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South African-born British schoolteacher and educationalist
Dame Erica Christine Pienaar ,
DBE ,
FRSA (born 20 March 1952)
[1] is a South African-born British
schoolteacher and
educationalist .
Executive Head Teacher of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools
[2] until September 2013, Dame Erica also served as a
director of
James Allen's Girls' School .
Early life and education
Pienaar arrived in Great Britain at the age of three with her parents and elder sister in 1955 when her family emigrated from South Africa. [
citation needed ]
She was educated at Rockmount Primary School in
South Norwood then attending
Coloma Convent Grammar School for Girls , before going up to
Goldsmiths, University of London where she graduated as
BA .
[3] After further studies, she took an
MBA (
LSBU ).
Career
Pienaar began her teaching career in 1973 and taught for 40 years in
South East London . She was Headmistress of
Prendergast Hilly Fields College from 1998 to 2008. As of September 2009, Prendergast School became
Prendergast Hilly Fields College , part of a Federation with the
Crofton School , now known as
Prendergast Ladywell Fields College ;
Prendergast Vale College joined the federation in 2011.
[4]
[5]
Honours and awards
Appointments
non-executive director of Wey Education Plc (23 February 2015–present)
[7]
Chair of Academic Advisory Board, Wey Education Plc (31 January 2017–present)
[8]
See also
References
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"Erica Christine PIENAAR – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)" . beta.companieshouse.gov.uk . Retrieved 19 March 2018 .
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"The Federation – Leathersellers Federation of Schools" . www.leathersellers-federation.com . Retrieved 19 March 2018 .
^ PIENAAR, Dame Erica (Christine), Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; accessed 19 March 2018.
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"Dame Erica Christine Pienaar, director at Wey Education PLC, London, director at James Allen's Girls' School, West Wickham, director at Wey Education Schools Trust, London" . www.checkdirector.co.uk .
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"Stocks" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 19 March 2018 .
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"Freedom of the Borough" .
Lewisham London Borough Council . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"Our People" . Wey Education . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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www.weyeducation.com