Club Speaker Rotarian Mary Wallace

Mon, Aug 22nd 2022 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Club Speaker Rotarian Mary Wallace

Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speaker Rotarian Mary Wallace.

Mary gave her talk about her 50 years in education.
Mary said her story started in 1964 with a teacher shortage in her local authority.

Mary had 2 years in teacher training college where nuns were lecturing.

Mary applied for a job in local authority in Hull and finished in a school in Hessle Road around the fishing industry.
Mary became deputy head at a small school and a large school until in 1987 Hull reorganised their schools.
Mary got a headship in the most difficult estate in Hull.
Mary talked of then having to do her own budgets with decisions with teaching assistants and teaching staff.
She talked of Ofstead starting and each teacher inspected 6 times.
Mary worked in special measures for 10 years creating an action plan for it.
In 2009 she retired for 3 weeks but was brought back
and became Director of Education in Hull .

Steve thanked Mary for her talk.
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