Category: Jan Hilary

Jan Hilary · Sarah Collymore · Sounds-Write · St George's

St George’s Church of England Primary School: from crisis to calm

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St George’s – from crisis to calm is the story of a school that twelve years ago was failing, and failing so badly it was in special measures. What that failure meant was that a good number children moving on to secondary school were unequipped to cope with the demands of the secondary curriculum. A huge… Continue reading St George’s Church of England Primary School: from crisis to calm

Dr Derrie Clark · Jan Hilary · Sounds-Write · St George's CEPS

Jan Hilary, head teacher extraordinaire!

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Why is it that some schools are able to successfully teach every child to read but the majority still don’t? This was the question posed by Dr Derrie Clark in an interview with Jan Hilary, who was until recently head of St George’s C. of E. Primary School in Wandsworth, when they met at this year’s Reading Reform Foundation conference. You… Continue reading Jan Hilary, head teacher extraordinaire!