{"id":48859,"date":"2024-02-08T16:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T16:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verwoodtoday.co.uk\/?p=48859"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T16:06:04","slug":"verwood-first-and-emmanuel-middle-school-to-share-headteacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martin.mx\/verwood\/2024\/02\/verwood-first-and-emmanuel-middle-school-to-share-headteacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Verwood First and Emmanuel Middle School to share headteacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmanuel Middle School headteacher Rob Christopher will become executive headteacher for both Emmanuel and Verwood First School and Nursery in the next school year.<\/p>\n

Other changes include the creation of an official Verwood and Emmanuel Campus, bringing together all services operated by Initio Learning Trust, previously known as the Wimborne Academy Trust.<\/p>\n

Initio says there won’t be any major changes, including uniforms and the length of the school day, but will offer “a more seamless education pathway from nursery to Year 8”.<\/p>\n

The two schools have always been co-located at a shared campus on Howe Lane, with shared car parking facilities.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel joined Initio in 2018 with Verwood First School joining a year later.<\/p>\n

Prior to these changes, Verwood First School’s headteacher Adam Parsons left his role after 18 years<\/a> saying the time is right for the Initio Learning Trust to move the school on in its journey. <\/p>\n

Katharine Anstey has been interim headteacher at Verwood First ever since. <\/p>\n

Liz West, chief executive officer of Initio Learning Trust, told VerwoodToday.co.uk: \u201cThis is very much an obvious next step in the development of the schools and nursery.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlready we have shared curriculum planning and staff training and development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the leadership for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is also shared. The length of school day and uniform won\u2019t change so the children will notice little difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut a more coordinated and integrated approach will lead to an overall better educational experience, leading to improved results for children. As a trust our schools already share good practice and resources so this is a natural extension of the existing philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cRob Christopher will become executive headteacher at the start of the next school year and until then will work closely with the current interim headteacher, Katharine Anstey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are creating is a smooth pathway for children in and around Verwood from nursery to the end of middle school.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd after that pupils can move to Queen Elizabeth School in Wimborne and continue their education within the same family of schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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