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Geoff Jenkinson comes out of retirement to become Easingwold School's head teacher
8:17am Friday 10th February 2012
A FORMER Ryedale head teacher has come out of retirement to take caretaker charge of a North Yorkshire secondary school.
Carey Chidwick, the head of Easingwold School, has stepped down from the role after more than 11 years to take early retirement so she can help care for her critically ill father.
The school’s governors have now written to parents to say they plan to advertise for a permanent replacement as soon as possible, but in the meantime Geoff Jenkinson, who spent 17 years at the helm of Ryedale School, will take on the role until the end of the summer term.
Mr Jenkinson retired from his previous post in August 2010 and will be in charge at Easingwold on a full-time basis with immediate effect, although the governing body hope to appoint a new head in time for the start of the 2012/13 school year.
In the letter, chairman of governors Jane Harrison said Mrs Chidwick had “felt the conflict between her personal and professional life needed to be resolved as quickly as possible” due to her father’s health.
“We, of course, respect her position and wish her and her family well for the future,” she wrote. In the interim, we have agreed to appoint an acting head teacher who will lead the school for the next few months, with the support of the current senior leadership team. We are very grateful to Mr Jenkinson for supporting the school.”