One of the nine feeder primary schools within our partnership is a rural Victorian village school with 67 children in three classes. This small size brings with it considerable financial strain as the loss of any child from its role has a highly significant impact.
As is becoming ever more common in such circumstances, when the headteacher announced her plans to retire at the end of the last academic year, the governing body took the bold step of seeking an alternative model of leadership.
While I accept that schools cannot become time-bound theme parks, I do believe that these small rural schools are special places and should be supported and protected wherever possible. In the light of this, I was really keen to offer leadership support and now find myself in the role of executive headteacher.
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