New school for Y7, head leaving

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 11/07/2023 19:51

My dc starting secondary in Sept, and going to a local school that was completely failing a few years ago. It became part of an excellent academy group in town and a new head went in and totally turned it around so that it's now really good and oversubscribed. It's really been sold to local parents and the head has been a fundamental part of the renewed appeal.

Now it's just been announced that head is leaving at Xmas. How worried should I be?

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 14/07/2023 22:10

Thanks - that's really useful.

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Postapocalypticcowgirl · 16/07/2023 22:19

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 13/07/2023 14:26

I know I can't do anything about it. Other new parents have been countering about it and I wanted an unbiased view on whether this is an unmitigated disaster as some seem to think. Deputy head seems excellent and the school has thus far impressed me with how they are handling transition for my autistic son so I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

I don't think it's an unmitigated disaster at the moment. Yes, it is hard to recruit heads, but good heads still exist. Yes, teachers may follow the head, but equally the school has been through a period of change - the ones who have stuck that out might be planning to stay regardless. If there are good internal candidates that may help with consistency.

I think it's very much a wait and see situation.

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