Hannah Hudson, Head of Infants

Hannah has always enjoyed living by the sea, having grown up just a stone throw from the English seaside in a small city called Sunderland. She moved around a little to study, before moving to the Cayman Islands in 2021 with her husband, Chris.

Hannah always knew she wanted to be a teacher and was a regular ‘mini teacher’ throughout school, always wanting to help the teachers out and get involved, before doing her work experience in a school for children with special educational needs. However, with parents who were both teachers, she decided to go in a different direction and originally started a degree in Mechanical Engineering at university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Though enjoyable, it was a definite ‘trust your heart’ experience for Hannah and at the end of her first year, she changed to a Business Studies and Psychology degree, knowing this would offer valuable skills for life in the classroom. She then moved back towards home to gain her PGCE in Primary Education in Newcastle, England.

When starting out as a teacher, Hannah accepted a role as a Year 5 teacher, as she truly believed she wanted to work with the older children. She enjoys their wit, charisma and the fun that comes with children on the cusp of being ‘mini adults’. She enjoyed several years at higher end of primary before a shock move to Reception in a school shake-up. However, it was here where Hannah really found her passion. Working with children at the very beginning of their school journey is a thoroughly joyful experience, there are lightbulb moments throughout each day and the children are so very passionate, engaged and fun. Having now covered all years within EYFS and Key Stage 1, Hannah can very much say her passion lies with teaching younger children.

Alongside teaching, Hannah has also been fortunate enough to use her passion for education in other ways. She gained a qualification from the NCETM as a Maths Mastery Specialist, an opportunity which enabled her to work with schools in her local area to improve their maths curriculums and offerings. She built on this by becoming a Specialist Leader of Education for maths, meaning she was able to work with schools across the entirety of Greater Manchester to help them develop their maths curriculums and offerings. Hannah also became a Student Mentor and Trainer for two teacher trainer programs, delivering the maths training to their PGCE students. As her passion for working with younger children grew, she also started to deliver some of their EYFS training as well. Hannah also holds her NPQSL (National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership) a qualification gained over two years in which she learnt invaluable skills to help her onto further stages of her journey.

When not in school, Hannah enjoys nothing more than time at the beach or pool with a good book, or spending time with her husband outside enjoying the beautiful weather Cayman offers. She also enjoys, in no particular order; travelling, Disney, children’s books and pickleball.