Head teacher who 'transformed' school steps down

A head teacher who "lives and breathes" a primary school in Braunstone has stepped down after the school achieved its "best ever" SATs results.
Staff said Halil Tamgumus, also known as Mr T, had transformed Braunstone Community Primary School in Leicestershire after taking on the role in 2019.
Assistant head teacher Rebecca Mukiza said Mr Tamgumus had introduced many initiatives including new school values, along with a new pastoral and behavioural team, and also regular Friday afternoon dance sessions with the pupils.
Mr T said standing up in assembly to announce he was the new head teacher was the "best feeling ever" but that leaving was "bittersweet".
He said he was "incredibly proud" to see the school achieve its "best ever" SATs results in his final year at the school.
"We work hard to make sure that we develop the whole child at Braunstone, but this has been the culmination of six and a half years of hard work and it's all come together," he added.
The school, which is rated Good by Ofsted, surpassed the national average for the first time ever with 82% of pupils achieving an expected grade or above in maths, 80% in reading and 79% in writing.

Ms Mukiza said: "The results are amazing and that is his [Mr T's] cohort.
"You can see the improvements and positivity he has brought to the school in those results."
She said Mr T was a huge character who "you would often hear before you see him as he was always singing".
"He also started our Friday dance sessions in Covid, which have carried on," she added.
"You would often see him dance on the tables.
"Mr T's style is inspirational but also fun with clear boundaries for the pupils - he gave every child a voice."
'Hardworking and determined'
Lauren Charlton, chair of the advisory board at Braunstone Community Primary School, said the position the school was now in was in "stark contrast" to where it was when Mr T joined.
"We were not a school of choice, parent-teacher relationships in the community had completely broken down and he's basically made it his life mission to change that," she said.
Ms Charlton added Mr T had created a "really inclusive environment" and "absolutely transformed" the school.
"He really is about making sure that where you're from really doesn't define your future - you can overcome anything," she said.
Ms Charlton described Mr T as "hardworking and determined" and added working with him could be "crazy" at times.
She added: "You're sitting there in a meeting and before you know it there's a boom box going down the corridor and he's up dancing."
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