Gold medal: the head of Weston All
Saints' Church of England Primary School, Bath, Anne Bull, was
named Headteacher of the Year at the national finals of the Pearson
Teaching Awards, at a ceremony in London on Sunday.
Mrs Bull (above, with the
gold medal won by the rower Katherine Grainger, who also attended
the event), who received her Plato award from the classical-music
presenter Katie Derham, has led the 460-pupil school for more than
20 years. She was nominated by the head teachers of neighbouring
schools for the part she played in founding the Bath Primary Arts
Festival.
A native of Truro, she has spent her
whole career in C of E schools. She was formerly head of two church
primaries in Wiltshire, making her one of the longest-serving heads
in the country, the chairman of Weston All Saints' governors, Tom
Peryer, said.
"Like all great heads, she knows what
she wants and is adept at turning her vision for the school into
reality," he said. Her son, Paul Bull, is also a primary head
teacher.