Nigel Fossey
Amelie Azeem
Vice Principal of The British School of Beijing
French Teacher and Deputy Head of learning and teaching
Nigel Fossey joined BSB in 2012 as Vice Principal. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1992 with an MA in Geography and also holds a PGCE and a Masters in Education. Nigel has worked in the UK, Germany and Greece and has been teaching for twenty years. Most recently he was Head at St. George’s International School in Luxembourg where he developed the secondary school and established a sixth form. In addition he is a member of the Executive Committee of COBIS (Council of British International Schools).
Amelie Azeem joined BSB 5 years ago, as our French teacher. She has 2 master’s degrees: she graduated in American Literature and Civilisation, and in French as a Foreign Language. She taught in Pakistan for a year and 8 years in the UK before venturing to China.
Nigel is passionate about learning and developing the capacity of the school to deliver outstanding results. He lives in Shunyi with his wife Emma and three young children who all attend BSB. In his spare time Nigel enjoys travelling, reading, theatre and badminton. He is very much looking forward to exploring China with his family.
After taking the position of Key Stage 3 Coordinator 2 years ago, Amelie is now the school’s Deputy Head – Learning and Teaching. She works very closely with our team of teachers and specialists to ensure High quality Teaching and Learning in the classrooms, identifying further professional development for staff and putting induction and support programmes for our students.
From Reform to New Form: A Learning Journey at BSB (workshop) This is going to be a small workshop focussing on our learning journey as a school to transform teaching and learning using new technology and harnessing students’ creativity. We will be delivering a brief presentation followed by an interactive workshop where discussions are facilitated about how to move forward to transform the twentieth century classroom into the twenty-first century classroom. There will be a discussion about blogging (how to do it well) and making better use of student voice. Delegates will be encouraged to be reflective and share experiences/support strategies.
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