Cllr Audrey Huntley steps down as chair of governors of Epinay School

Cllr Audrey Huntley, deputy leader of South Tyneside Council, has stepped down as the chair of governors of Epinay School after 13 years in the role.

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00:00 It's really emotional, absolutely, my heart is with this school, it's an amazing school

00:04 led by an amazing team. Mr Roo has taken this school beyond any of my expectations. I'm

00:11 really sad to leave, however I know I've left it in really good hands. There's a new chair

00:15 Robert and a vice chair Carl and they will continue in the legacy of Eponay. Eponay is

00:21 about people and children, it's not about me or anybody else.

00:26 It's sad but really happy because ultimately this is where Audrey wanted to put us, in

00:33 a facility like what we've got, with the children that we've got and she's kind of led the way

00:39 for us so it's a celebration from my point of view for what she's done for the school

00:44 and a lovely assembly, watching the kids sing is really fitting for her leaving.

00:50 They've came through off-stead, outstanding in every category, I'm not surprised, it's

00:55 an amazing school so it's lovely to be able to hand it on but it is time for somebody

00:59 else to take it forward and continue in the work that happens in this amazing building,

01:04 this amazing school led by an amazing team.

01:06 It's the icing on the cake isn't it for her and for us, I wouldn't want her to leave in

01:11 any other way, we've just had a recent off-stead which she was a major part of. She's left

01:16 us in a really good place and for us now it's making sure that we keep those high standards

01:20 and Audrey's left the school but she's still in the borough and I'm pretty sure she'll

01:24 still be hopefully a close friend of the school.