Katherine Weir-Davis 教師團(tuán)隊(duì)

Head of Early Years From a very early age, children were my passion and I aspired to a career that involved making a difference to young people’s lives. Having achieved an honours degree in Psychology (specialising in Child Psychology) from Loughborough University, I then decided to complete a PGCE in Primary and enter into the teaching profession. I taught in the UK for several years before embarking on an international career. My husband and I moved to Spain, where I taught in a British school for eleven years. During this period I became Deputy Head of School.Whilst in Spain, my husband and I decided we wanted to adopt a baby from China. During the ‘waiting’ period we thought it would be a good idea to move to China for a year to learn more about the culture of where our future baby would come from. So, in 2008, we travelled to Guangzhou with the intention of staying one year and then returning to Spain. That was six years ago!After many years of waiting for a baby, my husband and I were finally matched with a gorgeous baby girl in 2011, who we named Rosie. Since then we have adopted a sister for Rosie, who is called Jasmine. Both our girls bring so much joy to our lives and we feel very grateful to be able to raise them in their native country. I love nothing more than spending time as a family, especially when we are hopping on an aeroplane to an exotic destination for a fun family holiday.

Edward Pearce 教師團(tuán)隊(duì)

Head of Primary I am very fortunate to be joining The British School of Guangzhou in its 10th year of operation.  With student numbers over 1000, it certainly is an exciting time to join the number one international school of choice in Guangzhou.I started my teaching career in NSW, Australia, before deciding to take a year out to travel the world.  That was 15 years ago, and I now find myself living and teaching in China, which will be the fourth country I have taught in during my career. I taught for seven years in Nottingham, UK, before moving to Dubai to be the Deputy Head of Repton Prep School, Dubai.  After three successful years there, I moved to be Assistant Principal at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, which is one of the most well-known and established schools in South East Asia. I was fortunate enough to spend some of that time as Acting Principal of the Primary Campus.  After four successful years in KL, I moved to Guangzhou and am excited at the prospect of spending some time getting to know more about China.Someone once wrote, “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn”, which is a nice way to look at how I view education.  Through teaching I have learnt many lessons on the way children view the world, the way children learn about the world and how we as adults can learn about the world from a child’s perspective. Learning is a continuous process, both inside and outside of the school walls, and is born of natural curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and a desire to always do one's best.  Teaching internationally has fed my natural curiosity and thirst for knowledge and I strive to promote such values in the students of any school I am involved with.  This fits nicely with the school's aim to promote a “l(fā)ifelong love of learning”.I am joined in Guangzhou by my wife, Sarah (who herself is an educationalist and experienced school leader), and two boys, Oscar and Lachlan.  We are excited to be part of the BSG community and look forward to the challenges ahead.