Following exceptional Key Stage 2
results in 2018 – the best in Seaford and well above the national
average – Annecy Catholic Primary School has announced the appointment
of a new Headteacher, Mr Paul Gallagher.
Mr Gallagher brings with him years of broad experience in a variety of
fields. He worked in the recruitment industry prior to becoming a
teacher, and whilst teaching has taught in posts as far apart as
Manchester, Uganda, Italy and Brunei.
He joined Annecy in January 2018 as interim Deputy Head and has been
instrumental in a remarkable transformation at the Sutton Avenue school.
The appointment has been met with overwhelming approval by parents,
with some referring to the new Headteacher as a ‘super hero’ and
crediting him with turning not just the school around, but the lives of
the children as well.
The Chair of Governors was equally pleased, “As governors, working
within the Bosco Catholic Education Trust, we are delighted to have
appointed Mr Gallagher as Headteacher. He was the stand out candidate
and has already proven his worth to the school in a short period of
time. We are very excited about the future for the school and for the
children entrusted to our care”
Paul Gallagher said: “‘I am incredibly proud and excited to be appointed
in a permanent role as Headteacher at Annecy. I want this to be the
best school in the country and I am very lucky to have a team that
matches my ambition.”
“I want to lead a school that acts on the belief that all can succeed,
not some or many. We strive for academic excellence, but not to the
detriment of other areas of the curriculum. I really favour a holistic
approach that focuses on issues such as well-being and mental health, as
well as the more familiar topics in the primary curriculum. We’re
equally keen that achievements of women and people from black, Asian and
minority ethnic communities should be an important feature of what
Annecy pupils learn, both within the curriculum and beyond.’
“I am looking forward to implementing an array of new initiatives to
help us achieve all this and build upon the excellent work that’s been
done throughout the school over the past 18 months.”