Keith Robinson studied at the Northern School of Music Manchester and then was Head of Music at Wade Deacon High School for over 30 years. He was then appointed International Schools Co-ordinator and helped establish links with schools in China, Japan, Africa and India. He was involved in setting up a Confucius classroom at Wade Deacon. He was awarded the “Exceptional Support in Teaching and Learning Chinese” by the Confucius Institute at the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, in recognition of his contribution to the study of Chinese and China in schools in England.