JFS headteacher Rachel Fink has led the tributes to the school’s former head and ex-Board of Deputies president Jo Wagerman, who died this week.
“Today the school has lost a close friend and former leader and I have lost one of my role models,” Mrs Fink said.
“Jo was the headteacher of JFS in Camden Town and led the school from 1985 – 1993. In that time she transformed the school and developed its reputation as an outstanding learning institution.
“Anyone who knew her will recall her as a formidable personality who was deeply respected and admired.