Our partner, the Kashmir Education Foundation (KEF), has congratulated the new leadership team at Acklam Grange School in Middlesbrough, and we are delighted to add our own congratulations.
For the new academic year, Michael Laidler, previously Headteacher, becomes Executive Headteacher, and Andrew Hassack, previously Deputy Headteacher, becomes Headteacher.
Pictured above, from left: Michael Laidler, Executive Headteacher; Andrew Hassack, Headteacher; and Dan Grainger, Assistant Headteacher.
A long-standing link
Acklam Grange is one of two schools in England, with Valentines High School in Ilford, that have links with Pearl Valley Public School. KEF values the partnership for the collaboration and learning it has brought over the years, and looks forward to strengthening it under the new leadership.
KEF’s Chairman, board and management wish Mr Laidler and Mr Hassack every success in their new roles, and so do we.
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Source: the Kashmir Education Foundation’s news bulletin, August 2026. Photographs: KEF.