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A FOND FAREWELL... A FOND FAREWELL... A FOND FAREWELL...

Dear Parents and Carers

After thirty years of working at Dorothy Stringer, I will be retiring at the end of this term. It has been a great privilege to work in the school for such a length of time and there is no doubt that leaving after so long will be a great wrench While we have all had difficult times in the last few years, my overall feelings of having worked at this school are ones of happiness, enjoyment and pleasure Working with young people is not only a great responsibility, there are times when it is joyful and exciting and surprising, and I am sure I will miss this when it has finally sunk in that I have really left. Dorothy Stringer has been almost my entire adult life – I came here as a trainee teacher in 1992 and never found a reason to leave Alongside teaching English, and working in Pastoral Care, I was also lucky enough to be in charge of the Italy Trip for the last dozen years – and I’ll miss this too I’d like to thank not only my colleagues at the school, but those students, parents and carers I have encountered across my time at the school. I wish everyone connected to the school happiness and success for the future

This term we are saying goodbye to Stewart Furini, who is retiring after 30 years of service at Dorothy Stringer. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Stewart for his long-standing commitment to our school and wish him all the best for the future. He has written a few words below which we’re passing on to you, and we’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Ms Dale, our new Head of School MONEYRAISED:

Stewart Furini

...AND A BIG HELLO! ...AND A BIG HELLO! ...AND A BIG HELLO!

I am excited to join the team at Dorothy Stringer School. I have almost 20 years’ experience as an English teacher and have spent the last 11 years as an Assistant Head and SENDCo with a particular focus on Inclusion and Wellbeing I look forward to teaching within the English department and getting to know the students across the school, with a focus on Years 10 and 11

With three out of four of my own children in local schools, I feel I have a vested interest in the local community and am honoured to step into this role. I hope to get to know the students and families quickly, and that you feel my door is always open to support with any issues and celebrate successes

I wish Mr Furini all the best with his retirement and feel privileged to be picking up the ‘baton’ from him after so many years of service to the school and its community.