Building with angels: Appointment of new headteacher

Tuesday 15 June 2010

Appointment of new headteacher

Following the interview this morning, we have appointed a new head for St Michael's who will, please God, lead the school through the transformation into a new future as a free school.

Neil Anderson is a physics teacher from Plymouth; he taught at St Boniface college.

He is a man of great vision, a strong Catholic faith and a particular devotion to Our Lady. May God bless him as he takes up the reigns.

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Unknown5 September 2012 at 12:53
Great!
I went to St Boniface before having to fall back on the original St Michaels "small school" due to travel and housing issues, St Boniface even as a decommissioned monastically run school retained some of its brothers such as Br Kelly, Macarthy just to mention two (there were more)Thus having an instilled catholic pedigree.

From an Ex bonnies, St Michaels boy (11 years ago) and past St michaels DT Teacher under Mrs E Davies, a firm, But fair past St Michaels Headmistress not to be forgotten.

Good luck Mr Anderson.
Ryan M Smith
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Lamb and Flag6 September 2012 at 09:17
Thanks Ryan, for your cheery and interesting message and best wishes. I have forwarded it to Mr Anderson. The schoolchildren arrived for their first day today; he might not reply to emails for some time, I guess, with all he has to do at present!
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The history of St Michael's School

Following the closure of Tremough private girls' school in 1998(the only Catholic Secondary in Cornwall), some great spirited teachers and parents started up a 'small' school for children from primary age through to 16. It was able to move into the present building - a former Methodist Church in St George's Rd, Truro. In the autumn of 2009, the concept of free-schools was floated amongst all three political parties and reached the ears of the directors of St Michael's. We decided to try and gain free-school status; we would finally have financial security whilst retaining our very special ethos. This blog charts the moves behind this success story!

(The 'Angels' of the title are the many people throughout the country who over the years have pledged themselves to support the school; and of course St Michael, as well as being patron of Cornwall, is the chief archangel).