Text of a letter to parents from Mr TJ Reddin, Headteacher, Therfield School

Therfield School

10th January 2001

Dear Parents,

It was fifteen years ago that I took up the post of headteacher at Therfield. They have been very happy times for me, I could not have asked for a better school to lead. However the time has come for me to pass on that responsibility to someone else and I have informed the Governors that I intend to retire with effect from the end of this school year.

The school has never been stronger. There have been a record number of applications for places for next September. You will know from other newsletters that examination performance at all levels has never been bettered. The school is therefore ideally placed to appoint a new Headteacher who can bring a refreshed vision and vitality to take Therfield on to even higher attainments.

Plans are well in hand to make this important appointment and I will of course give you details of the person who will take over as soon as they are known. Governors plan to have completed the process by half-term in February.

I also need to let you know that I will be absent from school for the second half of this term. I have to undergo some minor medical treatment which will keep me off work for about six weeks. During that time the school will be in the very capable hands of the Deputy Head, Mr Geary.

My thanks for all the support that parents provide which makes this such a special school in which to work. It will certainly keep me fully occupied until the end of the summer.

Yours sincerely,

TJ Reddin
Headteacher

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