Amy Sargent was born in Colchester, England, in 1985 and raised in Clacton-on-Sea, which is where she has stayed and is now employed. At Clacton County High School, where she currently teaches, she has gone from NQT to Improvement Leader for the Languages and Humanities Faculty in four years. She is a passionate and highly skilled teacher whose commitment and dedication to her students' learning are admirable. Miss Sargent is focused on providing her students with outstanding lessons, which led her to be awarded a certificate of special recognition in the category of "Outstanding New Teacher of the Year" in the Essex Teaching Awards 2014.