I was really sad that a colleague I have known and respected for the last seven years decided to resign this week...

Liz Bisson, who was headteacher at Parklands Girls High School in Seacroft, decided to go after spending significant part of her professional life at the school. Liz was fiercely proud and independent, a thoughtful, dedicated and passionate colleague who cared deeply about Parklands and the hugely significant contribution it made to the young women it served, their families and the community.

Personally, in this crazy world of the National Challenge, I will miss Liz and the considerable contribution she made to learning and achievement, in its widest and most important sense, here in Leeds.
Chris