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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.
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Head of Primary School
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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.
read moreIvan Bunakov
Aquatics Director & Swim Coach
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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.
read moreDeborah Uy
Bilingual and Multilingual Learning Specialist
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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.
read morePaul Rimmer
Deputy Head of School - Primary & PYP Coordinator
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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.
read moreHannah Swinbourne
Bilingual and Multilingual Learning Specialist & Subject Leader
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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.
read moreFiona Lewis
Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning & Year 2 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
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Chinese First Language: Specialist Teacher & Subject Leader
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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.
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Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreYi Jie Ge
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreZoe Zhou
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreNing Liu
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreGabrielle Zhou
Chinese Teacher & Subject Leader
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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)
read moreAndy Jefferson
European Languages Teacher & Subject Leader
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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.
read moreClaire Jefferson
French Teacher
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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.
read moreGraeme Massey
Health & Physical Education Teacher & Learning Area Leader
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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.
read moreLyn Hart
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreJulie Smith
Learning Support Integrator
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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.
read moreChristopher Jung
Music Teacher
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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.
read moreAndrew Fordham
Music Teacher
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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.
read moreClare Lambert
Music Teacher & Subject Leader
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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.
read moreLarisa Mogutova
Swim Teacher & Coach
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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.
read moreMonica Picard
Teacher Librarian
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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.
read moreMeher Verghese
Visual Arts Teacher
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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.
read moreJoanna Bevan
Visual Arts Teacher & CAS Co-ordinator
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Having taught in New Zealand for nearly 5 years, Aaron recently moved to Singapore with his business-savvy wife and 2 daughters.
read moreAaron Dustow
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreAndrea Webb
Health & Physical Education Teacher
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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.
read moreAletia Aston-Soards
Visual Arts Teacher & Subject Leader
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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.
read moreKatrina Jones
Year 1 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreBianca Kelly
Counsellor and Psychologist
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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.
read moreZehra Shariff
Year 1 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreChantal Williams
Year 2 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreBhavana Nair-Msimanga
Year 1 Homeroom Teacher & Phase Leader (Year 1 and Year 2)
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Gerry Thomson is originally from Vancouver, Canada, and has lived in Singapore for two years before joining Nexus in 2019.
read moreGerry Thomson
Year 4 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreMichelle Lim
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreHarpreet Gandhi
Bilingual and Multilingual Specialist
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Jonathan has been teaching English for the past 12 years. He moved to Singapore from Cambridge, UK with his wife and young daughter.
read moreJonathan Chatters
Bilingual and Multilingual Specialist
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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.
read moreSophie Ussher
Year 2 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreKathy Wong
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreSusan Sanderson
Year 2 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreKatie Mack
Nursery Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreLeanne Yun
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreJames Atkins
Year 3 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read morePippa Thomson
Year 3 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreSusan Kelly
Year 3 Homeroom Teacher & Phase Leader (Year 3 and Year 4)
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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.
read morePeter Derrick
Year 4 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreRachel Malster
Year 4 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreStephen Bolton
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreAnna Shaw
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreSonya Thompson
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreZach Myers
Year 6 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreAllan Bilney
Year 6 Homeroom Teacher & Phase Leader (Year 5 and Year 6)
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Kerstin Stark moved from Scotland to Singapore with her family in 2008. She has taught both adults and children in a variety of
read moreKerstin Stark
Nursery Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreRyan Halbert
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreSusannah Philpott
Year 5 Homeroom Teacher
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After qualifying to be a teacher in the UK, Lauren spent the majority of her career delivering International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.
read moreLauren Colgan
Visual Arts Teacher
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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.
read moreAdam Hand
Year 6 Homeroom Teacher
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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
read moreSarah Cattell
Year 2 Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreTamara Serong
Year 1 Homeroom Teacher
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An accomplished multilingual communicator, Marcela believes that languages open doors and, most importantly, provide insight to other peoples’ lives and cultural heritage.
read moreMarcela Ellerbrock
French Teacher
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Scarlett is an experienced Chinese Specialist with over 6 years of teaching experience as a Bilingual Homeroom Teacher in the PYP Programme.
read moreScarlett Yu
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreEmily Zhang
Chinese Teacher
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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.
read moreKaren Orlowski
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
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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.
read moreNatassja du Toit
Music Teacher
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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.
read moreRussell Pollock
HPE Teacher