Published: Wednesday, 26th March, 2008 09:00
Headteacher Nancy closes classroom door after 16 'wonderful' years
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Nancy Marshall hopes to continue working with young people as a part-time tutor when she retires.
Pic by: Jonathan Cosens
A POPULAR local headteacher chalks up the end of an era.
Nancy Marshall, who has been in charge of Knowepark Primary School in Selkirk for almost 16 years, retires on Friday.
Said Mrs Marshall: “It’s been absolutely wonderful.
“I’ve never not loved my job. I’ve always loved my job and I absolutely adore Selkirk because you get everybody—such a mix of parents and pupils.
“The children here are the nicest I’ve ever taught, the nicest I’ve ever worked with.”
“It’s great to be such a part of a nice community.”
Mrs Marshall said that over the years she’d spent at the school, she had witnessed an increase in communication with parents, as well as a greater spirit of enterprise amongst the children.
“But I couldn’t do that myself,” she said, adding that the school really had a ‘team spirit’ about it, coupled with co-operation within the community.
“The building has changed, obviously,” she said. “And we’ve tried to embrace new ideas, just tried to teach children about the future, which will be so different.
As for her newly-acquired free time, Mrs Marshall said that she wanted to be associated with young people, working perhaps as a part-time tutor with some students.
But for the immediate future, she has planned to go on a train tour of Europe with her husband in the autumn.
“I’ve never stayed longer than seven years in any school,” she said, adding that she was sure there would not be any sort of irreplaceable void when she left.
“It’s like there’s a hole in the water and you’re plugging it up with your finger – but when you take your finger out, the hole’s not there.”
“There’ll be somebody new and sparky and exciting to come along behind me, I’m absolutely certain,” she said, adding that she was also certain that her replacement will love the job as well.
“It’s challenging and exciting and it’s just a wonderful job,” she said.
“Despite all the moans and groans, at the end of the day, It’s still a great job.”
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