North East Education News

Issue 109

James Crowe joined St Joseph’s Catholic Academy, Hebburn in September 2024 as the new Headteacher. St Joseph’s Catholic Academy is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, which has 25 primary schools and five secondary schools across South Tyneside, East Durham and Sunderland. What has been your career path so far? I studied geography and then completed teacher training at Durham University, with placements at Stokesley and Tudhoe, before joining St Edmund Campion Catholic School for my first job. This school became Cardinal Hume Catholic School in Gateshead. From joining 20 years ago as a geography teacher I worked my way up to the role of associate deputy headteacher. Why did you join St Joseph’s? I had been an Associate Deputy Headteacher for a few years and I was ready for the next step. This headteacher position came up at exactly the right time. St Joseph’s was definitely the one…