Claire is an experienced leader in education. She has over 30 years experience in UK schools and international schools. Among her achievements are being the founding principal at Acacia Christian International School in Kampala, Uganda. Before working at Acacia, she worked as an assistant headteacher, head of English and advanced skills teacher at an outstanding all-boys school in east London. She brings with her a robust and practical understanding of education in the classroom, and a wealth of strategic leadership experience of U.K and international schools. She has worked as a school inspector in both international schools and U.K schools. She is experienced in leading schools through accreditation. Claire has also had experience of school governance, governing and chairing schools in the UK and overseas. She works as an international education consultant and interim school leader. She has shared her doctoral research at international and U.K conferences for headteachers and school leaders. Her professional profile includes expertise in the following areas:
• Education Consultant working with international and U.K. schools to deliver improved standards in education.
• Professionalism and effectiveness in all aspects of teaching and learning to establish, develop and maintain successful schools.
• Defining, creating and mobilising sustainable excellence in education leadership
• Creating and leading high-performing, effective teams as a school leader and chair of two school governing bodies in the U.K and East Africa.
• Developing school systems, structures and curriculum to enable staff and students to realise their maximum potential sustainably.
• Using her doctoral research she offers practical advice for school leaders as they establish and develop a school’s vision and values to ensure a successful school culture where pupils and adults thrive.
• As a Board Chair she undertook a rapid and comprehensive assessment of underlying issues, and supported leaders to implement actions to significantly improve the strategic direction, standards and quality of teaching and learning across the school.


Her professional focus includes:
• International schools' experience of leading great education in challenging and varied environments and supporting other international leaders to do the same.
• Demonstrable capability to engage, enthuse, educate, enable, equip and evolve educational practice, leadership, teachers, and students.
• Determined, bold and compassionate leader, creating and driving the best possible all-around experience and achievements in education – focused on delivering “the best preparation for life”.