Angel Lin

Principal

Canadian
PGCE of Sunderland University,
MBA of Hong Kong University, Outstanding Graduate
BEE & BBA of East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
Angel joined Xiehe Education Group in 2007 and worked as teacher and management leader in Hongqiao campus, Wanyuan campus and Wuxi campus. She is one of the Pioneer Program initiators and designers. The Pioneer Program has been endorsed as the best practices in Eastern and Western education by Mr. Trevor Higginbottom, a previous H.M.I Inspector of England. As one of the founding principals of Wuxi campus established , Ms. Angel Lin and her teachers have worked hard for 10 years to cultivate students with "concordant characteristics, Chinese foundation and International Mindedness" for the future. Constantly harvesting various good news of students' growth, witnessing the growth of the school together; The school has also formed a co-working management team and a teaching staff team with integrated education concepts. WUIS has become a benchmark school for the integrated education concept in Wuxi.

Xiaodong Meng

Inspector

Chinese

Master's degree in Curriculum Teaching Theory of East China Normal University

Master's degree in Education of Liaoning Normal University

He started working in 1982 and had served as the Vice Principal and Principal of Affiliated Primary School of Luoshe Normal School in Jiangsu Province, Wuxi County Primary School, and Xishan Teachers' Further Education School. Since 2001, he had been serving as the Deputy Director of Xishan District Education Bureau of Wuxi. Later, he also served as the Director of Xishan Government Education Supervision Office. Since April 2022, he has been serving as the inspector of Wuxi United International School. He is honored as a super grade Chinese teacher in the sixth batch of Jiangsu Province, a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions, and titled as a national inspector and a Jiangsu Province Government inspector, a master's supervisor at Jiangnan University, a part-time professor at Zhejiang University, a deputy director of the Academic Committee of Jiangsu Taoxingzhi Studies, and a special editor-in-chief of The Horizon of Education. In 1985, he won the first prize in the first session of the Chinese language contest for young teachers in Wuxi, and in 1988, he won the first prize in the first session of the "Yizheng Huaxian Cup" Chinese language contest for young and middle-aged teachers in Jiangsu Province. Over the past forty years of work, he has been committed to Chinese language teaching and research. He proposed, advocated, and actively practised the 'Chinese Language Growth Lessons'. He also has research and practice in school management, curriculum theory, educational research, teachers’ development, school culture, educational supervision and other fields. He has led multiple national and provincial research projects, and has won the first prize in both the first and the second education research achievements of Jiangsu Province. More than 300 of his papers have been published in publications at or above the provincial level. He has authored more than 20 education books and published educational monographs such as "Defining Education with Growth" and "From Origin to Far Point". He has held over 1,000 academic reports and public lectures throughout the country. His achievements have been selected in the "Jiangsu Education Meritorious Record", "Chinese Education Expert Dictionary", and "List of Teaching Thoughts of Famous Special Grade Teachers". In 2012, he was awarded the title of "Most Ideological Director of Education Bureau" among the top ten in China.

After joining WUIS, adhering to the school culture of "Xie Gong He Zhong"(seeking collaboration in unison), he aims to strengthen school management, optimize curriculum system, create a faculty and staff team, enhance academic taste, serve for students’ development, and strive to establish a high-quality bilingual school that integrates Chinese and Western cultures and faces the future.

PGCE of Sunderland University,
MBA of Hong Kong University, Outstanding Graduate
BEE & BBA of East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
Angel joined Xiehe Education Group in 2007 and worked as teacher and management leader in Hongqiao campus, Wanyuan campus and Wuxi campus. She is one of the Pioneer Program initiators and designers. The Pioneer Program has been endorsed as the best practices in Eastern and Western education by Mr. Trevor Higginbottom, a previous H.M.I Inspector of England. As one of the founding principals of Wuxi campus established , Ms. Angel Lin and her teachers have worked hard for 10 years to cultivate students with "concordant characteristics, Chinese foundation and International Mindedness" for the future. Constantly harvesting various good news of students' growth, witnessing the growth of the school together; The school has also formed a co-working management team and a teaching staff team with integrated education concepts. WUIS has become a benchmark school for the integrated education concept in Wuxi.

Zuyu Zhou

Vice Principal

Chinese
Graduated from Luoshe Normal College of Jiangsu Province and Nanjing University of Science and Technology in Education Management.
Since 1975, he worked in Wuxi Bashi Experimental Primary School, Wuxi Houqiao Experimental Primary School and Wuxi Gangxia Experimental Primary School as Vice Principal, Principal and Secretary of the School CCP.
He has worked in Wuxi United International School as Vice Principal since 2012.
He devotes himself in creating a good "ecological" environment for the school and providing teachers and students with a warm service. It is the strategy and path of his work to deeply cultivate and promote the professional development of administration department staff. The society’s satisfaction and people’s satisfaction is his unremitting pursuit in education.

David Edwards

Vice Principal of Teaching & Learning

British
PGCE
MA in International Education
David joined Xiehe Education Group in 2008 and worked as teacher and Subject Coordinator (Science) at Pudong Campus. He later worked as Key Stage 2 Coordinator, before moving to Wuxi Campus to work within the Pioneer Curriculum, first as a Deputy Head, then as Co-Head, and finally as Vice Principal.
In his time working for Xiehe, David has also acted as a mentor and site coordinator for trainee teachers from the Universities of Warwick and Sunderland (UK) and from New South Wales and Southern Australia (Australia).
David believes that the key to successful education is unlocking children’s innate passion for learning and inquisitiveness at an early age, and promoting this throughout both their school life and beyond. At Wuxi United International School it is important that we prepare students for an ever-changing World.

Ella Zhang

Vice Principal of Teaching & Learning

Chinese
Ms. Zhang received her MS degree in Curriculum and Teaching Philosophy from Hubei University. She published many papers in core journals such as “Education Monthly Journal” and “Chinese Teachers”. After graduating from Hubei University, she studied in Mexico and taught Chinese as a froeign language in some well-known international schools in Mexico and Shanghai.
In 2010, she won the “Excellent Grduate-Student” Award of Hubei University (Her thesis was selected the “Excellent Thesis Paper” at school level.)
In 2012, she participated in recording the Chinese Teaching News Program of CCTV Chanel 12 as a representative of Chinese teachers.
In 2015, she attended the 6th WUIS “Star Plan” training and received the honor of “Excellent Educator in Xishan District”. In the same year, she was awarded the “Pioneer Party Member in Education” by Xishan District Education System in 2015.
Attracted by the concept of “East Meets West”, she joined Wuxi United International School in 2013. As a teacher, she treats students with love and patience and creates a safe environment for them with the belief that “the innocence of children is the blessing of education; as an administrator, she devotes herself to the professional development of teachers by building various learning groups and bringing in the outside resources to help teachers study the advanced education and teaching theories.

Rebecca Cao

Assistant Principal & Head of Secondary

Degree:B.A. English
Experience: More than Ten Years
Ms. Cao is an experienced English teacher with 14 years of experience. She majored in English and Business English in Jiangnan University from 2000 to 2004. Her career started from a teaching position right before graduation and it has developed into her passion and endeavour. Ms. Cao considers spending time with her students as the moments she enjoys most. She devotes herself in developing student leaders’ creativity, organizational skills, and leadership based on her own experience of 3-year leadership in university as the Chair of Student Council. Ms. Cao also leads her fellow teachers to organize successful activities, for instance, Winter Bazaar, with parent volunteers. She started the very first Journalist Club and has been providing service to various activities happening in school. She is a keen photographer and her photography students have won Top 50 in Visionary National Photography Competition. Ms. Cao works closely with faculty as well as parent groups to build up positive relationship and communication atmosphere.
Alan Lu

CCP Secretary of the School & Head of General Affairs

Chinese
Graduated from Wuxi Higher Normal University, Mathematics Department
He worked as the Head of Security and Vice Principal in private school in Xishan District since 2006. He joined Wuxi United International School in 2013 working as the General Affairs Personnel, Head of General Affairs and CCP Secretary of the School. He always measures himself with the standards of CCP members and keeps himself with uncorruptible self-discipline; with his dedication to education and enthusiasm, he fully devotes himself to school work with youth and passion.

Johnny Yang

Head of Primary

Chinese
Bachelor of Arts
Joined Wuxi United International School since the school was founded in 2013
Awarded 2015-2017 academic year "excellent educators" award for Xishan District
Assistant Co-head of Primary at Wuxi United International School
Coordinator of Primary PE. Music & Art at Wuxi United International School
Primary Art teacher at Wuxi United International School
Coordinator of the boarding department at Wuxi United International School