Principal at Ryde Academy resigns

Rob Hoddle, the Principal at Ryde Academy, has made the decision of resign his post, for personal reasons.

Rob Hoddle:A letter from the Chair of Governors, Lesley Holmes, went out today to parents (below).

He took the school into its Academy status in September 2011, having previously been the Deputy Head and acting Head of Ryde High School.

The letter says that school is working with AET, who operate the school, to find a replacement. While this takes place Mrs Debbie Price continues to lead Ryde Academy in her Acting Principal role, supported by Dr Rory Fox as Executive Principal.

The letter


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Cynic
14, November 2013 8:27 am

AET strikes again! Tenure as an AET Academy Principal seems to have as short a shelf-life as a football manager.

Understandable, I suppose, as it seems failure in their respective leagues often seems to dog the footsteps of both professionals.

woodworker
Reply to  Cynic
14, November 2013 6:37 pm

given that he resigned for personal reasons, Im not sure how AET strikes again.

Cynic
Reply to  woodworker
14, November 2013 7:32 pm

Mmmm! Didn’t the current Principal of another Island AET academy also resign “for personal reasons” only to turn up later at another Island AET academy (which now also seems to be failing)? However having been asked to slow down expansion earlier this year and now Gove’s being concerned about Island education, perhaps AET is having to batten down the hatches on failing academies for a bit? One… Read more »

woodworker
Reply to  Cynic
14, November 2013 8:00 pm

no – carisbrooke is not an AET academy. Personal reasons means just that. If you want more detail, ask AET – they will rightly refuse to give any more detail as they are restricted by employment law. Whatever you do though, dont speculate. Dont make up rumours. Dont try to read between the lines. The man has resigned for personal reasons. End of story. You dont know… Read more »

Cynic
Reply to  woodworker
14, November 2013 8:38 pm

@WW You are quite right, I was getting my failing academic trusts confused.

I have probably become too cynical with people leaving responsible positions “for personal reasons” or “to spend more time with the family” only to see them turn up later in another responsible position,

My apologies to everybody.

tryme
Reply to  woodworker
14, November 2013 9:20 pm

The only thing that shows confusion, Cicero, is if you find yourself falling in unreservedly with another poster’s ‘instructions’. The observation you make about past situations is legitimate comment.

woodworker
14, November 2013 9:52 pm

Cicero has gone from a statement saying the principal resigned for personal reasons to speculating that he was set up to fail, or rather that “One has to feel some sympathy for academy principals being set up to fail by their trusts and IWC.” There is no suggestion of anyone being set up to fail. The principal resigned for personal reasons. End of story. Speculating about what… Read more »

tryme
Reply to  woodworker
14, November 2013 10:09 pm

He wasn’t gossiping. People give their general impressions here. ‘End of story’.

woodworker
Reply to  tryme
14, November 2013 10:23 pm

Im not getting in an argument with you, even though you seem to want one. Cicero was speculating, gossiping, whatever you want to call it, that the reason for the principals resignation was something other than personal reasons. That is pointless speculation. Wait for the facts to emerge if they do. Otherwise dont speculate. It helps no-one. Cicero has said himself that he has become too cynical… Read more »

Cynic
Reply to  woodworker
15, November 2013 9:30 am

@WW is right. My cynicism about Academy system in general (and AET in particular) made me speculate, perhaps unfairly. I have already apologised However.. as the CP website reports “He (Rob Hoddle)successfully led the school through a period of great change during and into the reorganisation of secondary education on the Island and the creation of our new Academy.” Yet OFSTED still levied heavy criticism on the… Read more »

Cynic
Reply to  Cynic
15, November 2013 7:53 pm

@WW re my speculation

One down: one to go! :-))

tryme
Reply to  woodworker
16, November 2013 9:33 am

Glad to see you’re not “getting into an argument with me”, woodworker. In this ‘ere parts we call it a disagreement. Surely no need to respond, if you really felt that way. I see you are entitled to say what you think, while anyone who has the temerity to disagree with you is treated as a child who shouldn’t be ‘answering back’, and just wants to start… Read more »

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