New principal for Staffordshire University Academy announced

The principal of a Chase secondary school, soon to become an academy, has been announced.

David Evans, the headteacher at Blake Valley Technology College, in Marston Road, Hednesford, has been confirmed as the new principal.

It will be renamed the Staffordshire University Academy, following a sponsorship deal. Mr Evans, from Cannock, said: "I've been working with Staffordshire University to make the transition to the new academy as seamless and comfortable as possible for our students and staff.

"While we will be looking to new ways of teaching and learning, we are building on the reputation and work of Blake Valley."

Academy status gives the school access to a capital allocation of around £10million of Government investment, a move away from local authority control and the appointment of a new governing body.