Letter from Yann LeClezio, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Hilton College.
It is with regret that I announce, on behalf of the Board of Governors, that Gavin Thomson has tendered his resignation as Headmaster of Hilton College, with effect from 1st December 2012.
Gavin was appointed as the 15th Headmaster of Hilton College in April 2010, after serving as Acting Head for six months. He took over at an unsettled time for the school and accepted the challenge of seeing the school through a period of transition.
Gavin used his strengths to improve greatly communications and relationships with parents, Old Boys, prospective parents and their sons. His relationship with the Hilton boys has always been marked by mutual respect. Hilton College and its stakeholders can be enormously grateful for the commitment, effort and many personal sacrifices that Gavin and Wendy have made in serving Hilton and its community.
While leading Hilton College towards its strategic goals, Gavin has created the vision of "a scholastic residential centre of excellence" and has re-structured the organisation to best achieve these goals. As a result, Hilton College is on a path of strategic progress that has been carefully considered and we firmly believe that the goals and strategies being developed, in full consultation with the staff, remain appropriate and will be pursued with purpose. The Board fully supports and is part of this process.
Gavin, Wendy and their family have made this important decision, knowing that they have been guided by their strong faith and family values.
On behalf of the Hilton family, we take this opportunity to say that we respect their decision, and we sincerely thank them for the generous and selfless service they have given Hilton College over the past three years in this leadership position, and for the many years prior to that in successful teaching, coaching, house-mastering and managerial positions. Furthermore, we extend our very best wishes for their future.
In order to ensure continuity, The Board has appointed the Second Master, Peter Ducasse, as Headmaster.
News supplied by Hilton College. Mr Gavin Thomson is pictured above on the left.