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 WESTERN 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.

 

This has provided the LEA with an opportunity to refocus its school support work, in the light of new challenges arising from a number of new local and national initiatives.

 

In consequence, Tim Newton, the School Improvement Support Officer currently based in King's Lynn, will be moving to the Central Area at Easter.  Schools in the Western Area will be served by a newly-appointed School Improvement Support Officer, Mike Simm.  Mike has worked in a variety of schools throughout the country and is currently an adviser and the Key Stage 3 Strategy Manager in Liverpool. 

 

Chris Hey has completed his two year secondment focussing on school support and partnership working in the Western area and will now take up an expanded brief to support the development of increased partnership working throughout the County.  He will remain involved in a number of Western area local projects and will also take responsibility for the SISO role for the Thetford schools, following Mike's arrival.

 

Elsewhere in the County, Bill Russell, formerly the Senior Adviser for School Effectiveness, has taken over as School Improvement Support Officer in the South/Eastern Area, based in Great Yarmouth.  Chris Wilson-Town will remain as School Improvement Support Officer in the Northern Area, based in North Walsham.

 

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