Clive Webster practices what he preaches when it comes to demonstrating his commitment to a mixed economy education system.
The chief executive of the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership, a multi-academy trust (MAT) made up of a group of 20 schools across the county, has three children of his own - all of whom go to different types of secondary school.
"One daughter goes to a grammar school, another to the local state comprehensive and my son goes to an independent school. All are thriving in their respective schools," says the former director of children's services in Southampton from 2005 to 2013.
While it was his own Catholic faith and "the challenge to do something new" that led him to take on his current role, Webster admits to being "agnostic" when deciding what school was best for his children.
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