National Leader of Education
Sarah Lewis
School: St Mary’s C of E Primary School
Age range: 4-11
National Leader of Education Quadrant: South East
Career Path To Date
Trained as a Secondary Music and French specialist
1989 – 2000 Newman School in Hove, then part time The Ashcombe, and Howard of Effingham.
2001: Moved into primary teaching at St Joseph’s in Redhill, as yr 6 teacher and Music leader, and leading literacy teacher
2008: Deputy head (leading first on Literacy and then on Maths) and then Acting Head teacher at Manorfield School in Horley
2011: Headteacher at St Mary’s in Oxted
2016: NLE
2017: Head of Teaching School and the Tandridge Teaching Alliance
Profile
Key aspects of education you have improved / led on within your school
- Curriculum development
- Data analysis
- Training of middle and senior leaders
- Outcomes for Pupil Premium children
Key aspects of education you have improved in other schools
- Monitoring and evaluation cycles
- Use of data to accelerate progress
- Use of peer observation to improve quality of teaching
- Assessment informed planning
- Tightly focussed SEF
What support can you offer?
- Data analysis
- Raising standards in writing
- Assessment informed planning – ensuring progress in the new curriculum
- Use of Target Tracker to accelerate progress and attainment
- Progress for SEN and Pupil Premium