The Moat School

The Moat School was established by a group of parents whose experience of finding suitable secondary education for their own children had proved very difficult. Their belief was that all children and particularly those with extra challenges should have the opportunity of receiving the specialist education they needed, whilst remaining at home with... their families. In 1993 a meeting was held between a group of parents and professionals who were concerned about the lack of educational facilities for secondary aged children whose learning styles made learning in traditional mainstream settings difficult. A committee was formed and research was undertaken in all the elements needed to establish a school. A year later the Constable Educational Trust was formed with four Founding Trustees that included Gerald Shamash and Clive Simnock but it was Ronda Fogel and Louise Eilon who hosted the initial meetings, raised the necessary funds charitably, project managed the sourcing and refurbishing of the school building and later recruited the school's first teachers and pupils. Ronda is the last remaining Founding member of the Board and is Executive Director of the Trust. It took two years to source suitable premises, eventually through the London Diocesan Board for Schools, and a further two years to negotiate the lease. The Moat School is on a shared site of the former St. Mark's School in the Bishop's Avenue, Fulham. The Moat School opened its doors to its first five pupils in September 1998 and is London's first secondary day school for children with dyslexia and related specific learning difficulties. The Constable Educational Trust, which has been operating for 19 years, raised over £2 million to-date for the initial capital needs of the school that enabled the refurbishment of the school to be completed, it also helped to finance the running of the school during the first two years of operation. The School has a Governing Council with currently eight member Governors that meets once a term. The largest proportion ...Read More