About Us
Raj Mehta, GES Director and Lead Education Consultant
Raj Mehta is a highly respected and experienced education consultant. She has specific expertise in phonics, early literacy, school improvement and curriculum development. Raj has over 30 years of experience in primary phase education, particularly in early years.
In 2008, Raj worked as a Communication, Language and Literacy Development Consultant in the London Borough of Wandsworth. In this role she worked closely with all stakeholders to improve and further raise pupils’ attainment in phonics and early reading, using the 2007 Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics programme.
Global Education Services Limited , a company founded by Raj, was an approved supplier for phonics training and consultancy under the DfE Matched Funding Scheme and featured in The Importance of Phonics Catalogues between 2011 and 2013. They delivered high quality training and offered support to schools nationally.
To date, Raj continues to coach, collaborate, and engage with CEO’s of Multi – Academy Trusts, Executive Headteachers, Headteachers, senior leaders, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 staff across schools, both nationally and internationally, to raise standards in phonics and early reading. Similarly, she continues to work with senior leaders at all levels to bring about further improvements in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Raj firmly believes that education transforms lives. Everyone has the right to a high-quality education that makes a difference. Raj keeps the needs of children and young people, especially those who are disadvantaged, at the centre of all her work.
Raj’s passion, vision and the very high expectations that she sets for pupils, school leaders, teachers, parents and herself, are shared by our team of associate consultants and phonics leaders, all of whom are school based.
Our Flagship Schools
We offer school-to-school support and bespoke CPD via our flagship schools. The schools will be hosting visits on specified days when you will get the opportunity of seeing first-hand the impact of GES Simply Letters and Sounds on pupils’ achievement in securing the foundational knowledge.
More information coming soon…
St Mary’s Bryanston Square C of E School
“Reading is the golden thread of the curriculum. Pupils follow a well-sequenced reading curriculum. Their progression in phonics is checked carefully. Pupils who need more help with learning to read are quickly identified. They receive additional support to help them catch up quickly. Pupils develop a love of reading.”
Ofsted, May 2023
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
“The school has built a culture and love of reading. The phonics programme is logically sequenced to build knowledge securely. Pupils take home books which match the sounds practised in class and their progress is carefully monitored. Those who need additional support are identified swiftly and those not yet ready to learn phonics are provided with a strong foundation in the early reading programme which is delivered with expertise.”
Ofsted, July 2024
“The Autism Resource Base will be given an Advanced award. Congratulations for demonstrating standards of excellence in supporting autistic children within an inclusive context.” National Autistic Society, July 2024
Testimonials
‘At Kentish Town Church of England Primary School, we have been using GES Simply Letters and Sounds SSP since September 2021. Teachers and Teaching Assistants have found the lesson plans and resources to be thorough and easy to use. The positive impact on our children’s attainment is clear in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. We have also had training from Raj Mehta, which has been very positively received by the whole staff. I would wholeheartedly recommend GES Simply Letters and Sounds.’
- James Humphries, Headteacher, Kentish Town Church of England Primary School, Camden.
'I am very pleased with the whole package of plans, resources and support that comes with GES Simply Letters and Sounds. As a pilot school, we have been on the journey with the SSP and I can honestly say I am very happy with it. The plans are detailed yet concise and clearly direct and support the teachers regardless of prior experience of teaching phonics.
At the beginning I was a little unsure how well the SSP would suit our children however, as the pilot progressed, it became clear that the stripped back, no gimmick, and targeted approach to teaching phonics suited us down to the ground. The recent addition of planning for keep-up sessions has further strengthened this SSP in my opinion.
I can honestly say that GES Simply Letters and Sounds has been a revelation and is a welcomed addition to our approach to teaching Early Reading. Well done and thank you Raj!'