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'''Dame Erica Christine Pienaar''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born 20 March 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/R6WcKy3Xb8FmpuUSvnrgLhaTYZU/appointments|title=Erica Christine PIENAAR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}</ref> is a South African-born British schoolteacher and eduationist. She served as Executive Head Teacher of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leathersellers-federation.com/197/the-federation|title=The Federation - Leathersellers Federation of Schools|website=www.leathersellers-federation.com}}</ref> until September 2013. She was also a director of [[James Allen's Girls' School]].
'''Dame Erica Christine Pienaar''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]] (born 20 March 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/R6WcKy3Xb8FmpuUSvnrgLhaTYZU/appointments|title=Erica Christine PIENAAR – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref> is a South African-born British [[schoolteacher]] and [[educationalist]].


[[Senior management|Executive]] Head Teacher of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leathersellers-federation.com/197/the-federation|title=The Federation – Leathersellers Federation of Schools|website=www.leathersellers-federation.com|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref> until September 2013, Dame Erica also served as a [[director (business)|director]] of [[James Allen's Girls' School]].
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She came to the UK at age three in 1955 with her parents and elder sister when her family emigrated from South Africa. She began her teaching career in 1973 and taught for 40 years in South East London. She was Head Teacher of [[Prendergast Hilly Fields College]] from 1998 to 2008. As of September 2009, Prendergast School became [[Prendergast Hilly Fields College]], having become part of a Federation with the Crofton School, now known as [[Prendergast Ladywell Fields College]]; [[Prendergast Vale College]] joined the federation in 2011.
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.checkdirector.co.uk/director/erica-pienaar/|title=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|website=www.checkdirector.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks|title=Stocks|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130123124929/http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/group_06.pl?Mode=Z&Type=LA&No=209&Base=e&Phase=1&F=1&L=50&Year=06|title=[ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive – The National Archives|first=Internet Memory|last=Foundation|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
==Other==
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. {{cn|date=July 2023}}
* Non-Executive Director of Wey Education Plc (23 February 2015-present)
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* Chair of Academic Advisory Board, Wey Education Plc (31 January 2017-present)
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* Named [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Lewisham]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/aboutthecouncil/Pages/Freedom-of-the-Borough.aspx|title=Freedom of the Borough|first=London Borough of Lewisham, Web team,|last=web.communications@lewisham.gov.uk|date=23 January 2014|website=www.lewisham.gov.uk}}</ref>


She was educated at Rockmount Primary School in [[South Norwood]] then attending [[Coloma Convent Girls' School|Coloma Convent Grammar School for Girls]], before going up to [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] where she graduated as [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]].<ref>PIENAAR, Dame Erica (Christine), Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; accessed 19 March 2018.</ref> After further studies, she took an [[MBA]] ([[London South Bank University|LSBU]]).
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==References==


== Career ==
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Pienaar began her teaching career in 1973 and taught for 40 years in [[South East (London sub region)|South East London]]. She was Headmistress of [[Prendergast School|Prendergast Hilly Fields College]] from 1998 to 2008. As of September 2009, Prendergast School became [[Prendergast School|Prendergast Hilly Fields College]], part of a Federation with the [[Crofton School]], now known as [[Prendergast Ladywell School|Prendergast Ladywell Fields College]]; [[Prendergast Vale School|Prendergast Vale College]] joined the federation in 2011.
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.checkdirector.co.uk/director/erica-pienaar|title=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|website=www.checkdirector.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks|title=Stocks|website=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
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* [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (2014)
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** [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Lewisham]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=Freedom of the Borough|url=https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/aboutthecouncil/Pages/Freedom-of-the-Borough.aspx|website=[[Lewisham London Borough Council]]|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>
** [[Freeman of the City of London]] (2011)

===Appointments===
* non-executive director of Wey Education Plc (23 February 2015–present)<ref>{{cite web|title=Our People|url=https://www.weyeducation.com/|website=Wey Education|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>
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* Chair of Academic Advisory Board, Wey Education Plc (31 January 2017–present)<ref>[https://www.weyeducation.com/ www.weyeducation.com]</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Worshipful Company of Leathersellers]]

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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

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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

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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

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Appointments

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Erica Christine PIENAAR – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "The Federation – Leathersellers Federation of Schools". www.leathersellers-federation.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ PIENAAR, Dame Erica (Christine), Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; accessed 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Freedom of the Borough". Lewisham London Borough Council. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Our People". Wey Education. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  8. ^ www.weyeducation.com
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