Claire Hancox

SMT Senior School – Claire joined The Academy in 2015, having previously worked in Fife and Glasgow as an English teacher and Head of Department. She has responsibility for learning and teaching approaches across the Senior School, as well as staff professional learning. Claire is passionate about supporting the development of a community of learners in the school, where both staff and pupils model the attributes of an EA learner – collaborative, curious, creative, resilient and independent – and firmly believes that the effective use of technology is central to achieving this goal. Claire lives with her family in Edinburgh; her twin daughters are current EA pupils. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, cooking and walking.