Sadness at Hove headteacher's farewell (From The Argus)
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Sadness at Hove headteacher's farewell
8:10pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in News By Peter Truman
Malvina Sanders is stepping down as headteacher at Cardinal Neman Catholic School in Hove
A much-loved headteacher has had to retire following a bout of ill health.
Malvina Sanders has been forced to resign from her post at Cardinal Newman Catholic School after being on long-term sick leave for the past 15 months.
Charles Wookey, the school’s chairman of governors, wished her well following nearly two decades at the school.
He said: “We are all very sad that Mrs Sanders has decided to leave.
“She made a tremendous contribution to the life of the school over the 17 years she spent here – 11 as deputy head and the last six as headteacher.
“Her focus on teaching and learning led to the school’s best ever GCSE results in 2012, which were the best in Brighton and Hove last year.
“She organised a great celebration for the school’s 40th anniversary in 2011 and she will be sorely missed.”
Dr James Kilmartin has been acting headteacher since Mrs Sanders became ill.
Decades of work
The governors hope to appoint a permanent replacement for her by September.
Mrs Sanders had big boots to fill when she became headteacher at the Old Shoreham Road school in 2008, with the school having just received a glowing Ofsted report under previous head Peter Evans.
She had worked in education for more than 30 years having originally qualified at the University of Sussex before working as a French teacher at Falmer High in Brighton, Portslade Community College and Westergate Community School in Chichester before a spell as an adviser in Dorset.
She later became deputy head at Ringmer Community College before moving to Cardinal Newman.
Mrs Sanders also brought in a ban on energy drinks in 2009 and a crackdown on bad parking outside the school in 2011.
Send your messages of support to Mrs Sanders or your memories of her time at the school to peter.truman@theargus.co.uk.
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Comments(7)
El Duderino
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9:21pm Thu 14 Mar 13
brighton bluenose wrote:Sad to hear this, she was a great teacher when I was there, non-nonsense approach to bad behaviour but a very nice lady, even if she did give me a few detentions!
An Argentinian pope and the head of the local RC school is called Malvina............. ....mmmmmm!!!
spencer1973
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10:02pm Thu 14 Mar 13
qm
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10:26pm Thu 14 Mar 13
spencer1973 wrote:Nonsense! A workmate of mine (a fitter) became ill with cancer. He remained an employee till he finally passed away just over seven years later. Granted he was on a reduced salary, but his pension was paid up as was his private medical insurance and also legal support from the Company solicitor!
Only in the public sector would she have got away with being on the sick for 15 months!!!! She should have had the decency to go after 3 months.
spencer1973
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10:46pm Thu 14 Mar 13
El Duderino
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11:05pm Thu 14 Mar 13
spencer1973 wrote:Public sector exposure is limited by CNS receiving voluntary aid donations from the church. Muppet.
Only in the public sector would she have got away with being on the sick for 15 months!!!! She should have had the decency to go after 3 months.
qm
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11:49pm Thu 14 Mar 13
El Duderino wrote:Absolutely!!
spencer1973 wrote:Public sector exposure is limited by CNS receiving voluntary aid donations from the church. Muppet.
Only in the public sector would she have got away with being on the sick for 15 months!!!! She should have had the decency to go after 3 months.
"Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a voluntary aided school in the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton. The school was founded by and is part of the Catholic Church and is in Trusteeship of the Diocese."
and Best Wishes to Malvina!
brighton bluenose says...
8:58pm Thu 14 Mar 13
....mmmmmm!!!