Edmundson is leading the way

Michelle Curran

By Michelle Curran
Published February 15, 2016

Showing students how their schooling fits into their life’s pathway and how best to create those pathways is what Richard Edmundson does best.

Richard Edmundson. Credit: Briar Benson.

The new principal of Christchurch’s Linwood College has a strong careers focus, including working closely with Canterbury manufacturers to help ...

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