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Headteacher relishes role
The new headteacher at a lower school is relishing the challenge of her new role.
Liesl Ganney took over the reins at Robert Peel Lower School in Sandy at the start of term and has very much taken to the close-knit atmosphere there.
Ms Ganney has worked in teaching for 15 years and is a former head of year at Burgoyne Middle School in Potton, where she was a teacher for seven years.
The 38-year-old arrives at Robert Peel Lower after five years as a deputy headteacher at a junior school in Milton Keynes.
She said: “I haven’t been here long but I have settled in very quickly.
“The school has a friendly, family-like atmosphere which is very welcoming and really appealed to me when I first applied for the job.
“There are 300 pupils here so it is fairly close-knit.”
Though she has taught students at different stages and of various ages during her career so far, Ms Ganney says the challenge is similar whatever the tier.
She added: “I tend to find every child has their own specific needs and targets but the challenge that a teacher or headteacher faces is similar – to get the very best possible from that student.
“So it doesn’t really matter whether they are just starting out at school or whether they have been in education for a few years – a teacher’s objective will always be the same.”
Continuity is also an important part of education for Ms Ganney.
She is keen to support the Pinnacle Trust, a group of lower, middle and upper schools in Sandy which work together to provide continuous education for youngsters.
She said: “I’m very much in favour of such arrangements.
“They help to provide as much continuity in a child’s schooling as is possible.”
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