EXCLUSIVE: Head appointed for Saxmundham Free School will not take post up

Alex Hayes currently Vice-Principal at the Open Academy in Norwich has confirmed to me that he will not be taking the post he was offered as Headteacher of the Seckford run Saxmundham Free School.

Hayes cites "personal reasons" for his decision but this will clearly be a blow for the Woodbridge based Seckford Foundation as they appear to have schools without either the staff or the children needed for them to open in September.

I wish Alex Hayes good luck in whatever he does and think that he has probably made a wise decision.