Tracy Williams
Deputy Headteacher
Professional Information
Tracy
Williams
Deputy Headteacher
Education, Honors & Awards
Masters Degree
(2005)
Personal Information
United Kingdom
Watford
National Association of School Masters
Union of Women Teachers
Travel. Music production & performance,
Writing/Authorship, Theatre, Dining
I come from a large close knit family who values quality time together and who loves to travel and enjoy festivities.
I have always had a passion for education and has now been in the field for over 15 years. I love being able to support others. Curriculum, leadership,Communication,Literature and the Arts are my passions. I'm looking forward to networking and connecting with other like-minded professionals, and to gaining the recognition and credibility of being a member.
16-20 Years
Teaching, Coaching, Project Management,
Presentation
Tracy Williams is a Deputy Head teacher working in East London, UK. She is responsible for curriculum, assessment, policy development and staff training. In the 1990’s Tracy gained a BA hons degree in Education with Qualified Teacher Status. This was followed up in 2005 with a Masters in Education with the focus on Educational Leadership and Management. She then successfully completed the National Qualification for Headship in 2010.
To date, Tracy’s has over 15 years’ experience working in schools within the inner London boroughs of Brent, Westminster and Hackney. As a key member in the school’s senior leadership team, Tracy leads teams of staff and works in partnership with a range of external agencies and to ensure that the best educational provision meets the needs of all stakeholders within her school.
In her schools, Tracy has successfully established school libraries and implemented national initiatives such as Sport for All, Magic Breakfast, Achievement for All and Enabling Enterprise. She has also participated in shadowing the processes of two school inspections carried out by the UK’s OFSTED organisation. Tracy has used this experience to the benefit of her schools and has experienced successful school inspections in 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2016.
In 2016, Tracy was seconded to another school in Hackney where her coaching of staff led to improved pupil behaviour at lunch times as well as the attainment and provision in relation to outdoor learning. Tracy also established protocol for the school’s recycling system and created the beginnings of the school’s choir.
What Tracy is most proud of are the opportunities where she and her pupils have worked to promote equality, diversity and inclusion through partnering with the ‘Nubian Jak Community Trust’ and their work with English National Heritage. Tracy facilitated school projects to commemorate historical figures and pioneers such as Mary Seacole, Ignatius Sanchos, Bob Marley and Frederick Douglas. Her pupils have given speeches, performed at London’s Royal Court Theatre, had their work exhibited at the Foreign Office and American Embassy and participated in a documentary that was broadcast worldwide.
Writing under the pen name ‘Tracy-DW’ Tracy is now the author of ‘Stories to be Tolled’ (STBT) a series of stories for children and young adults about British Colonial History. These stories aim to inspire curiosity in the reader and initiate the desire to embark on their own learning journey about the British Empire Phenomenon. The first two titles in the series “Caribbean-Wind” and “Caribbean -Rush” were written to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Empire Windrush’s journey to the UK in 1948. These will be published on Amazon and available in e-book and hard back.
Tracy spends her leisure time reading commonwealth literature from which she is building her own personal library. She also enjoys travel, live music, theatre, working out and dining out. Tracy is also a songwriter and recording artist and you can download her single ‘He’s Alive’ on all streaming platforms.
Times Educational Suplement
Educational Leadership
Curriculum Design
