A DEPUTE headteacher at Dunbar Grammar School will make the step up and take the helm at the school.
Claire Slowther has been announced as the replacement for Paul Raffaelli, who is retiring as headteacher at the end of term.
Mrs Slowther, who previously worked at Knox Academy, has worked at Dunbar Grammar for over five years.
Fiona Robertson, head of education at East Lothian Council, said: “Following a successful recruitment campaign, we are delighted to announce that Claire Slowther has been appointed headteacher at Dunbar Grammar School.
“Claire joined East Lothian Council in 2009 as a teacher of biology.
“We are delighted that Claire, a highly committed and inspiring professional who contributes effectively to authority-wide work to improve the quality of education across our schools, has now been appointed as headteacher. Claire will take up her new post at the start of term in August.”
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