Clare Hayward graduated from the University of Southampton with a 2:1 in English Literature and Spanish. Clare has geared her studies and extra-curricular activities towards a rewarding career in children's educational development. Whilst at college Clare took part in the Community Sports Leader's Award, a national programme encouraging A-Level students to create sporting sessions for young children in their local area. Part of Clare's degree programme encompassed two academic years abroad in Mendoza, Argentina, where she worked for Intercultural Language Institute. She taught English as a foreign language to a mixed variety of students, but it was the younger ones that captivated her the most. At university Clare also participated in various mentoring and tutoring activities such as a GCSE language exchange programme with Woolstone School in Southampton, and with fellow Southampton University students from lower academic years. Most recently Clare volunteered with the Shakespeare Schools Festival Company working with children performing abridged Shakespeare plays at the Basingstoke Festival Theatre.