School Leadership

As the Head of ISA Tianhe School, Beth brings more than 30 years of education experience to our school. She became a founding member of ISA Tianhe International School of Guangzhou in 2016. Throughout her career, she has worked in Primary and Early Years schools in the UK and Europe, as well as IGCSE and A-Level schools in Russia.
Beth graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA Hons, and has a Postgraduate Diploma in literature, and a Postgraduate Certificate of Education. She has trained in Pedagogical Leadership, and holds IB Leadership Certificates, demonstrating her dedication to lifelong learning. Beth is also a TYCEMC Teacher Trainer and an advisor to the International Scholastic Trust (IST) of Singapore.
As the mother of three bilingual daughters who have attended Cambridge University, University of the Arts London, and the University of London, Beth is committed to our mother tongue programme and celebrates ISA Tianhe's inclusive multi cultural community. She has worked tirelessly as an educational leader to create respectful, friendly, and inclusive learning environments for students to experience the joy of learning.

Sylvia joined ISA Tianhe in 2016 and as a valued member of the Senior Leadership Team, has responsibility for overseeing the day to day operations of the school. Over the past few years, she has been working on project development, industry research of International Education, business and procurement, co-curriculum, the ISA Charity Fund and operation management. She has practical understanding and experience of international education and international school management and is firmly committed to ensuring the smooth running of the school operations team enables the teachers to focus on their teaching and develop the students' learning.
With her profound conception of the ISA vision and mission, Sylvia devotes herself to the school establishment and operation management of ISA Tianhe, and strives to create a safe, orderly, comfortable and warm school environment for students.

Fengying Li graduated from Southwest University with a major in Chinese language and literature education. She has 18 years’ experience in Chinese teaching and class management and 10 years' experience in Chinese teaching in international school. She was the head of the teaching department and the leader of subject, and was awarded the title of excellent teacher, excellent educator and excellent head teacher. She has published many teaching papers in different educational magazines.
She joined the founding team of ISA Tianhe School in 2014 and is currently the Chinese Coordinator. She is committed to the art of Chinese classroom teaching, exploring the setting and implementation of Chinese curriculum in international schools. She participated in the construction of the Chinese curriculum model, integrating curriculum resources and developing school-based textbooks with the Chinese teacher team.
Fengying Li also organized the teaching and research of Chinese traditional culture, guided students to participate in various competitions and inquiry activities and won awards. She is very kind and easygoing, she loves thinking and learning. She has participated in international education seminars and IBO training many times and holds relevant certificates.

Melanie has more than 13 years of teaching experience. She has held teaching positions in both Primary and Early Years in South Africa and China. Melanie’s focus and degree in Foundation Phase education has since been further refined by her continued studies in and passion for learning support.
She graduated with an Honours degree in Education in 2015. She has since held leadership positions, been a homeroom teacher and worked in a number of remedial and learning support environments with children of different ages and challenges. Melanie’s calm, inclusive and multisensory approach to teaching creates a respectful classroom environment where students are confident and encouraged to learn collaboratively.

Rob is a highly experienced teacher now in the tenth year of international education. Previously he has worked in international Primary schools in Kuwait and Qatar in the Middle East, as well as here in Guangzhou, teaching across a variety of age ranges and Key Stages.
Rob holds a Postgraduate Certificate of Education in addition to a BA Hons in History.
Always seeking new challenges and to continue expanding his pedagogy, Rob has held several leadership roles throughout different levels of school management and retains a keen interest in the promotion of both student and staff wellbeing, always putting students at the forefront of learning and the heart of school activities.

Debbie has over ten years of teaching experience across a range of different international schools. She graduated from the University of Stirling with a BA Hons in Professional Primary Education with a specialism in Modern Languages in 2012.
She has previously worked in Scotland, Russia, Thailand and Colombia teaching year groups across KS1 and 2 and Coordinating leadership of a range of Subjects, including Primary English Coordinator. Debbie's philosophy of education is that all children are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.
She aims to create the type of atmosphere where students can meet their full potential, by providing a safe environment where students are invited to share their ideas and take risks.