Expert of the National Association for the Study of Foreign Language School Work
Counsellor of Hubei Provincial People's Government
Former Principal of Wuhan Foreign Language School
Dr. Juliana Jia
Deputy Director of Academic Centre, ISA International Education Group
Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Postdoctoral of the University of Cambridge, UK, an expert on Sino US education
comparison and research.
Once served as the vice president and executive principal (founder) of Princeton
International School of Math and Science.
Deeply engaged in the research of higher education and basic education both in China and
the United States. Her research focused on the comparison of college and secondary
school curriculum in China and the US. She successfully applied its integrated
curriculum system to the international education cooperation projects in both countries.
Adopting a project-oriented learning approach based on the STEAM curriculum, she
developed a curriculum system, effectively bridging the gap between basic education and
higher education in terms of students' research, academic performance and creativity.
James Morris
Head of ISA Wuhan International School
Co-Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Graduated from The University of Oxford, BA, MA, PGCE (Cambridge) and NPQH
Possesses more than 28 years of experience in education locally and internationally.
Former President of the Shanghai Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Society – will promote ISA
students to many top universities around the world.
Helped students gain admissions successfully to world’s top universities such as Oxford,
Cambridge, Cornell, Colombia, Berkeley, Stanford, etc.
Hong Yang
Director of Strategic Development of ISA Wuhan School
Deputy Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Primary School
Co-Principal of ISA Wuhan International Primary School
Co-Principal of ISA Wuhan International Kindergarten
Former Chief Principal of Wuhan Changchun Street Primary School;
Senior teacher, subject leader;
National advanced individual in educational research;
The Great City Artisan of Wuhan;
2018 The Principal of China
Phil Burnage
Kindergarten & Primary Principal of ISA Wuhan International School
Co-Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Primary School
Former Head of Shanghai United Shangyin Primary School.
29 years of experience in education, has taught students of all ages in primary schools
and has accumulated a lot of front-line teaching experience in mathematics, physical
education, history, traffic safety and other subjects.
A Postgraduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E.), a Professional Qualification
Certificate for Principals (N.P.Q.H.), an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability, and a
Certificate 3 in Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK 3).
Jarrett Brown
Co-Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Secondary School
Jarrett holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from the American College of
Education, a master’s degree in Education from Xavier University.
Jarrett has 17 years of experience in the education field. He previously taught in the
American International School of Salzburg in Austria for 2 years (2006-2008), then went
to the Suzhou Singapore International School as Head of Individuals & Societies
(2008-2016), followed by a stint at an IB school in Doha, Qatar Academy Sidra
(2016-2018), before returning to China to join Nord Anglia.
From 2018 until now he has been at the Léman International School as Secondary School
Vice Principal, MYP Coordinator, CAS Coordinator, and DP History teacher. He is deeply
knowledgeable about the IB, having been an IB workshop leader and BQC reviewer.
Rebecca Sun
Co-Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Secondary School
IB Programme Leader
IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner
Senior Guidance and University Counselor
Rebecca has fourteen years of international education practice and management
experience. She has successively managed the international department of well-known
public schools, and division of secondary school in K12 school in China. She was the
founding member of secondary school founding and development of many new K12 schools
which offer IB, A-level, AP and other mainstream international curriclum.
Paul Johnson
Academics Dean, ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
He is in his 25th year as an educator having taught in 6 countries in the International
Baccalaureate, including eight years as an IB Diploma Coordinator and Senior Educational
Leader in three of those schools in Africa and Europe.
He sees his role in guiding students to reach their potential by equipping them with the
skills and knowledge to succeed in an ever changing dynamic world.
Richard Beddoes
Head of Boarding, ISA Wuhan School
Graduated in Physics and Geology in 1992 from Staffordshire University, UK and has a
background in both education and business, including 8 years teaching English and
Physics in China and South Korea.
Founded and led his own outdoor education and retail business before moving to China in
2014, completing his international PGCE from The University of Nottingham.
He has helped to develop new school campuses and high-quality boarding provision in a
number of successful international schools in China.
Most recently, he initiated and developed the boarding provision as Founding Assistant
Head of a new school in Zhejiang.
He has also led the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and the World Scholar's Cup,
helping students to build their confidence and enhance their university applications
through a wide range of extracurricular activities.
Wendy Yu
Co-Director of ISA Wuhan Students Development Center
Co-Director of Boarding and Moral Education
Wendy graduated from Jianghan University with a bachelor's degree in English Language
and Literature. She later obtained a master’s degree in education and leadership from
Royal Roads University in Canada. She is a certified National Second-Class Psychological
Counselor, Senior Career Planning Specialist, and Senior Family Education Instructor.
Wendy has 16 years of experience in the field of education. She has previously served as
Dean of Studies, Character Education Principal, K-8 Principal, High School Principal,
and Parent Education Principal at renowned international schools in Central China. In
the areas of student character development, curriculum leadership, student growth, and
home-school communication, Wendy has accumulated rich hands-on experience.
Dr. Jozef Macak
Sports Coordinator and CCA Coordinator, ISA Wuhan School
Dr. Jozef Macak is a teacher as well as leader with decades of experience in education.
He has been head of the PE departments at various schools, including The British
International School as well as SUIS Xiamen.
He has also led The English International School of Bratislava and served as
CEO/Director.
Jozef completed his PhD at Comenius University in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic.
He is currently doing an NPQH (National Professional Qualification Headship with a focus
on leading an international school) in the UK.