Wednesday, THE TEESDALE MERCURY Wednesday, 29th October, 199)1 Mr Brian Kinnair is settling in as head teacher of I n t h e Staindrop Comprehensive School after arriving in the Some tenants are keen to Play autumn. He already knows many of the pupils by name S p o t l i g h t as he believes in getting around and working among set up residents' groups j for 3 them rather than sitting in his office. He is also known to a large number of the parents, but his aim is to get to But others say No to the idea A pre-sch t h i s w e e k : know more of them and encourage them all to become i underway a more involved in the life of the school, which has 550 Council tenants have shown A survey has been came® ^ ]ea(jer pupils. He likes this size, as it is easier for everyone to an in terest in form ing resi- out in Cockfield, and a publiA cj,arge> Brian K innair get to know each other than at some of the bigger dents’ groups in G ainford, meeting will be called to giv| ^esjay an(j schools in which he has worked in the past. Staindrop and Middleton, but . tenants the results. It is hope# jngsfromy 10a Mr Kinnair lives in Durham with his wife Susan, who those in Butterknowle have that a residents’ associatioi Mandy em] is a clerical officer at a dairy. The couple, who have two said No to the idea. will then be formed. Head of Staindrop sons, are both from Sunderland. They enjoy walking, so The reactions have been Another survey has been! reported by consultants called conducted in Etherley and al Com prehensive they intend to do some rambling around the Teesdale hills and countryside in the coming years.' in to promote the tenants’ par- public meeting is to be called ticipation all over Tfeesdale. There are hopes that an assoJ The project is being funded Nation will be set up there too. J Teachers have helped school by by the DoE, and the council is T h e aim is to carry out a not having to pay anything. sim ilar programme in Even- The consultants, First Call, wood and Ramshaw in the setting to w ith brushes and paint said the majority of tenants near future. Brian Kinnair, a head teacher who loves his job and school are content with the service C ouncillors have welcomed* You m ust have been highly been good but I want them to be south because it was where the provided by the council, but the work being done to imp-! from my 11 years there. delighted to be appointed at even better. vacancy arose, but also because Talking of football, you some feel new associations Then it was on to Stain­ must be a Sunderland sup­ rove contact w ith all tenants. 1 Staindrop? What about the building? my wife Susan and I wanted to would help to improve commu drop Comprehensive as head p o rte r? Very much so. I knew it to be We are painting and refur- sample life in a different part of nications with it. an excellent school, with every- bishing the school. A contractor the country. She is from Sunder­ te a c h e r? Definitely. I didn’t get to the P lan for new waste | Yes, and it has proved to be an 1973 cup final, though I was In one section the team one friendly and positive. is doing the major work, but we land too. unit is accepted A nything you particularly also believe in self help. We have Did you eqjoy living down excellent move. After a few working in East Sussex at the ooked at nine villages in rura admire about it? had some teachers taking a th e re ? months I am pleased I was time. That was a marvellous day Teesdale which have about No objection is being raised] I like the caring attitude that paint brush to decorate their We both did. It is an extreme­ appointed as it is a good school. for all the fans. One of my 30% of the council houses by Teesdale Council to a pro-1 is apparent. It seems that all the own rooms. And our librarian, ly nice place and we had a really Some head teachers these regrets is that I wasn't in Coffee mornings were held in posal by Glaxo Wellcome to 1 Leader M way through everyone has some- Mrs Bev Stuttard^came in dur- good time for two years. The days feel they have to spend Sunderland to join in the cele­ Gainford and Staindrop to change the location of a waste I too much time doing paper­ brations afterwards. I heard all one else they can identify with. ing the summer holidays to only problem was the house enable tenants to find out m anagem ent unit at its Bar-1 work in the office - are you about them. Still, maybe they'll Do the pupils have this paint the library. That is the sort prices. It was the time of the more about the plan. nard Castle factory. of attitude that is brilliant in the great boom. The house prices lik e th a t? win the cup this season. attitude of friendship? Apart from them and Mid­ It will be next to D block. A They really do seem extremely school. were astonishing compared with There is a lot of management Do you play any sports? dleton, the villages in this sec shed 24 m etres long by 16 friendly. I know of some head Any other improvement the north, and we simply could work to do. But I see myself very I still play squash regularly. I tion were Cotherstone, Egg­ m etres wide by 6 metres high | teachers who don’t mix with the work being done? not afford them. much as a teacher. I like to also do quite a bit of road run N pupils. I am already getting to The county council has carried Your next move? spend as much time as possible ning but that is mainly to keep leston, Ingleton, Mickleton, will be erected and clad in know the Staindrop pupils. out a programme of rewiring, We moved back north to in the classrooms. It is easy to fit rather than competitive. I Ovington and Romaldkirk. green plastic coated sheeting. You're pleased all round? That is one of the reasons we Sunderland. I got a job teaching become office-bound, but I like to used to play golf but I haven't Support for the formation of It will be used for the pack-1 Certainly. All the teaching need repainting. The county maths and computing at St get around and see what is being had time for a round for a while residents* associations was a g in g a n d lo a d in g of waste staff have been first class. The does some of the larger jobs but Aidan’s School and stayed there done by the teachers. and my clubs are just lying gath said to be generally encourag­ m aterial, including some Do you learn a lot from it? ering dust. caretakers and cleaners are local schools have to arrange some of for just under two years. ing all round. Some said they which will be recycled. The I Following that spell? I try to learn. There are not Any other hobbies? people who seem to genuinely the other work themselves. appreciated the value of social site is already screened by I care for the school. And there How do you get on with I went from there to Monk- many days when I am not in one My wife and I love walking activities that could be devel­ shrubs and bushes on a verge j have been some very good exam­ your governors? wearmouth Comprehensive as or more of the classrooms. We have not done any walking oped through them. ination results as well. Very well. The chairman, second in charge of maths, and Do the teachers welcome in Teesdale yet, so we are look and embankment. How about the parents? Coun Ken Robinson, was a enjoyed working there for about that policy? ing forward to getting out into Butterknowle, where there C o u n c illo rs found nothing! They give very good co-opera- teacher at Bishop Barrington four years. I hope they do, as I mean to be the countryside. are 30 council houses, was wrong with it at a develop­ ticn. I have enjoyed meeting a School so it is useful to be able Then came another move? supportive. Maybe some of them What sort of holidays do dealt with on its own. When a m e n t c o n tro l m eeting. They] lot of them at the summer fair to talk to him about education. Yes, I moved on to Thornhill would rather have me staying in y o u enjoy? survey was carried out 15 w ill say a s m uch to Durham I the office! B ut my aim is to help and a PTA race night. One thing The other governors have had School in Sunderland as head of Susan and I like caravanning. replies were received and they County Council, which will maths and information technolo­ them with the education of our We have done a lot of touring in I would like is for the parents to other careers so they can bring all said they did not want a make the final decision. gy. That was an interesting pupils and that is important. It France and Spain. The long holi­ become even more involved. I in a wealth of experience of vari­ residents’ association. school - very large with 1,800 is right that I should find out days in teaching enable you to want them to know they are ous types, all most useful. Nine said they felt it would always welcome to come in and Where were you born and pupils. It was an extremely good what is happening in each do that. We have covered most of W I in a jumble school, but its size made it seem department. France. be useful to have more say in talk about anything they wish. brought up? M em bers of Ingleton WI are I rather impersonal at times. Who did you take over the What careers are your sons the running of the estate but Have you found any exam­ I was born and brought up in holding a jumble sale and cake] ples of bullying? Sunderland and went to primary You kept moving up the headship from? interested in? the other six said it would not. Matthew E Since I started in September school there. career ladder? Barry Hutchinson was acting Daniel, who is 20, is at Most of the tenants stated, stall in the village hall on 7th his skills I’ve found one or two instances. And after that? After four years at Thornhill I head for some months after the Leicester University studying however, that it would be a | N o v em b er a t 6.30pm . Every­ It is something I am determined I went to South Moor Gram­ moved to Parkside School at retirement of Ian Weare. Barry medicine. Ben, who is 19, is com­ good idea to have a regular one is welcome. has now retired. He had been a to stamp out. We want a system mar Technical School and then Willington as deputy head teach­ pleting his A levels, but has no newsletter and a visit by a Bins t er. I started at the same time as deputy head along with Bob firm ideas about a career as yet. where all pupils know that if the City College, part of housing officer. Litter bins they are bullied they have some­ Sheffield University, for teacher a new head teacher, Jim Jewell, Golightly, who is still with us. Any special plan up your GILT EDGE ments are i one they can call on to report. training. from whom I learned a great Are you keen to encourage sleeve for the future of around Teesd Your aims for the future? Your first teaching post? deal. He is still in charge there. sports at the school? Staindrop Comprehensive? M ore grant cash I am, along with all other not be alloi To go on improving all round. I went to Hailsham Compre­ It is a fine school with about 900 No specific thing. What I will Teesdale Council is to give a UP VC Windows, Doors, pupils. I got a lot of satisfaction activities. I have just enjoyed be striving for is a general all cigarettes or i Our examination results have hensive in East Sussex. I went grant of £743 towards the going on away fixtures with the round improvement, coupled Conservatories. Members Y repair and restoration of the FARM AND GARDEN football teams, and giving them with more involvement by thei 10 year guarantee. day that an my support. parents. Demesnes mill stables and hay been entered loft in Barnard Castle. A full Building Repairs. pany called ] Robson Horticulture A. R. 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