is the best-selling composer biography of the 21st century. At Wellington College International Tianjin Jonathan has introduced Pastoral systems across the school, including drafting and implementing a Wellbeing His first novel, The Song of Names, won the Whitbread Award in 2003. programme for early Years, key stage 1 and 2. In the Senior School, Jonathan has reviewed the pastoral provision and built on the strengths and introduced His second novel, The Game of Opposites, was published in 2009. personal social and emotional personal target setting for all pupils as part of a taught tutor programme. In collaboration with the Mandarin department, Norman Lebrecht is a popular lecturer at major cultural institutions and he has introduced the Wellington College International Tianjin Wellbeing universities. He has been invited to speak at the Universities of London, Yale, Mandarin culture course for all key stage 3 pupils and for year 6 pupils as an Syracuse, SUNY Buffalo, UMKC Kansas City, USC Los Angeles, Claremont integral part of their transition to Senior School. McKenna, Carnegie Mellon, Tel Aviv and the University of Granada, Spain. He has also worked with the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Los Angeles Philharmonic Jonathan is looking forward to sharing with you his experience his vision for the Orchestra, London South Bank Centre, City of Birmingham Symphony future of pastoral education in the 21st Century. Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Intelligence Squared, the Shanghai International Literary Festival; and with the festivals of Verbier, Toblach, Cheltenham, Derry, Edinburgh, Melbourne and more. SESSION: Building a pastoral community in an international school: Strategies
SESSION: How the arts shape and change a developing mind MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 11:45 – 12:45 Wellington College International Tianjin
9:45 – 10:45 FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER Wellington College International Shanghai 12:15 – 13:15
SESSION: Why Mahler? The meaning and significance of great music and a great musician
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 15:00 – 16:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Sam Mulliner Pam Mundy
Head of Music Director of Pam Mundy Associates Wellington College International Director of International Early Shanghai Years
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Sam originates from Berkshire, England and has been performing in choirs, Pam Mundy is a highly skilled professional 0-18 education specialist and bands and musical ensembles from the age of four. He has performed with an international speaker, author and consultant. Director of Pam Mundy groups such as the award-winning Berkshire Youth Choir and the National Associates and Director of International Early Years, Pam is also a qualified Youth Choir of Great Britain, as well as with brass bands, wind bands, CIS Team Leader, an International Schools Inspector who works at strategic orchestras and rock bands. and executive level with a variety of school groups, business and educational organisations. After specialising in conducting and performance at Cardiff University, Sam became a classroom music teacher while continuing to develop his passion for Pam is currently interim consultant Director of Education for St Albans School performance. He has taught in schools throughout the UK and in 2011 moved International and has recently held the positions of Chief Academic Officer to China to work at an international school in Qingdao. Sam has a particular for Knightsbridge Schools International and Director for Quality Assurance love for musical theatre. He has performed in orchestras for a number of and Professional Development for the World Class Learning Group, based in West End productions and has musically directed shows such as “Sweeney Houston, Texas. Todd”, “We Will Rock You”, “Oliver!” and “Guys and Dolls”. Sam recently directed the premiere performance of “In Holland Stands a House”, a new Pam is a passionate advocate for international teaching, learning and strategic musical that he had written for Key Stage 4 and 5 pupils. leadership – and the significant impact that the earliest years have on children’s life, learning and their future world. She is also a Director and Early years Lead Outside music, Sam enjoys cooking, playing basketball and squash, working for the UK Curriculum Foundation, an Advisory Board member for ‘Mighty with technology and playing games with his cats. He also writes restaurant and Creatives’, a UK Government sponsored organisation focused on the cultural movie reviews for expats. and holistic life of the child and Chairs the Advisory Board for the Chatmore British International Schools in Bermuda.
SESSION: What has creativity ever done for us? The practical importance Pam provides professional development, challenge, support and strategic of creativity in a holistic education guidance for a wide range of 0-18 schools, Early Childhood settings, government agencies and Ministries of Education nationally and internationally. FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai She regularly works with the UK DfE on Foundation Years policy – including the EYFS Framework, the Early Years Profile Assessment and is working on the current redevelopment of the Early Years Strategy for 2018.
SESSION: Full STEAM Ahead! The ‘Arts’ of inquiry based learning in the Early Years
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai
10:45 – 12:15 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:30 (Bilingual presentation)
SESSION: Butterflies Under Glass? Assessing children’s learning in the Early Years
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 15:00 – 16:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Jacky Ni Sarah Peel
Headmaster Music Teacher Shanghai Pudong High School Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Jacky has over 20 years of school leadership experience spread across six Sarah Peel is a Canadian early childhood music education specialist with a schools. After graduating from Shanghai Normal University, he began his Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University and a Certificate in Teaching teaching career at Shanghai Jianping High School. Jacky has also studied EMBA in Early Childhood Settings from the University of California Riverside. In courses at Fudan University, the China Europe International Business School 2006 she founded China’s first Kindermusik studio in Beijing, offering music and (CEIBS) and Freeman Business School, Tulane University. movement programmes for children, newborn to age seven, and their families. A lifelong musician, this opportunity to offer learning though music to young Jacky has undertaken more than ten research projects at national, municipal children quickly became her passion, and remains at the heart of her work. and district levels for which he has been awarded two National First Prizes and numerous other accolades. Throughout his career, Jacky s leadership has been Sarah is a longtime advocate for the success of bilingual and multicultural recognised with numerous honours, including the award of Excellent Teacher children in schools. Her strong belief in bilingual education comes from her and Excellent Master by Shanghai Education Commission. He has also been experiences as an adult learner of additional languages, and as the parent of a bestowed the Prominent Master Development Project in Shanghai. bilingual child. She has lived in Asia for 17 years, and is proud to call Shanghai home. Jacky is motivated by finding ways to effectively integrate western and eastern education, to link the traditional and current educational approaches and is fully committed to continuous school improvement. Born in Shanghai, Jacky is SESSION: Learning through music: A hands-on workshop exploring how married and has one child. He enjoys travelling. music creates opportunities for learning. Come ready to sing, play and dance! SESSION: Flowers blooming throughout the year: understanding the 9:00 – 10:30 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai uniqueness of children in education SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:45 – 12:15 Bilingual presentation
Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15 Mandarin Presentation
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Dr Terry Qian Paul Rogers
Independent Scholar / Consultant Executive Master Governor Wellington College Wellington College Hangzhou China
Trustee the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies
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Born in Shanghai, Terry finished his K-12 education in China and received his Paul Rogers, Executive Master of Wellington College Hangzhou, has worked B.A. from Peking University in Arabic language and culture. During his nine as Founding Principal at Taylor’s International School Puchong, Malaysia for the years living in the US, he received his doctorate degree in education leadership past three years where he has helped oversee the preparation, launch and from the University of Southern California, specialising in K12 education successful establishment of the school. Enrolment is currently at over 1,300 administration. Terry also holds two Master’s degrees, one in second language pupils and rising. studies from University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and the other in organisational communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to working in Malaysia, Paul established, as Headmaster and Member of the Board, the first ‘Article One’ Bilingual International School in Makuhari, Terry had been the headmaster for Peide School, associate director for Japan where he worked for six years. Makuhari International School grew to Beanstalk International Bilingual School, director for international education full capacity during his time there and was a model for other similar schools to at Communication University of China, president for Yihai Education Group, be established over the following years. division principal for the International school of the Peninsula, and clinical professor at Loyola Marymount University. His presentation “Bear’s paw and Paul trained as a teacher at La Saint Union College of Further Education in fish: A gently biased comparison between Chinese and Western Education” Southampton UK, specialising in Music, after which he obtained the National has been viewed online for more than 10 million times. Professional Qualification for Headship from the Leadership College as well as becoming an Associate of the Royal College of Music – focusing on piano and Terry published two books in 2016: Diary of a School Principal and Divergence ‘cello. Prior to training to become a teacher he studied music at Hull University. and Convergence between Chinese and Western Education. He raised 56,000 US$ by selling his books on line, ranking No.1 on a crowd-funding website and When not working, Paul is passionate about football and will happily watch donated all of the royalties. He plans to publish two more sets of books by the all and any English Premier League match taking place. He also likes cooking, end of 2017: Illustrated Future School Series and The Essential Ingredients of immersing himself in different cultures as well as travelling. Study Aboard. SESSION: What quality teaching looks like Terry’s research interests and expertise involve comparison between Chinese and Western education, two-way immersion bilingual education, 21st century SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 14:20 – 14:40 Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou skills, international school design & management, curriculum development & integration, principal and teacher hiring & training, experiential learning, PBL, 1st and 2nd language acquisition and teaching, cross-cultural communication, study abroad advising, camp education, etc. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, cooking and practicing Chinese calligraphy.
SESSION: Dare to touch the intangible: the necessity and strategies of identifying, developing and assessing the soft skills
SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
SESSION: Comparisons and integration between Chinese and Western education with an overview of two-way bilingual immersion education
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:30 Mandarin Presentation
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Dr Shari D Toby Roundell Rosen Housemaster / EAL Teacher Founder and Director Wellington College International of programmes Tianjin Essential Learning Group
SHANGHAI TIANJIN Dr Rosen holds a PhD in communication sciences and disorders. In 2003, Toby is Housemaster of the Stanley at Wellington College International Tianjin. she began providing support services in Shanghai. Frustrated with the lack of He is well versed in the concepts and issues of international education and he services available for children with special needs, she came up with the idea of has a strong interest in the relationship between education and society. He is ELG. currently working towards an MA in Education at University of Bath.
As director of programmes, Dr Rosen is responsible for overseeing ELG’s In addition, Toby is a national and international award-winning composer full-time programmes. In addition to managing educators, she communicates whose work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and performed with specialist therapists, trains staff and parents, and liaises with external professionally in North America, Europe and Asia. At Wellington College organisations. International Tianjin, he enjoys directing creative productions as well as composing new works for the school community. Wellington College Choirs Dr Rosen has a deep understanding of learning disabilities, having been have sung a number of his compositions publicly including his ‘Three Songs diagnosed with ADHD and managing its impact on her learning and self- of William Shakespeare’, which was performed at H.M. British Ambassador’s esteem throughout her life. She is especially passionate about helping Residence, Beijing, for the British Embassy 2016 Open Day. individuals diagnosed with autism as well as school-aged pupils with executive function difficulties. SESSION: The performer and listener as co-creator: ‘Sticks’ by Christian Wolff Dr Rosen is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), the International Association of Special Education (IASE), and the MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 11:45 – 12:45 Wellington College International Tianjin Special Education Network in Asia (SENIA). She received the SENIA Advocacy Award in 2014 and the International Professional Women’s Society’s Social Contributor of the Year Award in 2017.
SESSION: Language learning through play: how educators and parents can support communication in the under-5s through play
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 Wellington College International Shanghai
9:00 – 10:30 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:45 – 12:15 Bilingual presentation
SESSION: Recognising children who need early intervention: how to spot the warning signs and what aren’t warning signs
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Adam Shaw Guoqiang Shen
Deputy Head Pastoral, Head of Junior High Senior School Wellington College Bilingual Wellington College International Hangzhou Shanghai
SHANGHAI HANGZHOU Adam studied industrial design at the University of Central Lancashire, before Mr. Shen Guoqiang is currently the head of junior high at Wellington College heading to his ‘spiritual home’ to study for his PGCE at Manchester University. Bilingual Hangzhou. He is originally from Hangzhou and has been devoted to Adam’s first teaching post was at Aquinas Sixth Form College in Stockport, junior high school education in Hangzhou for 27 years, working as an English where he enjoyed seven years as a teacher of product design and latterly was teacher, English language teaching researcher, teacher trainer and vice principal. responsible for the A Level curriculum. Before joining Wellington College in Hangzhou, he has worked at Hangzhou Jianlan Middle School for 4 years as Vice Principal. His research interests and He has been part of the Wellington College International journey from the expertise involve bilingual education, curriculum design and development, very start, back in August 2011, having been a founding member of staff at our teacher training, TESL teaching, cross-cultural communication, and study sister school in Tianjin as housemaster of Stanley House as well as head of abroad planning. design and technology. He moved to Shanghai in September 2013 as part of the start-up team for Wellington College International Shanghai. Mr. Shen believes that a strong curriculum is like a track leading pupil’s growth and development. In a bilingual environment, with highly qualified Adam set up the boarding programme here in Shanghai and ran the house and professional local and native English teachers working together in small from August 2014 to April 2016. In addition, he was the head of art, design and classes, we can not only successfully transform our pupils’ cross-cultural technology during the first year and housemaster of Stanley until June 2016. communication skills and improve their second language acquisition. We can Adam is now in his second year as deputy head pastoral of the Senior School. also promote interdisciplinary interaction and knowledge integration, and help our pupils achieve well-rounded development and personal growth.
SESSION:Hard hats to stray cats: creating our Wellington community SESSION: Multiple Perspectives on the internationalisation of fundamental FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai education SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:00 SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 14:50 – 15:10 Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Nicola Street Jorieke Van Dijk Wellbeing Co-ordinator Wellington College Bilingual Occupational Therapist Shanghai LIH Olivia’s Place
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Nikki Street has been part of Wellington College China since the opening of Jorieke earned her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy in Amsterdam, Wellington College International Shanghai in August 2014 where she taught Netherlands. She has 5 years of experience providing occupational therapy year 1 for 2 years and then joined Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai as an to adults and children, predominantly working at a pediatric center in the EY3 English Teacher and the Wellbeing co-ordinator. Netherlands. She specializes in working with children with visual impairment and has developed programmes for visually impaired children. She also has After completing a BA in international relations and French at the University extensive experience working with children with special needs like autism of Exeter, Nikki returned to Berkshire where she completed her graduate spectrum disorders, ADHD, fine motor skills problems, developmental teacher program with Reading University. Nikki firmly believes that the key delay, cerebral palsy, and developmental coordination disorders. Jorieke is an to a positive and enriching educational experience is the development of a Occupational Therapist with Olivia’s Place in Shanghai. Olivia’s Place offers child’s sense of self. Through promoting a child’s physical, emotional and social world class developmental, behavioural and rehabilitative pediatric services in wellbeing and giving young children the freedom to explore and develop at China. their own pace, they are far more likely to become confident, inspired and resilient individuals. SESSION: Building independence through helping at home: Chores that help children learn responsibility while gaining confidence in their ability to SESSION: Wellbeing in the Early Years: What do we mean by wellbeing, complete tasks what does it look like in early childhood and ways for supporting and Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai improving both children’s and parent’s wellbeing at home SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:45 – 12:15 Bilingual presentation
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:30 Bilingual presentation
SESSION: Sensory Play: Learn about sensory-rich play and its ability to facilitate and encourage children to play, create, investigate and explore
Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 13:00 – 14:30 Bilingual presentation
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Emilie Haifeng Peihua Wang
Wang Music Teacher International Partnerships Wellington College Bilingual and Projects manager (China) Shanghai Guildhall School of Music and Drama
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Emilie Haifeng Wang obtained her MSc in social and public communication Peihua Wang graduated with a Bachelor degree in education administration. from the LSE, an MA in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics from Beijing She has worked in local and international schools in Shanghai for many years Foreign Studies University and a BA in English language and literature from and was a founding team member for the East China Normal University Shanghai International Studies University. She is the PR director of the Affiliated Bilingual School in Shanghai. Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group, looking after communication, branding, international partnership and development fronts of the group. She also acts Peihua loves different kinds of music and plays several instruments including as head of learning and participation or the Shanghai Grand Theatre, leading piano and guzheng. She believes that music can bring magic to each unique the team in planning, curating and producing various learning, participation child and she delights in hearing children express themselves through music. and outreach programs, including SGT Arts Class (talks and lectures), SGT Peihua’s many years of teaching experience have taught her that love, patience, Access (accessible and affordable performances/screenings) and SGT Plus (mini a sense of responsibility and moreover, a positive work attitude make for a festivals). Prior to SGT, Emilie worked at Southbank Centre in London and the good early years’ practitioner. She is excited to share her approach to learning Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. through music with pupils and parents.
This autumn she joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as SESSION: Learning through music: A hands-on workshop exploring how international partnerships and projects manager (China) in London, managing music creates opportunities for learning. Come ready to sing, play and all aspects of the school’s operations in China; while also responsible for dance! maintaining and developing educational and artistic partnerships in China on behalf of a consortium of four London institutions including Royal Opera 9:00 – 10:30 Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai House, National Theatre, Southbank Centre and Shakespeare’s Globe. SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 10:45 – 12:15 Bilingual presentation
SESSION: The thorny question of a liberal education: how feasible is it?
10:00 – 11:00 SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER Wellington College International Shanghai 13:00 – 14:00
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Ian Warwick Dr Yang Yang
Senior Director Deputy Headmaster / Director London Gifted & Talented of the Chinese Sixth Form Wellington College International Tianjin
SHANGHAI TIANJIN TIANJIN Originally a teacher in inner city London for 20 years, Ian Warwick set up Dr Yang Yang, Deputy head of Wellington College International Tianjin, London Gifted & Talented (www.londongt.org) as part of the groundbreaking brings to the post a wealth of experience in leading young people through London Challenge in 2003. Since then, LG&T have directly worked with well an education with international emphasis. She has been the director of the over 3,000 schools and 11,000 teachers internationally and more than 150,000 international department of Tianjin Nankai High School, and latterly she educators worldwide have used its free e-resources. served as vice principal of Tianjin Foreign Languages School, affiliated to Tianjin Foreign Studies University. In this capacity, she headed the AP International Ian has published extensively in the field of education, with dozens of articles curriculum centre, international department and educational scientific research and chapters in national and international journals. He co-wrote “Educating the department. She has engaged in English teaching for nearly 20 years, winning More Able Student”. the national English teaching competition and giving many lectures on teaching and course design in many cities. Her theses have won many awards at the city Ian has spoken at over 100 national and world conferences and is consultant level. editor for Gifted Education International. Ian has also written award-winning high challenge e-learning materials and several film screenplays. Dr Yang’s own educational background reflects her enthusiasm for education, with her undergraduate degree in English teaching and MA in Chinese He has established and led ten highly successful independent state school Literature awarded by Tianjin Normal University, and her PhD. work was partnerships across the UK. He developed a suite of customised online in sociology of the education at Nankai University. The main research learning materials for the Hong Kong Gifted Academy and for schools in areas include teacher-student relationship, adolescent mental health, family Singapore and has worked directly with networks of schools and universities in education and the cooperation between and parents. She was appointed as many countries across Europe and Africa, as well as in the Middle and Far East, a visiting professor to the Education College of Tianjin University and Tianjin helping them to develop high challenge resources and courses. Normal University, “ supporting Binhai new area foundation education” project guidance expert.
SESSION: Challenging and supporting more able learners as teachers and parents, based on worldwide research and effective practice (part 1 of 2) SESSION: How to be a parent with global perspective
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 9:45 – 10:45 MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 13:15 – 14:15 Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 9:00 – 10:00
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 10:30 – 11:30 Wellington College International Tianjin
SESSION: Challenging and supporting more able learners as teachers and parents, based on worldwide research and effective practice (part 2 of 2)
FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 12:15 – 13:15 Wellington College International Shanghai SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 11:15 – 12:15
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 13:15 – 14:15 Wellington College International Tianjin
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou Dr Yu Bai Yang Zhou
Assistant Professor Head of Mandarin Centre for Experimental Economics Wellington College International in Education Tianjin
Programmme Manager of Rural Education Action Program (REAP) Shaanxi Normal University
SHANGHAI TIANJIN Bai Yu achieved a PhD at the Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy of the Yang is head of Mandarin of Wellington College International Tianjin. She Chinese Academy of Sciences, advisor Professor Linxiu Zhang (member of the graduated from Beijing Normal University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Third World Academy of Sciences, winner of Fudan Management Excellence language and literature, and a Master’s degree in Chinese curriculum and Award and National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars). Since pedagogy. 2011, he has participated in many research programs, funded by China’s National Natural Science Foundation, and the International Initiative for Impact Yang taught Chinese to local and international students at a famous state high Evaluation, with a particular focus on education policy and public health policy. school in Beijing for more than eight years. She also has experience in teaching Chinese in South Korea and England. He has completed eleven papers, of which seven have been published. He teaches impact evaluation, statistics, econometrics and using stat in economics She started teaching Chinese (including KS3 course, IGCSE, IBDP and A level) at Shaanxi Normal University since November of 2015. His recent research at Wellington College International Tianjin from 2011, and was responsible for focuses on early childhood development, migrants and their children, and Mandarin curriculum development from the Nest to the Senior School. computer assisted learning.
SESSION: Chinese language learning in bilingual education SESSION:Problems of education in rural China: how fair is the education system in China and what hurdles do rural children face in getting an MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 11:45 – 12:45 Wellington College International Tianjin education?
11:15 – 12:15 FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER Wellington College International Shanghai 15:00 – 16:00
Wellington College International Shanghai Wellington College International Tianjin Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou SPEAKERS
Simon Zou Hailian
Mathematics teacher Headmaster Hangzhou Yulan Cambridge International Centre
SHANGHAI HANGZHOU Hailian Zou has been a mathematics teacher since his graduation from Zhejiang University in 2006, During his teaching career, he has taught in both Chinese and A-Level curriculum for all modules including pure mathematics, statistics and mechanics, always achieving an outstanding teaching performance.
He was invited to be a mathematics and form teacher in the BBC documentary ”Are our kids tough enough?” which has drawn a lot of attention and was a widely discussed focal point regarding the differences between Chinese and Western education in 2015. Hailian Zou is very experienced in pupils’ pastoral care and management, as he has been a form tutor for almost ten years. Currently, Hailian Zou is the headmaster of Hangzhou Yulan Cambridge International centre, which was founded in 2010 in Hangzhou Zhejiang Province.
SESSION: How to adapt the advantages of Western and Chinese systems and attitudes in the teaching of mathematics
SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 14:00 – 15:00 Wellington College International Shanghai
SESSION: The practice and exploration of A-Level curriculum in China under the new form
SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 14:30 – 14:50 Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou
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