Jamie McNamara began his teaching career as a primary school teacher in Wandsworth in South London. Shortly after qualifying as a teacher, Jamie was recognised for his ability to teach English effectively and for his ability to use different behaviour management strategies for the benefit of the children in his classes. As such, Jamie became a leading literacy teacher in Wandsworth and supported teachers from other schools in South London develop their ability to teach English. After 3 years teaching at a school recognised as outstanding by Ofsted, Jamie decided to challenge himself and move to a local school that had been identified as failing. During his time at the school leading English, levels of Reading and Writing in the school improved and the school was moved out of special measures by Ofsted.  

Jamie has spent the last 9 years of his career teaching internationally at Dulwich College Beijing and Dulwich College Seoul. During his 6 years in Seoul, Jamie’s curriculum team received wide spread recognition in the UK for their innovative use of assessment to support learning. His team also won an international school award for the innovative development of their Maths curriculum.  

Jamie has a masters degree in Advanced Educational Practice from the Institute of Education in London and is passionate about using educational research to improve the outcome of students. 

Sun Chunxia Holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Language Studies in Southwest University. She has over 10 years in Early Child Education experience which has led to a deep understanding of Montessori Philosophy, Positive Discipline, Early Childhood Development and ESL Teaching Methodology. She respects and believes that each child is exceptional and unique.

Claire studied Psychology at the University of Glasgow before completing her PGCE in Education and, currently, her MA in Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Bath. Teaching in the UK, Claire gained valuable experience in a variety of different leadership positions. She then moved to Qatar for the opening of King’s College Doha. Here, Claire was appointed as Head of English, Head of Year and Head of House, responsible for leading large teams in curriculum and pastoral matters. Having attended an independent boarding school herself, Claire is looking forward to being a part of HD Qingdao’s exciting new journey. She has a passion for Quality First Teaching, developing life-long learners and building positive partnerships with parents. Outside of the classroom, Claire enjoys the Performing Arts and international travel.  

Mr. Tang holds a mater’s degree in education from University of Hong Kong. He has been teaching Chinese language and literature in Hong Kong Education University and Hong Kong Yew Chung International School for nearly 10 years. He is an experienced teacher in International curriculum. Before joining HD Qingdao, Mr. Tang taught in HD Ningbo School and served as the Housemaster for junior boys.