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Paul Beach comes with over ten years of experience as educational leader, including leadership of large Primary schools and confederations of schools, and has collaborated with the UK Government in redesigning the English National Primary Curriculum and school inspections.

Coach Ivan Bunakov joined Nexus in 2014, aiming to build the strongest competitive swimming community in Singapore. Combining his decade worth of experience in teaching and competitive coaching in various countries and his background as a programme developer, they have provided Nexus with a successful and vibrant swimming curriculum. In a short time, the program has produced many Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) medalists, ACSIS medalists and record holders, and has ranked Nexus in the top division of international schools. Coach Bunakov has also extended the Elite Swim Programme that has grown impressively and delivered many high performance athletes.

Having grown up as a Third Culture Kid herself, this experience has provided Deborah a keen interest in working with bilingual learners, as she understands the challenges and joys of living and studying in various countries. Deborah's background in counselling also helps her to see learners in a holistic way, and she aims to support them not just academically, but emotionally as well.

Paul is from the United Kingdom and graduated with a degree in Physical Education with Primary Education from Leeds University. He taught for 4 years in the north of England before moving to the Middle East, where he spent 12 years working at a school in Qatar.

With her extensive qualifications from linguistics, languages and teaching, Hannah Swinbourne is passionate in the psychological and social aspects of language acquisition, particularly in multilingual environments. She believes in establishing meaningful relationships with learners and creating an engaging and relaxed learning environment to help them connect language knowledge to real-life application.

Fiona Lewis, our Deputy Head of School, is passionate about the quality and vigor of teaching and learning across Nexus International School (Singapore). She believes that at the center of excellent teaching and learning lies the power of the relationship between teacher and learner. Fiona has worked in education for over 18 years in the UK, New Zealand and Singapore. Nexus is a family affair for Fiona, with 3 children of her own attending.

Jenny Gong has a Master’s degree in Asian language and literature from the University of Washington, U.S.A. and a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from Shandong University, China. She brings with her over twenty years of teaching experience from the primary level to the university level. She has a passion in encouraging students to appreciate Chinese literature and poetry, and enjoy the unique subtlety of the language.

Originally from Taiwan, Ivy Chang joined Nexus in 2012. She completed her education in the United States of America training to teach Chinese as a foreign language at the National Taiwan University. She also has had teaching experience in both Chinese language immersion and teaching Chinese as an additional language programs in USA and Singapore for many years. She strongly believes the best way to learn a new language is through meaningful conversations.

Yijie is a professional teacher who has more than twenty years experience in teaching Chinese. Her perspective towards teaching is that the role of a teacher goes both ways; that the teacher learns from learners just as much as the latter do from the former. She enjoys teaching various creative projects to learners through singing, arts and storytelling.

Zoe Zhou came to Singapore from China at 2010 and has worked as an international school teacher since. She is an experienced language teacher who has worked with learners of various levels and also taught the bilingual program.

Liu Ning is originally from China and comes with nineteen years of teaching experience. Specialising in teaching the IGCSE and IBDP programs, she strives to provide them the ability to understand and respect one another through multicultural learning, educating them to be global citizens of today.

Gabrielle Zhou was born and raised in Shanghai and moved to Singapore in 2006 with her family. She brings with her many years of work experience teaching Chinese as an additional language in international schools and has just recently joined the Nexus family in 2018.

With big goals in mind, Andy is in the midst of working towards achieving three major milestones here at Nexus - preparing for the National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership, developing and embedding the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and further developing the Mother Tongue Programme for the school. He is committed to motivating learners of all ages to develop their confidence and interest in both their existing and new language(s)

Claire Jefferson was born and raised in the UK, where she began her teaching career in a wide range of schools, both State and Private. She joined Nexus in 2013 and since then, loves being part of the Nexus community, especially working with a diverse age range of learners and sharing new experiences with her home room.

Graeme Massey is a teacher with an immense passion for physical activity and educating young people who leads the Health and Physical Education department across the school. Arriving in Singapore from New Zealand in 2011, he has been a part of Nexus International School (Singapore) since its beginnings in 2. Graeme thrives on new and exciting challenges, especially leadership opportunities, ultimately aiming to motivate the involvement of others.

Prior to joining Nexus in 2016, Lyn Hart was awarded the AGS NEiTA (National Excellence in Teaching Award) in Australia, being recognised as one of the most outstanding teachers in the country for her creativity, dedication and innovation. She aims to create a community of young learners, where each child values the importance of their own education.

Julie Smith grew up in Zambia, Botswana, the Transkei and Hong Kong before making New Zealand home. It was her initial career in Social Work, arranging permanent placements for children with special needs, that made her realise she has a passion and determination to see children with learning challenges fully included in classroom environments and achieving their best. This experience sparked her first foray into the education field.

Christopher Jung is a music specialist who graduated with a PGCE from University of Nottingham and a BMus from Berklee College of Music. He seeks to provide engaging and creative music lessons for young children in hopes of instilling a love for music in them, by incorporating the Kodály approach with music and movement.

At the age of 7, Andrew Fordham was a chorister at Chichester Cathedral, England, and later a music scholar at King’s School Canterbury. Being a teacher now, Andrew is fully committed to engaging learners of all ages and abilities, with whom he looks forward to fostering strong, supportive learning relationships built on trust and shared commitment.

Deeply passionate for music, Clare Lambert has always been involved in a music-related role growing up. Her work experience has seen her being the previous Head of Music, Head of the Arts, Faculty Leader and Co-Chair of FOBISIA Music. Currently she is the Subject Leader for music at NISS after a career in teaching music across Asia in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Coach Larisa is one of Nexus' key contributors to the school's rapidly growing swimming programme and is currently leading the Primary swimming curriculum. Her energy and background as a former national swimmer have inspired many young learners to pursue the sport. Her accreditation with American Swimming Coaches Association provides her with a clear understanding of the LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) standards and the importance of being passionate for the sport.

Originally from New Zealand, Monica Picard moved to Singapore with her family in 2005 and joined Nexus in 2015. She enjoys promoting a love for reading with the learners and has created an engaging learning environment in the library focusing on media and information literacy.

With seventeen years of teaching experience, Meher Verghese believes in creating an environment where learners can successfully develop their ideas through research, exploration and reflection. She strives to evoke interest in Visual Art among her learners and deepen their thinking towards the subject.

Joanna teaches across both Primary and Secondary in her role as a specialist Visual Arts teacher. She also has a keen interest in the IBDP years through her role as the CAS Coordinator and as a teacher of TOK. Her approach in the classroom encompasses her belief of developing each child as an individual whilst fostering an appetite for learning. Her own passion for exploring and making the most of all opportunities that are offered, is evident in her enthusiasm for the CAS program.

Having taught in New Zealand for nearly 5 years, Aaron recently moved to Singapore with his business-savvy wife and 2 daughters.

Andrea is an experienced HPE teacher who is originally from the UK. She has been teaching internationally for 15 years in places as diverse as Brunei, Egypt, Singapore and Indonesia.

A graduate of the University of the Arts London, Aletia began her teaching career in the UK before moving to Singapore in 2007. She passionately believes in the importance of bringing outside influences and experiences into the Art classroom, striving to integrate emerging media into the curriculum where appropriate. Aletia is committed to supporting our learners and equipping them with the skills required to make independent creative choices.

Katrina Jones is a passionate and enthusiastic educator who believes in giving every child the best opportunity to develop their curiosity for learning. A Primary teacher who specialises in Early Years education, she has extensive knowledge and understanding that brings insightful and creative practices to the Phase 2 team. Katrina has almost twenty years experience in the education field across the UK and SE Asia; starting from nursery teaching work experience, managing a daycare centre and graduating with a Masters in International Education.

Bianca is a registered psychologist and qualified teacher who has worked as a psychologist for the last 8 years in Australia, Singapore and Spain. She has many years of experience, having worked for the Education Department of Western Australia as a school psychologist, as an educational psychologist for another international school in Singapore, as well as running her own practice specialising in supporting expat children and adolescents in Spain.

With her passion for teaching, Zehra Shariff has been teaching in international schools in Singapore for the past seven years across a wide range of age groups and abilities. Her teaching philosophy is to facilitate curoisity for learning while building confidence and independence amongst her learners.

Originally from New Zealand where she was the Head of Mathematics and Dramatic Inquiry in her previous school, Chantal moved to Singapore in 2019 with her husband and 2 daughters.

Since arriving at Nexus Singapore in 2011, Bhavana Nair has enjoyed being involved in the development of the learning environment and other aspects of the Nexus curriculum, and teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to her learners. She is a committed Early Childhood teacher who believes every child can succeed when presented with the right learning opportunities, and continues to be in awe of their ability to teach as well as to learn.

Gerry Thomson is originally from Vancouver, Canada, and has lived in Singapore for two years before joining Nexus in 2019.

Originally from Singapore, Michelle started her education journey as a third-culture kid, having experienced an extensive range of curriculum during her formative years. Michelle finally settled back in Singapore after further studies in Australia and has taught in multiple international schools across the Early Years and Primary.

Harpreet moved to Singapore from the vibrant and bustling city of Bangkok, her hometown. She is passionate in motivating and inspiring learners to take up challenges and initiatives of their learning.

Jonathan has been teaching English for the past 12 years. He moved to Singapore from Cambridge, UK with his wife and young daughter.

Sophie Ussher began her career in her home country of New Zealand teaching Year 2 and 3 classes, planning and implementing learning programmes for diverse learners. Since then, she has worked in the United Kingdom, Doha, and now Singapore.

Kathy has been teaching Mandarin as a foreign language across a range of ages in international settings for 7 years in Malaysia and Hong Kong before her move to Singapore with her husband and newborn in 2018. 

Susan Sanderson has taught primary in international schools in China, Egypt, Kuwait and Dubai, developing a strong interest in the special requirements of bilingual classrooms. This led her to pursue and complete a Master of Education in Bilingualism in Education from Birmingham University. Susan joins the Year 2 team as Assistant Phase Leader after having taught Year 1 since joining Nexus in 2012.

Katie has taught in the UK for 9 years. She is a passionate early years teacher and her purpose as an educator is to inspire and challenge children to be independent, curious and inquisitive life-long learners.

Leanne is greatly passionate about education and has been teaching Chinese in international schools in Singapore for more than 10 years. She believes that everyone learns in their own unique way and enjoys using a variety of teaching stategies to ensure that every learner achieves their goals while taking delight in their learning.

James Atkins has achieved an impressive number of degrees from universities around the world. He is originally from Canada and has been working overseas for the last thirteen years. This year marks his fourth year at Nexus and tenth year in Singapore.

Pippa is a Year 3 teacher from Canada. She has extensive experience developing and teaching lessons in the Primary Years Programme and strives to create an environment where students engage in authentic inquiry and are supported and challenged to become independent and self-aware learners.

Susan Kelly trained at Westminster College, Oxford and enjoyed teaching in schools in London for several years before moving overseas. Having taught at a wide range of schools, she optimises her extensive experience and knowledge by catering to how children learn best, in different situations.

Originally from New Zealand, Peter Derrick used to teach in the local and international schools in New Zealand and Shanghai (China) respectively before his current position in Nexus. In the classroom, Peter is dedicated to his learners, striving to lift the level of achievement for every individual.

Although originally from the UK, Rachel Malster spent her childhood in Brunei and has been living and working in North Africa, Asia and Europe, particularly Spain, for more than twenty years. Rachel believes that learning should be inclusive and child-centred, and strives to ensure all learners develop a love of learning.

With the pursuit of truth being the basis of his commitment to educate the youth of today, Stephen Bolton is someone who believes teaching and learning are best served through evidence-based practices. He uses the research he has amassed on Innovative Learning Environments to create learning spaces with his colleagues that provide opportunities for learners to grow as unique individuals.

Originally from New Zealand, Anna Shaw has taught internationally in countries such as Kazakhstan, Thailand and now Singapore. She joined Nexus in 2014 as a homeroom teacher in Elementary School and has loved the experience of working with children in the school's unique innovative learning environment.

Sonya Thompson joined our Nexus community in 2016. Her teaching experience includes her home country of New Zealand, as well as England and Switzerland. She is passionate about providing opportunities for learners to develop and apply a growth mindset.

Originally from Australia, Zach Myers came to Singapore and joined Nexus in 2013 after working stints in South Korea, India and China. He firmly believes that learning (and school) should be fun, and people learn more if they are enjoying themselves. He achieves this by focusing on developing a positive learning relationship with his learners, where they feel supported and are not afraid of failure.

A keen sportsman in both basketball and swimming when he was younger, coaching others served as a springboard for Allan Bilney's career into education. Sixteen years later, Allan has worked in a diverse range of subjects and schools, in Australia, England, Thailand and Singapore. He is highly passionate to make curriculum links to physical and outdoor education, supporting learners to push themselves outside of their comfort zone to succeed.

Kerstin Stark moved from Scotland to Singapore with her family in 2008. She has taught both adults and children in a variety of

Ryan began as a Year 3 and 4 Classroom Assistant with Nexus when he first arrived in Singapore in 2017. Since 2019 he has been co-teaching in Year 3 and 5 while completing his Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from Warwick University.

Susie moved to Singapore from the United Kingdom in 2019 with her husband and three daughters. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she is delighted to join the team at Nexus.

After qualifying to be a teacher in the UK, Lauren spent the majority of her career delivering International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.

Adam hails from the distant shores of New Zealand. Prior to teaching, he worked as an anthracologist, specialising in the analysis and identification of wood charcoal from archaeological sites.

Born, raised and trained in New Zealand, Sarah comes from a family of IB educators. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching and has been teaching for over 10 years, many of those spent teaching in Melbourne, Australia

Tamara comes from a multicultural background, having grown up in both Papua New Guinea and Australia. After completing a Bachelor of Education (Primary) in 2005, Tamara taught in both the public and private education sectors in Australia.

An accomplished multilingual communicator, Marcela believes that languages open doors and, most importantly, provide insight to other peoples’ lives and cultural heritage.

Scarlett is an experienced Chinese Specialist with over 6 years of teaching experience as a Bilingual Homeroom Teacher in the PYP Programme.

Originally from Shanghai, China, Emily brings with her over 20 years of experience teaching Chinese as a foreign language in international settings in both China and Brunei.

Karen hails from New Zealand where her teaching career began more than 25 years ago. She started teaching in public schools where she taught intermediate aged children and core music.

Natassja is from South Africa and started teaching 12 years ago, after studyng music at UKZN. She started teaching in public schools in South Africa, where she taught learners from ages 5-13 music, dance and drama. 

Russell is from the Scotland and has 20 years teaching experience. 17 years of this was in Scotland before a move to the international sector where he taught in Madrid and Milan. 

Heather joins the Nexus community from an established international school in Hong Kong where she was Vice Principal.

Coach Ivan Bunakov joined Nexus in 2014, aiming to build the strongest competitive swimming community in Singapore. Combining his decade worth of experience in teaching and competitive coaching in various countries and his background as a programme developer, they have provided Nexus with a successful and vibrant swimming curriculum. In a short time, the program has produced many Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) medalists, ACSIS medalists and record holders, and has ranked Nexus in the top division of international schools. Coach Bunakov has also extended the Elite Swim Programme that has grown impressively and delivered many high performance athletes.

Having grown up as a Third Culture Kid herself, this experience has provided Deborah a keen interest in working with bilingual learners, as she understands the challenges and joys of living and studying in various countries. Deborah's background in counselling also helps her to see learners in a holistic way, and she aims to support them not just academically, but emotionally as well.

With over twelve years education sector experience in the UK and Singapore, Stephanie Hughes is our key driver for the Education Outside The Classroom Programme and the development of the school's relationships with charities, businesses and corporations.

With her extensive qualifications from linguistics, languages and teaching, Hannah Swinbourne is passionate in the psychological and social aspects of language acquisition, particularly in multilingual environments. She believes in establishing meaningful relationships with learners and creating an engaging and relaxed learning environment to help them connect language knowledge to real-life application.

A passionate and creative educator, Paula was born in Spain and enjoys learning new languages and celebrating diversity. She loves to see learners flourish in a challenging and supportive environment to become happy, compassionate, confident and responsible global citizens and future leaders.

Jenny Gong has a Master’s degree in Asian language and literature from the University of Washington, U.S.A. and a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from Shandong University, China. She brings with her over twenty years of teaching experience from the primary level to the university level. She has a passion in encouraging students to appreciate Chinese literature and poetry, and enjoy the unique subtlety of the language.

Liu Ning is originally from China and comes with nineteen years of teaching experience. Specialising in teaching the IGCSE and IBDP programs, she strives to provide them the ability to understand and respect one another through multicultural learning, educating them to be global citizens of today.

Gabrielle Zhou was born and raised in Shanghai and moved to Singapore in 2006 with her family. She brings with her many years of work experience teaching Chinese as an additional language in international schools and has just recently joined the Nexus family in 2018.

With big goals in mind, Andy is in the midst of working towards achieving three major milestones here at Nexus - preparing for the National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership, developing and embedding the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and further developing the Mother Tongue Programme for the school. He is committed to motivating learners of all ages to develop their confidence and interest in both their existing and new language(s)

Claire Jefferson was born and raised in the UK, where she began her teaching career in a wide range of schools, both State and Private. She joined Nexus in 2013 and since then, loves being part of the Nexus community, especially working with a diverse age range of learners and sharing new experiences with her home room.

Graeme Massey is a teacher with an immense passion for physical activity and educating young people who leads the Health and Physical Education department across the school. Arriving in Singapore from New Zealand in 2011, he has been a part of Nexus International School (Singapore) since its beginnings in 2. Graeme thrives on new and exciting challenges, especially leadership opportunities, ultimately aiming to motivate the involvement of others.

At the age of 7, Andrew Fordham was a chorister at Chichester Cathedral, England, and later a music scholar at King’s School Canterbury. Being a teacher now, Andrew is fully committed to engaging learners of all ages and abilities, with whom he looks forward to fostering strong, supportive learning relationships built on trust and shared commitment.

Christine is passionate about teaching and believes that positive self-directed motivation and resilience are vital ingredients for today’s learners, who have educational opportunities across global communities. Her professional experience has seen her teaching in an international school and university in her hometown and has also led the English component in a bilingual French School in Malaysia. Christine's professional development lies in positive education for character development, cognitive learning and cross-cultural counselling.

Deeply passionate for music, Clare Lambert has always been involved in a music-related role growing up. Her work experience has seen her being the previous Head of Music, Head of the Arts, Faculty Leader and Co-Chair of FOBISIA Music. Currently she is the Subject Leader for music at NISS after a career in teaching music across Asia in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Being the Learning Area Leader for the BML (Bilingual and Multilingual Learning) Specialist team, Suzanne Kamal collaborates with teachers and parents at Nexus to effectively support bilingual learners. Her first-hand experience in growing up in a bilingual home has helped grow her passion (and geekiness) for language learning. Suzanne enjoys the challenge of making learning meaningful to learners of all abilities and backgrounds.

Jim Bevan comes with many years of pastoral experience at The British School Kathmandu as well as in a large comprehensive school in Bath, UK. Since joining Nexus in 2014, he has enjoyed introducing learners to fantastic opportunities such as’ Junior Achievement - Company of the Year’ and ‘Young Founders School’ as he has a passion for enterprise outside the classroom.

Prior to joining Nexus in August 2013, Caroline de Kock was working in the private sector where she was in various profit and non-profit organisations, doing marketing and administrative roles. This includes running her own successful fair trade food manufacturing and export business. In her current role as a teacher of business, Caroline brings a wealth of real-life experience and knowledge to her lessons which she enjoys sharing with her learners.

Coach Larisa is one of Nexus' key contributors to the school's rapidly growing swimming programme and is currently leading the Primary swimming curriculum. Her energy and background as a former national swimmer have inspired many young learners to pursue the sport. Her accreditation with American Swimming Coaches Association provides her with a clear understanding of the LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) standards and the importance of being passionate for the sport.

In his role as Digital Learning Coach (DLC) and Apple Distinguished Educator, Ed Bailey facilitates innovative learning experiences using the latest technologies across both the Primary and Secondary schools. In addition to his DLC role, he also leads the designing and operating the Nexus Makerspace to share his passion for Digital Design and Fabrication and hands-on experiential learning.

With seventeen years of teaching experience, Meher Verghese believes in creating an environment where learners can successfully develop their ideas through research, exploration and reflection. She strives to evoke interest in Visual Art among her learners and deepen their thinking towards the subject.

Joanna teaches across both Primary and Secondary in her role as a specialist Visual Arts teacher. She also has a keen interest in the IBDP years through her role as the CAS Coordinator and as a teacher of TOK. Her approach in the classroom encompasses her belief of developing each child as an individual whilst fostering an appetite for learning. Her own passion for exploring and making the most of all opportunities that are offered, is evident in her enthusiasm for the CAS program.

Aysha comes from a mixed English and Turkish background and recently moved from Turkey to join Nexus after working for an IB school for 14 years. She enjoys working with a range of age groups across Primary and Secondary.

A graduate of the University of the Arts London, Aletia began her teaching career in the UK before moving to Singapore in 2007. She passionately believes in the importance of bringing outside influences and experiences into the Art classroom, striving to integrate emerging media into the curriculum where appropriate. Aletia is committed to supporting our learners and equipping them with the skills required to make independent creative choices.

An enthusiastic member of the Secondary English department and teacher in charge of the IB School Supported Self Taught Literature course (SSST), Kate Ellicott is an experienced teacher of the IGCSE and IB, as well as KS3. Originally from New Zealand, Kate has been teaching English for fourteen years, with international experience in Sri Lanka and Thailand prior to Singapore.

Bianca is a registered psychologist and qualified teacher who has worked as a psychologist for the last 8 years in Australia, Singapore and Spain. She has many years of experience, having worked for the Education Department of Western Australia as a school psychologist, as an educational psychologist for another international school in Singapore, as well as running her own practice specialising in supporting expat children and adolescents in Spain.

Hailing from Co Donegal, Ireland, Aine Gibbons is a passionate educator who believes in the importance of innovation and inclusion within the classroom as well as building positive relationships between all members of the Nexus community. When pursuing her Postgraduate Diploma in Education, she took it a step further by completing it through the medium of the Gaelic language, at NUIG, Galway.

Eletia is a passionate educator who has been teaching Mathematics for 9 years. She has previously taught in Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman in both public and international schools.

Victoria Sargent is originally from East Sussex, England and has been living in Singapore for more than eight years. She is a dedicated English teacher who believes in helping learners to achieve their full potential and sharing her passion for reading.

Jenny Murray is passionate about the power of the written word and loves sharing her enthusiasm for this with Nexus learners, encouraging them to read more widely themselves. Jenny has taught in London, Dubai and Singapore, following a previous life in Public Relations. She has held various roles both as a curriculum and pastoral leader in previous schools and has many years of experience delivering IB and IGCSE programmes.

Delphine Touron brings with her an eighteen year wealth of experience in teaching the French and Spanish languages in Secondary schools, in various countries; namely England, Egypt, Mexico, India, Brunei and Singapore. She has a passion for education and believes that it is one of the strongest means to unite people from different countries and cultures for a more peaceful world and sustainable future.

Bevan Moriaty is the school's Director of Sport and Health and Physical Education teacher, having brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from his proud home in New Zealand. He oversees the organising and directing of our Nexus representative sport programme and is the Head Coach of our girls' Volleyball programme and the Chairperson of ACSIS Volleyball in Singapore.

Kathy has been teaching Mandarin as a foreign language across a range of ages in international settings for 7 years in Malaysia and Hong Kong before her move to Singapore with her husband and newborn in 2018. 

Matthew joined Nexus after teaching at the British School Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman where he developed and delivered the Computer Science Programmes of Study for students aged 11 to 18.

Fairly new to the Nexus family, Sarah Baldock arrived in Singapore in 2018 with her family from the UK. She comes with fifteen years of teaching experience, specialising in both Pastoral Care and Curriculum Leadership. In the classroom, Sarah is passionate about focusing on personalising the needs of the individual learner, and raising aspirations, expectations and achievements.

Working in Asia for the first time, Nicola has taught English in schools in the UK, Ecuador and most recently at an international school in Spain. Her focus is on developing strong relationships with her learners to understand their individual needs, and using creative methods to deliver engaging lessons.

Originally from Australia, Tony Hall used to live in Japan, Thailand and New Zealand, before arriving in his current city of Singapore. He was previously an ESL/EFL instructor alongside being CELTA-certified, before training as a teacher. His lessons are inquiry-driven with a focus on helping learners develop skills that will enable them to take ownership of their learning.

Leanne is greatly passionate about education and has been teaching Chinese in international schools in Singapore for more than 10 years. She believes that everyone learns in their own unique way and enjoys using a variety of teaching stategies to ensure that every learner achieves their goals while taking delight in their learning.

Originally from India, Rohit lived in the UK for the last 14 years prior to joining Nexus in 2019. During his time in the UK he has followed his passions by achieving an integrated masters in physics and philosophy, and also a masters in education.

Ronan Dockrell was born in Scotland, UK, and has worked with children in a number of locations including the USA and Italy before graduating with a degree in History, Politics and Professional Education.

Steve hails from Johannesburg, South Africa where he was fortunate to grow up in the multicultural and diverse sport mad Rainbow Nation. He started his teaching career in 2002 and has gone on to teach young learners, teens and adults specialising in Bilingual and Multilingual Languages, Teacher Training (CELTA) and IELTS in Johannesburg and Bangkok.

Vicky Holdcroft is an experienced and dedicated educator who has been teaching for over twenty years. Originally from the UK, she has also taught in Brazil and the Netherlands. Vicky enjoys encouraging her learners to think for themselves and question the world around them. She is also a Principal Examiner and Lead Author for the IBO and is passionate about improving the quality and consistency of international exams.

Susan is originally from Chicago, USA where she taught World, US and Asian History for 6 years before heading overseas. She has a double major in Secondary Education and History from Winona State University in Minnesota (USA) where she also had a scholarship to play on the womens soccer team.

Melanie Brown is an experienced international educator having lived and worked in Japan, Thailand, China, New Zealand and Singapore. She particularly loves the challenge of helping learners unlock their perspective of the world and how it works, while assisting them in achieving the path they wish to take in life.

Clive Nicholas came to teaching after spending ten years as a Policeman in New Zealand. He has a vast amount of experience working with learners, teachers and their families to unlock the vast potential of each child. Clive is passionate about ensuring all members of the school community feel inclusive and feel they have their voice heard.

Chris Tanner is an ex-Mechanical Engineer who went on to further his studies by completing his Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia. Since then, he has taught Maths in the Canadian public system and overseas for international schools. Chris is passionate about bringing STEM into the classroom through the use of robotics, 3D printers, laser cutters and 3D design software.

With previous work experience as a commodity trader, Steve Hardy pursued his BEd in Maths in 1994. Since then, he has expertise teaching across a wide variety of age ranges and has been a Pastoral and Curriculum Leader in two large UK Secondary Schools. In 2016, he moved abroad to realise new goals in Singapore after working as a maths adviser and financial consultant to a nationally recognised Charity.

Lisa Smith was born in the UK where she spent a decade working in various schools and colleges after graduation. After taking a gap period of extensive travelling, she then worked in various countries in Asia as a teacher, such as Shanghai (China) and Ho Chi Minh Vity (Vietnam), and now Singapore, where she has been since 2013.

Sonny Feng works with a dedicated team of tutors to support our IGCSE learners in this critical stage of their education. With fourteen years of teaching experience under his belt, he recently became an examiner for IBO.

With her strong interest in medical biology, it was through Nika Kuncewicz's professional stints in the medical and media industries that made her realise her passion towards teaching. Since graduating from the University of Leeds with a professional certification in Education, she has went on to work in outstanding schools in London and Warsaw, and now Singapore.

Sylvia Klinzing was born in the Philippines and moved to the US to take her Masters degree after a year of working as a research assistant at the Marine Science Institute. Since graduating, she has enjoyed teaching Science for more than twenty years and has served as a Head of Science in two schools, as well as a consultant at Sun Associates, an educational technology evaluation and integration company.

Jozef left his country of Slovakia almost 20 years ago to become an international teacher. Jozef has taught IBDP Biology, Psychology and Environmental Science in England, Romania, China, Vietnam and now in Singapore. Currently, he is an IBDP examiner and the co-author of online content platform for DP Psychology students. Jozef consistently strives to keep up a positive relationship with his learners, by understanding them as individuals and what their behaviour motivators are.

A recent graduate of MSc in Leadership in Professional Contexts, Anne Cain is a STEM teacher who is originally from Scotland. In her teaching career spanning over twenty years, she has taught in the UK, USA and now Singapore.

Ioana Badicioiu joined Nexus in 2018. Her teaching journey started in her home country, Romania, and continued in Czech Republic

After qualifying to be a teacher in the UK, Lauren spent the majority of her career delivering International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.

Fabio was born in the UK to Italian parents, and has always seen the world as an international community. From a young age, he was fascinated with how things worked and would regularly take things apart and rebuild them, much to his family’s annoyance.

Katie was born and raised in the UK where she trained as a teacher after completing her Bachelors degree and started her teaching career in the public school system.

Kevin Ohn has 30 years of experience in the investment research and asset management industry before joining the teaching profession.

Drew is an experienced international school educator who has taught in Australia and Hong Kong. As a History specialist, Drew aims to establish classroom environments that are open to inquiry-based learning to nurture a child's curiosity, growth and engagement in the world’s rich, diverse and contentious histories.

An accomplished multilingual communicator, Marcela believes that languages open doors and, most importantly, provide insight to other peoples’ lives and cultural heritage.

Scarlett is an experienced Chinese Specialist with over 6 years of teaching experience as a Bilingual Homeroom Teacher in the PYP Programme.

Originally from Shanghai, China, Emily brings with her over 20 years of experience teaching Chinese as a foreign language in international settings in both China and Brunei.

Kim is a British girl from Devon who grew up in Kenya and has spent the last 13 years teaching in international schools around t

Russell is from the Scotland and has 20 years teaching experience. 17 years of this was in Scotland before a move to the international sector where he taught in Madrid and Milan. 

Julie Smith grew up in Zambia, Botswana, the Transkei and Hong Kong before making New Zealand home. It was her initial career in Social Work, arranging permanent placements for children with special needs, that made her realise she has a passion and determination to see children with learning challenges fully included in classroom environments and achieving their best. This experience sparked her first foray into the education field.

Bianca is a registered psychologist and qualified teacher who has worked as a psychologist for the last 8 years in Australia, Singapore and Spain. She has many years of experience, having worked for the Education Department of Western Australia as a school psychologist, as an educational psychologist for another international school in Singapore, as well as running her own practice specialising in supporting expat children and adolescents in Spain.

Hailing from Co Donegal, Ireland, Aine Gibbons is a passionate educator who believes in the importance of innovation and inclusion within the classroom as well as building positive relationships between all members of the Nexus community. When pursuing her Postgraduate Diploma in Education, she took it a step further by completing it through the medium of the Gaelic language, at NUIG, Galway.

Clive Nicholas came to teaching after spending ten years as a Policeman in New Zealand. He has a vast amount of experience working with learners, teachers and their families to unlock the vast potential of each child. Clive is passionate about ensuring all members of the school community feel inclusive and feel they have their voice heard.

Cherry is an experienced educator, essentially African, coming from Zimbabwe and also a proud New Zealander.

Dawn is a counsellor and qualified mindfulness and social-emotional trainer. She has many years of experience providing counselling in both private and school settings.