INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Pudong ~ Shanghai, China

Terry has over 20 years experience in school leadership having previously spent 14 years as Executive Principal at Colne Community School in the UK. The school excelled in Maths & Computing, Languages, and Sport. His last OFSTED report acknowledged him to be an excellent leader in charge of a very good school.

Terry worked in a variety of schools prior to Colne stretching from the Southwest to Southeast of England. Between 1994 and 1997, he was a Board Member of the Teacher Training Agency for Schools. A former Schools' Inspector, Terry has been a consultant for the UK Government Innovation Unit and was appointed as an e-learning consultant for British Educational and Communications Technology Association (BECTA). He has Chaired the Schools Forum within the County of Essex and was the Headteacher representative with the National Association of Head Teachers. Terry is a qualified trainer and Consultant Leader for the National College of School Leadership in England.

In addition to his degree and teaching qualifications from the University of Sussex, he has an MA and MBA in Educational Leadership and Management and was awarded the OBE in June 1997 for "services to education". He is also a keen musician and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (FRSA).

Dr Creissen came to our school in Shanghai in April 2007 and has been based at our Pudong Campus where he is the designated Principal.  He is the Leading Principal for all three Shanghai campuses.