 The report said challenging pupils had to be dealt with |
The headteacher of Jersey's largest secondary school has stepped down, blaming the workload and problems posed by difficult and disruptive pupils. Richard Quenault had been head of Le Rocquier for three years.
Mr Quenault denies that there is a connection between his decision to resign and the recent critical report by UK schools inspector Kathie Bull.
The report claimed the school's management team was "dysfunctional" and had failed to harmonise a "severely divided" school.
Classroom teaching
The report by Ms Bull, from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), recommended the management of challenging pupils had to be a priority area for action for the school.
Jersey's Director of Education, Tom McKeon, said Mr Quenault has decided to return to classroom teaching.
He said: "He's taken the decision that his professional skills are best suited to the classroom.
"He wishes to return to the most important part of the profession, which is actually teaching children and helping children to learn and to develop. I admire him for taking that decision."
Geoff Smith, a retired headteacher who has managed a number of underachieving schools in the UK, has been appointed acting headteacher of Le Rocquier.
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