Senior School Open Week at Wellington

Ms Bond

English Teacher

Ms Bond is an English Literature and Language teacher from England. Hannah studied for a degree in English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, where she fostered a particular interest in Victorian fiction. After graduating, Ms Bond completed a Master’s Degree in Victorian Literature at Durham University. Excited to share her passion for reading and writing with students, Ms Bond then pursued a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at the University of Nottingham, where she graduated with Distinction. She has had lots of experience teaching English as a second language too and strives to empower her students to achieve their very best.

Mr Markovic

Director of Educational Technology 

Mr Markovic is driven by a passion and a keen interest in education and all things tech. He holds a B.Ed. and an MA in e-learning and is also a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Fellow and an ISTE Certified Educator. Having experienced international education as a pupil himself, he has been teaching and enjoying the multicultural environment in international schools for over 15 years. Mr Markovic contributed to the school becoming the first international Microsoft Showcase School in China, in 2019.  Markovic contributed to the school becoming the first international Microsoft Showcase School in China, in 2019. 

Ms Jones

Design & Technology Teacher

Ms Jones has a Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering, from Coleg y Cymoedd in South Wales, with a focus on Engineering design and the design aspects behind aerospace. She then went on to graduate from Cardiff School of Art and Design (Cardiff Metropolitan University) with a Bachelor of Science in Product Design where she focused on designing for manufacture and then completed her PGCE with QTS at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her passion when teaching is to work to provide equal learning opportunities for all learners through the provision of knowledge and skills needed to develop strong design ideas.

Mr Batey

DSL and Pupil Support Lead (Whole School) / Art Teacher

Mr Batey has been teaching Art & Graphics for over 20 years, 13 of these in Tianjin. After completing a degree in graphic design with a specialism in narrative and editorial illustration in Southampton, he went on to study for his PGCE at the University of Bristol. In 2015 Ed was awarded a master’s degree in education from the University of Nottingham which included a great deal of research into the experiences of East Asian students working in a Western educational context.

Ms Doherty 

Head of Art 

Ms Doherty has been teaching art and photography for over 17 years and has been in the head of department role for most of her teaching career. Graduating in Fine art from London Guildhall University, she went on to pursue a career in teaching at the University of Hertfordshire.  In 2014 she then completed a post-graduate degree in Education: Leadership and Management at Bath Spa University.  Outside of school, Ms Doherty continues her art practice and hopes one day to exhibit in China.  

Mr Dentico

Head of Science

Mr Dentico came to China after being awarded a master’s degree from Bangor University in 2013. He first taught undergraduate students whilst completing research on agricultural genetics at Jianghan University, Wuhan, before moving to Shanghai to teach senior students at a bilingual boarding school. Since coming to Wellington in 2016, he has completed his PGCE at Durham University, for which he was awarded a distinction.