Welshpool headteacher suspended for second time
Friday 7th October 2011, 1:10PM BST.
A Mid Wales headteacher has been suspended for the second time this year. Powys County Council said it suspended Suzanne Foster, from Ysgol Maesydre, Welshpool.
The suspension has immediate effect to ‘restore confidence’ in the school after it was put in special measures.
Councillor Stephen Hayes, the council’s cabinet member for schools, said the decision was taken following a meeting of the school’s chairman of governors and the headteacher yesterday afternoon.
He said the decision was supported by officers of the local authority and followed an internal inquiry into the recent Estyn inspection which placed the school in special measures.
He said: “Our priority is to restore confidence in the school and ensure it is providing an efficient and effective education service at this difficult time and into the future. It is essential that a speedy and significant response is made to the Estyn inspection to drive up educational provision in the school for all learners and to ensure the school is removed from the category of special measures as soon as possible.
“Ian Roberts, senior education officer, will take re-sponsibility for leadership and management at the sch-ool with immediate effect.”
John Evans, Powys County Council spokesman, said: “Suspension is a neutral act not a disciplinary action against the headteacher. It allows an investigation to be carried out.”
Suzanne Foster was unavailable for comment today.
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