Clarity Independent School
"Refreshed learning that changes lives."
Debbie Hanson
Head Teacher
In Debbie's spare time, she loves to walk her dog, PJ in the countryside. He is a golden cocker spaniel, and very mischievous! She has to wear trainers to keep up with him; however, this is good, because he keeps her fit! The only thing is, that he loves to roll and swim around in deep mud and get filthy, so he often comes out as a dark brown / black dog muddy dog with only one clean golden orange tuft of hair on the top of his head! He hates having a bath so this usually involves him being chased round the garden with a hose pipe!
Michelle Deveney
Assistant Head
In Michelle's spare time she loves to spend time with family, there is nothing she likes more than to be surrounded by the people she loves, feeding them either roast dinners or barbecues when she can. She also likes to read books, especially in the summer when she can do this outdoors and she love's to be in the garden growing vegetables. At the weekend she likes to start her day with a 30-minute swim in her local gym pool. She finds it a lovely relaxing way to start the day. Living so close to the sea you will often find her on a nice sunny day taking a long walk along the promenade, usually in a hunt for a nice ice-cream.
Caroline Cattell
SEN Class Teacher
Caroline loves spending her weekends with her family and many animals (2 dogs and 5 cats). Her family loves racing (particularly Formula 1) and they love restoring old cars and motorcycles. She loves to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book in an evening and love all things dragon-related. The highlight of my year last year was getting to meet Sol the fire dragon at my old school.
Mr Sam Powell
SEN Teacher
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Sam loves playing all sports, most of all football. Another passion he has is listening to, and playing all types of music. He loves playing his guitar and usually has music on in the background all the time! He also loves spending time with his daughter and teaching science.
Lorena Alvarez
Finance Manager and Exams Officer
Lorena is originally from Costa Rica and has been living in the UK with her family for the past few years. She studied Chemistry at university, although her career took her in a rather different direction! In her spare time, she loves cooking, reading and going for long walks, especially when she discovers somewhere new along the way. She has always loved music and enjoy singing whenever she gets the opportunity. She also enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends, and being part of her local community. Kindness, compassion and supporting others are values that are very important to her.
Lauren Gray
Office Manager
Lauren loves making the most of her downtime, whether that's taking Betsy the dog for a family stroll, watching her daughters play netball, or treating herself to a latte and a bit of retail therapy.
Miss Louise
HLTA and Business Apprentice
In Grace's spare time, she loves to read, watch films and meet her friends for a coffee and some shopping. She also loves to spend time with her kitten, Merlin.
Lawrence Hurter
SEN Teacher and English Lead
In Lawrence's spare time, he enjoys playing his guitar, humming and sketching. He loves being out in nature, and looking at animals. Can you see what he found in South Africa, where he used to live before coming to the UK? - yes, he like snakes! He has also held a crocodile in his own hands too! As you can tell, he has many stories to tell...
Mr Richard Clow
Assistant Head, SENDCo
In Richard's spare time, he enjoys watching Southend United play football. He has been a fan since he was twelve years old and he has travelled all over the country and even into Europe to support the Blues. He enjoys all sports, particularly football and table tennis. He plays badminton with friends once a week at a local sports centre. He loves being outdoors and going for long walks and boat rides with his wife and two children. He has a passion for art and music in their various forms. He also enjoys eating out at restaurants with his family.
Steve Hanson
Site Manager
In Steve's spare time, he enjoys walking his dog, Pj, and listening to music. He also loves travelling and has been to many interesting places around the world.
He has had a variety of careers; including a Performing Artist, Manager of a Shop and a School Photographer!
Lisa Petrie
HLTA
In Lisa's spare time she enjoys travelling the world with her family and trying new adventurous things like Quad biking, bamboo rafting and jet skiing! She also likes to go camping with her family and pet dog, Dolly.
Dianne Spencer
Trainee HLTA
In Diane's spare time she loves to spend time with her family, going out in her VW camper van (called Betty) and planning where to go on her next holiday. Her passion is independent foreign travel and skiing. Her aim is to visit as many countries as she can!
Steven Neil Hanson
HLTA
Steve loves spending time on weekends with his family and trying new international recipes at home or dining out. He loves watching family Netflix shows with his wife and teenage daughter. He also drives into London to see his older kids who are married and he enjoy's dog sitting for them.​ He also tries to sneak in time to hit the French textbooks for personal study and keep in shape at the gym. Weather permitting, he goes for walks in the countryside with his wife as well.
