Student Body

Since its inception in 2003, with a cohort of 18 Physics students, the Department has grown rapidly, and currently there are 161 students in 9 classes at AS-level, and 122 students in 8 classes at A2-level. A further 224 students in 9 classes are enrolled in the IGCSE programme.

A-level Results

These continue to be highly satisfactory.
In June 2008 the A-level pass rate was 99%, with 65% achieving A or B grades, an increase of 11% from 2007. At AS-level, the pass rate was 94%, with 72% achieving A or B grades, again an increase on the 2007 figures.

Further Studies

A good pass in Physics is an essential requirement for many university courses, and many of our graduates have achieved places in the Scientific, Mathematics, Engineering and other related fields at some of the best universities in the UK and elsewhere. Currently eleven of our former students have gained places at Oxford or Cambridge, and eleven present final year students have been selected for admission interviews in Science or Engineering subjects.

Facilities

This College has arguably some of the best equipped A-level physics laboratory facilities in the country. All the standard apparatus, which one would expect to find in a top class Sixth Form College in the UK or elsewhere, is available for student practicals, demonstrations, etc. Datalogging and projection equipment is widely used as standard in lesson presentations, and students have ample opportunity to gain ¡®hands-on¡¯ experience. The Department is well served by a full-time technician.

Staffing

Currently the Department is staffed by an expatriate Head, a local Assistant and 9 teaching staff, of whom 4 are expatriate, and 5 are local. Lessons are conducted mostly in English.

Teaching Staff

Sanjeev Melwani Head of Department MPhys Hons (Physics) University of Manchester MSc Hons (Physics) University of Durham 6 years experience teaching A-level / IFY programmes in China (Ningbo, Chongqing, Guangzhou & Shenzhen), 1 year at the University of Hong Kong, and 2 years experience in International Trade.

Steven Wu BS (Physics) Hebei Normal University Assistant Head of Department 12 years teaching experience in public and private middle schools in China, together with 5 years teaching IGCSE at both International Schools and SCIE.

Tom Gracey BSc Hons (Theoretical Physics) University of Manchester 6 years experience teaching A-level, mostly in China (Guangzhou and Shenzhen)

Prof Wang Zhaomin BS (Physics) China University of Science & Technology Over 30 years teaching experience of university physics at USTC. 8 years research and teaching experience in the USA, CERN and Switzerland. 3 years teaching experience for A-level Physics at SCIE. 2 textbooks and more than 200 papers are published.

Alan Liu BS (Physics) Sichuan University MEng Nanjing University of Science and Technology BEd University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada PhD (Physics) University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 7 years teaching experience, including 1 year College level in Canada, 3 years as a University teaching assistant in Australia, and 3 years International Education in China (Tianjin, Zhejiang, and Shenzhen).

Dennis Christley Dennis is teaching now for 36 years in countries as Canada, West Indies, Africa, UK and Asia. For the past 6 years he was the Head of Science Faculty at Garden International School in Malaysia. Amongst his former students there were Nelson Mandela s daughter, Joseph Stalin s grand -daughter and the odd Prince and Princess. Although his primary teaching subject is now Physics he has a Bachelor s degree in Pure Chemistry and a Masters in Chemical Education. At some point in his career he found himself teaching more Physics than Chemistry. He had a pretty active life such as leading annual expeditions for students to South America and Africa, trekking through the rainforests of Venezuela, walking the Inca trail, climbing to the top of a volcano, walking in the Sahara Desert, etc. Now his active hob is playing the odd round of golf.

Chopin Huang BS (Physics) Guangxi Normal University 9 years teaching experience, including 4 years in Chinese public middle school and 5 years teaching IGCSE and A-level International Syllabuses in SCIE

Betty Kong BS (Physics) Shenyang Normal University 11 years teaching experience, 9 years at middle school and 2 years teaching IGCSE at SCIE.

Jack Liu BS (Physics), Dalian University of Science & Technology 3 years IGCSE and A-level teaching experience, together with a number of years of adult education teaching experience. Overseas work experience in Michigan, U.S.A.

Kathy Zhao B.Sc. in Physics, Changchun Normal University One year working experience Certificate to be a bilingual teacher

Ben Zheng Dip Physics Jiangxi Normal College (Lab Technician) 11 years experience teaching Physics at middle and high school, together with 4 years experience as a laboratory technician.

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