Erica Pienaar

Dame Erica Christine Pienaar, DBE FRSA (born 20 March 1952)[1] is a South African-born British schoolteacher and educationist. She served as Executive Head Teacher of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools[2] until September 2013. She was also a director of James Allen's Girls' School.

She came to the UK at age three in 1955 with her parents and elder sister when her family emigrated from South Africa. She was educated at Rockmount Primary School, South Norwood, Coloma Convent Grammar School for Girls, and Goldsmiths, University of London (BA).[3] She holds an MBA. 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. [4][5]

She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours.

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  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.
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  7. "Freedom of the Borough". Lewisham London Borough Council. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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