Strategic Core

 

County Hall         

 

Martineau Lane

 

Norwich

 

NR1 2DL

 

 

 

Minicom:  (01603) 223833

 

                                   

                                    Sue Rossiter

 

                        SR/JSN

                       

                        30th January 2003

                                    01603 223478

    

                                    01603 222481

 

                                    sue.rossiter.edu@norfolk.gov.uk

                       

 

 

ALL NORTHERN AREA HEADTEACHERS

 

Dear Colleague,

 

School Improvement Support

 

You will know that Jeff Gough, the Senior Education Officer responsible for School and L.E.A. Effectiveness, will leave his post at the end of January.  Jeff has been an influential and highly-valued colleague, who is widely respected throughout the County and we wish him a long and happy retirement.

 

Richard Potts, currently the School Improvement Support Officer in the Central Area, will be replacing Jeff from 1st February.

 

At the same time, we are taking the opportunity to refocus school support work, to meet a range of new national and local initiatives.

 

Chris Wilson-Town, who joined the Northern Area in January 2002, will remain as School Improvement Support Officer, based in North Walsham.

 

Elsewhere in the County, Tim Newton, formerly based in the Northern Area but currently serving the Western Area, will further add to his comprehensive knowledge of Norfolk's schools by taking responsibility for the Central Area at Easter.

 

Tim's current post will be taken over by a newly-appointed School Improvement Support Officer, Mike Simm.  Mike has worked in a variety of schools, but is presently the Key Stage 3 Strategy Manager and an adviser with Liverpool L.E.A.  In the South/Eastern Area, Bill Russell takes over from Harmer Parr, who has been appointed to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools.  Bill was previously the Senior Adviser for School Effectiveness in the area and will be based in Great Yarmouth.

 

Chris Hey, the Senior Education Officer who has been involved in school support and partnership work in West Norfolk, will take up a Countywide brief to support the development of increased partnership working.  He will also assume school improvement responsibilities for the Thetford schools.

 

The L.E.A. is committed to continuous improvement in its services to schools and looks forward to continued close collaboration and partnership with you.  This letter has been copied to your Chair of Governors, for information.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sue Rossiter

Deputy Director of Education