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Name: Beverley Maragh Job title: Head teacher Organisation: Headstart Montessori School Location: Tooting, South London Duties

Duties

In my capacity as head teacher I am responsible for the overall, day-to-day running of the school and maintaining its ethos.

We place a great deal of emphasis on a child being allowed to take charge of his or her learning. We aim to provide an environment where children are free to develop their own personalities and independence. They can choose whether to work by themselves or in groups, depending on what they are doing.

In line with this, we do not set classrooms up with pre-arranged activities. Rooms are bare when the children enter and it is left up to them to decide what they want to do, what equipment they want to use and whether they wish to work on the floor or a table. These rooms are user-friendly with everything at child height. We have also tried to allow in as much natural light as possible.

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