We are fortunate that only a small number of our staff are moving on to new things and we do wish them well. I did want to mention Jan Avery Harris who has been a passionate and inspirational teacher of Drama and Dance. Jan is retiring at the end of term and she will be fondly remembered by generations of students. I will also be losing two members of my Senior Leadership Team. Dr Martha Hawes has been appointed to the role of Deputy Headteacher at Didcot Girls School and Lyndsey Caldwell to the role of Headteacher at St Gregory the Great School in Oxford. The fact that both of these members of staff have been promoted to such senior positions within the county speaks volumes for their achievements and influence in our school. They will both be sorely missed but we are delighted that they will remain close by and having impact on children in our local region. We will be joined at a Senior Leadership level by Kate Larminie who will become our Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion while Tom Hilton has been promoted to the role of Deputy Headteacher. I would also like to mention our wonderful Chair of Governors, Nicola Small, who is stepping down from the role at the end of the academic year. Nicola has been a highly effective Chair of Governors and has provided great support for me personally for which I am sincerely very grateful. I would like to thank all of the staff who have given so much in very different circumstances throughout the period of the pandemic. We have asked them to work in very different ways but they have remained so positive and have responded to every challenge. I know they are so appreciative of the kind words, email and cards they receive from parents and carers. We are very fortunate as a school to have such a supportive parent/carer body and I would thank you all for work you do to help us to keep the school moving forward. As always the last word does need to go to our students. As mentioned at the start, it has been wonderful over the past few weeks to see so many of them enjoying the wider aspects that always come with school. They have been so appreciative of their opportunities. It makes us optimistic about what September will bring and we look forward to starting afresh with them at that point. Best Wishes
Chris Price Headteacher July 2021
Art by Jessica Crosskey - Year 7
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