John Evans has been appointed head of the Five Islands’ School, 14 months into the controversial federation project, after Paul Mulligan, the headmaster who started off the project, resigned for personal reasons.
John Evans has been appointed head for the rest of this academic year, and until the end of the next in August 2004.
Mr Evans said to Clive Mumford for iThe Cornishman/i: “I have always believed that the school has the potential to be a really great one. … I am looking forward to working with the children, staff, governors and officers to move the school forward in it’s achievements.”
Secretary for Education, Philip Hygate, said: “He brings great knowledge and experience of school improvements to the isles.”
Mr Evans has been a teacher for 38 years in schools right across the country. He has served as a head in schools for over 18 years. He is an experienced trainer of teachers and headteachers and an adviser on school improvement – so if anyone is going to serve the school well, it should be Mr Evans.