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Keith Howard has been appointed as the new Headteacher at Writhlington School. Keith has worked in schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership for 16 years, spending 11 years at Somervale School, one of the founding partners of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership where he led on pastoral care and curriculum.

For the last five years he has been Headteacher at St Dunstan’s School in Glastonbury and during this time the school was transformed from a school with considerable difficulties to an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school, with a rising roll and is one of the top performing schools in Somerset. 

“I am very excited to be taking over from Alun Williams at Writhlington this term and am really looking forward to leading the school,” said Keith. “In the short time I have been here I have already seen what a warm and friendly school Writhlington School is and the positive and supportive relationships students and staff have. I will be seeking to embrace the changes made at Writhlington School since September and have the full support of Alun and the Trust as we move forward. 

“I have high expectations and want to see every student at Writhlington achieving their best, working hard and taking pride in being part of the school community.”

Writhlington School has also recently received an Ofsted monitoring visit during which the Inspector was impressed with the progress being made towards the school becoming graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The SEND provision was praised and in particular the school’s effective support for students who have gaps in their phonics knowledge. 

The Inspector noted the improvements in behaviour and conduct of students, stating ‘the atmosphere in lessons is calm and purposeful’, alongside the rapid progress that has been made in improving literacy across the school, a key improvement from the last monitoring inspection.

To hear more about what is new at Writhlington School and see the recent improvements for yourself, Writhlington Open Evening will be on 30 September 2021, which will be followed by the opportunity to book tours of the school.

www.writhlington.org.uk