Mrs Hilary Moriarty

Educated at Denbigh Grammar School, Trinity College, Dublin (BA Hons in English Language and Literature), the University of Wales (Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education), Leicester University (MA in Modern English and American Literature) and Leeds Metropolitan University (Diploma in Education Leadership and Management). Lectured in English in Colleges of FE, and taught in comprehensive, grammar and independent schools. Deputy Head and subsequently Head of independent girls’ boarding schools. National Director of the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) and the State Boarding Schools’ Association (SBSA) 2006 – 2014. Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate for twenty years. Currently a consultant advising schools on preparation for inspection and training governors. Contributor to national education press since 1985. Lives in Monmouth, married with two sons and two daughters, both of whom attended Monmouth School for Girls. Interests: journalism, theatre, travel.