6 days ago
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- Powys County Times
Powys: Ysgol Bro Caereinion head and deputy to leave posts
The headteacher and deputy head at at Powys bilingual secondary school have announced they will be leaving at the end of the current school term.
Powys County Council confirmed that headteacher Huw Lloyd-Jones and deputy Edward Baldwin, from Ysgol Bro Caereinion, both tendered their resignations, which have been accepted by the Llanfair Caereinion school's governing body.
They have been in their positions for more than three years.
The council also added that both the governing body and council are 'working closely' to 'explore all options' for leadership of the school heading into the new school year in September 2025.
A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: 'We can confirm that the headteacher and deputy headteacher at Ysgol Bro Caereinion have tendered their resignations, which have been accepted by the school's governing body.
'The governing body is working closely with the council to explore all options for the school's leadership from September 2025 onwards.'
Mr Lloyd-Jones and Mr Baldwin first took on the leadership role at Llanfair's school in January 2022, when it was announced they had been chosen as the head and deputy head of the new school following a merger between the sites of Llanfair Caereinion C.P School and Caereinion High School, which officially opened in September 2022.
Mr Lloyd Jones, a fluent Welsh speaker who attended Ysgol Gyfun Dyffryn and graduated from Lampeter University, was assistant headteacher at Ysgol Llanfyllin, bringing experience of working within all-age schools.
On being appointed headteacher in January 2022, he said: 'It is a huge honour and privilege to be appointed as the Headteacher of Ysgol Bro Caereinion.
'The school's vision to deliver the best opportunities for all pupils through high-quality bilingual education chime closely with my own. I look forward to joining the community, getting to know pupils, staff and parents, and building new relationships."
At the time, Cllr Phyl Davies of Powys County Council said: "I would like to congratulate Huw and Edward on their appointments as headteacher and deputy headteacher at Ysgol Bro Caereinion.
