Half-term signals a major full-time staffing change at Sittingbourne Community College.
Head of school, Neil Golding, has been handed a developmental role within the Swale Academies’ Trust.
The new role begins on Monday June 3and will see him spend more time at the college’s sister school, Westlands.
SCC’s three deputy head teachers will takeover Mr Golding’s duties, with Jon Whitcombe, the trust’s principal, in a “supporting and guiding role” as executive head.
Mr Whitcombe said: “Neil Golding did a brilliant job at SCC and we’re really delighted with everything he’s done.
“He’s now going to be picking-up a lot of developmental work as the trust continues to expand.
“He’ll be spending quite a bit of his time at Westlands working directly with me.
“I’ll also be overseeing the work, leadership and management of the college.”
Mr Golding, 50, was made SCC’s head of school in January 2012 having been deputy head at Westlands.
Letters announcing the new appointment were sent to parents on Friday. May 24
Mr Whitcombe maintained the managerial change was not as a result of a demotion and insisted the college was “going from strength to strength”.
He said: “There’s a lot of challenging developmental work to embark on and Neil’s the right guy to lead it.
“We’re delighted he’s accepted the offer presented to him.”
Away from the classroom, 2013 has proved a challenging one for SCC. Staff came under fire last month after the death of a therapy dog, Ruby, after the labrador was accidentally left in a teacher’s car parked in school grounds on what was the hottest day of the year.
On May 16, two of its Year 11 students were seriously injured after being hit by a car as they returned from college. Both suffered fractured pelvises and are continuing to recover in hospital.