Published:
7:30 AM January 20, 2022
It is a return to school for a former Sudbury pupil but this time she will be at the front of the class as part of a new teacher training hub.
Evie Smith is heading back to Ormiston Sudbury Academy having been inspired by her teachers to enter the profession – something she had not planned to do.
The hub is one of seven in the country and is part of the OAKS, a school-centred teacher training programme.
Miss Smith will begin her drama teacher training in September, with the support of Head of Performing Arts and OAKS Co-Director, Leo Cox.
She said: “I think it’ll be a bit weird going back to the place that I’ve only just left to start teaching, but I feel like it’ll be good, being a space that I’ve been to before, so it should put me at ease a little bit.
Evie will be working alongside Leo Cox, The OAKS Suffolk Co-Director and Head of Performing Arts at Ormiston Sudbury Academy.
– Credit: Courtesy of Ormiston Sudbury Academy
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