Kaz has been teaching since 2003 and has worked in international schools and bilingual schools in China and Thailand. He received a distinction from Nottingham University in his Postgraduate Certificate of Education. Kaz has worked as a primary and secondary teacher and middle leader since 2011 and has been an EAL coordinator in three different schools. He worked for an international school group for ten years and was given an outstanding contribution award for his work as Head of EAL in one of their schools. In his last role, Kaz was also international cohort lead for grade four and a member of the Primary Leadership team.
Having spent most of his teaching career overseeing EAL provision, Kaz is a strong believer that bilingualism is an extremely powerful tool for children and that all children, regardless of their level of English, have the right to be taught an age appropriate curriculum with appropriate scaffolding and support. Kaz has devoted most of his teaching career to researching ways to plan inclusive lessons for bilingual language learners of all levels and developing strategies to help language learners access curriculum lessons taught in English. Kaz has two bilingual children himself who have both learned to write Chinese within two years of joining a bilingual school, so is very aware of the challenges faced by bilingual language learners and the benefits of being fluent in a second language.
Kaz is very happy to be based in China and has been learning Mandarin Chinese since first arriving in China in 2003. He is an ex-professional guitarist and lutenist who studied music at the Royal College of Music in London and is still a keen musician who loves playing for fun, listening to music and supporting students who are learning instruments or performing in shows. In his spare time, he loves travelling with his family and learning about the fascinating cultures of different cities and countries.
