Pinyan Lin is in the final year of a PhD programme at The Manchester Institute of Education, having previously graduated with the Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Her research interests lie in educational leadership, school-to-school collaboration and critical policy studies. Pinyan’s main research seeks to critically investigate and conceptualise governance structures and leadership models of education collectives in China. Currently, she is the assistant editor of International Journal of Leadership in Education, and member of CELP group.