Your guide to who's new and who's leaving
Sadly, we had to say farewell to a number of headteachers at the end of last term. We would like to thank them for all their hard work and commitment to Warwickshire over the years they have been working with us. We wish them every success in their future ventures.
These departures inevitably bring with them the arrival of many new headteachers. We would like to welcome each of them to Warwickshire and look forward to working with them over the coming months:
Lisa Dodd, who joins Curdworth Primary School from Joseph Cash Primary, Coventry.
Michaela Eden, previously headteacher at Whitley Abbey Primary School, Coventry, who joins Dunnington CE Primary School.
Suki Edwards, who has left her post as Assistant Headteacher of Greet Primary School, Birmingham to join the staff at Eastlands Primary School.
Matt Fisher, who joins Milverton Primary School from Measham CE Primary School, Derbyshire.
Ricky Emms, who has moved to The Priors Free School, previously Deputy Head at Dunmore Primary, Abingdon.
Kaye Hunter, previously co-head at Krishna Avanti Primary, Leicester, who is joining Salford Priors CE Primary School as Interim Head.
George Smith, who has left his Deputy Principal role at The Meadows Sports College, Sandwell to take up the headship at Oak Wood Primary and Secondary Special Schools.
Harry French, who joins the staff at Ash Green School, leaving his post as Principal of Greenwood Academy, Birmingham.
We would also like to acknowledge some moves within the county and congratulate staff who have been promoted to a headship or acting headship from September 2016:
Dionne Hunter, promoted from Deputy to Acting Head at St Matthew’s Bloxham CE Primary.
Lisa Bernard has been appointed as substantive head at Clifton upon Dunsmore CE Primary School.
Juliet Jones has been appointed as substantive head at Cubbington CE Primary School, after a period as Acting Head.
Lesley Ritchie, promoted from Deputy to take on substantive headship at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School.
Judy McCluskey who is stepping up from Deputy to become Acting Headteacher at Lapworth CE Primary School.
Carl Thornton has left Boughton Leigh Junior School to take up a new headship at St Paul’s CE Primary School, Nuneaton. Paula Dunystee, previously Deputy at Boughton Leigh Junior will take on the headship following Carl’s departure.
Sukie Owers has moved on from her headship at St Matthews Bloxham CE Primary School to take on the Executive Headship role of the Briar Hill/St Margarets Federation.
Jacqueline Cornell has been promoted from Deputy to take on the substantive headship at Stratford Girls Grammar School. The previous head Kate Barnett retired at the end of summer 2016.