Clara Abbott
Teaching and Learning Coordinator and Research Lead
Name: Clara Abbott
Matriculation Year: 2019
Subject: English Literature
Occupation: Teaching and Learning Coordinator and Research Lead
“I am passionate about equity and young person-centred education and literacy. After completing my undergraduate degree and working as a student consultant at the Teaching and Learning Institute at Haverford College, I moved to Bentoville Arkansas to teach 7th and 8th grade English. From there, I pursued my Master’s degree in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford. I was excited about joining a brand new democratic school in South London and moved to London during the Covid pandemic to work as a class teacher at The New School. From there, my interest grew in supporting SEND needs and designing for equity, and now I work across the school and coordinate our school’s partnership with UCL researchers.“