'I want to leave the past in a box': interim Shore principal rebuilds staff cohesion

By Sarah Duggan
Published September 6, 2022

A few months ago, esteemed educator Dr John Collier was diving into the literature around ‘the essentials’ of Christian school leadership with his master's students at a theological college.

Shore's interim headmaster John Collier says he was "fetched" to step in and heal the school.

After more than three decades as a principal, late last year he’d stepped away from the intensity of schools and ...

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'I want to leave the past in a box': interim Shore principal rebuilds staff cohesion

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