Head of The Parker E-ACT resigns ahead of school holidays, as academy welcomes its fifth head or interim headteacher in six years
Staff at The Parker E-ACT in Daventry were told on the last day of term that the academy’s headteacher had resigned.
Maughan Johnson has moved on to ‘new opportunities’, after joining the school on Ashby Road last April.
Teachers were informed of his departure on Friday July 17, ahead of the school holidays.
The position will be filled from September by executive head teacher Nina Smith. She will be the academy’s fifth headteacher or interim headteacher in the past six years.
Nina said: “I can confirm Mr Johnson has resigned as headteacher of Parker Academy and has left the academy to move on to new opportunities.
“We would like to thank him for his contribution to the academy community and wish him well for the future.
“Following my appointment as executive headteacher earlier this year, I will continue to lead the academy from September, working closely with the senior leadership team, staff, pupils and families to build on our strengths and support every child to thrive.”
At the start of last year Ofsted rated the school as ‘requiring improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ within all areas.
The education watchdog found The Parker E-ACT Academy had issues with pupil absences, concerns around their attitudes to learning and ignoring staff, and teachers not having high enough expectations of students.
But a monitoring inspection held this April found school leaders and trustees were taking effective action to improve the school, but work still needed to be done.
The report read: “Leaders have designed, and begun to implement, whole-school routines to raise expectations and improve the quality of teaching. There are new structures and policies in place to support improved behaviour, reduce truancy and increase attendance.
“Leaders have redesigned the curriculum for personal, social and health education (PSHE) to make sure pupils are well prepared for their lives in modern Britain.
“The actions leaders have taken to date have been appropriate and impactful. There are robust quality assurance systems in place. However, more time is needed for these strategies to bring about the significant improvements leaders intend.”