{"id":2210,"date":"2017-05-16T19:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiddingly.pioneerfederation.co.uk\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2017-05-30T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T20:34:11","slug":"mr-herdman-is-caretaker-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/chiddingly\/mr-herdman-is-caretaker-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Herdman is Caretaker of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A CARETAKER who has raised more than \u00a3280,000 for the three schools he works at has been hailed for going \u2018beyond the call of duty\u2019.<\/p>\n

Paul Herdman, who works at Laughton Community Primary, East Hoathly CE Primary and Chiddingly Primary schools, has been named East Sussex Caretaker of the Year 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as working tirelessly to maintain the three sites, Mr Herdman has researched, applied for and secured a total of \u00a3285,024 in funding from various sources to improve the schools.<\/p>\n

Projects delivered as a result include playground resurfacing, a new roof, play equipment, energy-saving LED lighting and restoration of Laughton\u2019s school clock and bell tower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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He said: \u201cIt\u2019s brilliant and came as a complete shock \u2013 I wasn\u2019t expecting it at all. The kids are really enthusiastic and I\u2019m really proud that they recognise what I do and enjoy the things I\u2019ve helped to raise money for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Herdman also manages to fit into his busy schedule running a breakfast club, leading the children\u2019s \u2018eco group\u2019, managing an area of woodland and looking after the school chickens.<\/p>\n

Victoria Brown, deputy head teacher at Laughton, said: \u201cPaul works tirelessly for the school and is not only a brilliant caretaker but fantastic with people, with a great sense of humour the children love.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel lucky to have a caretaker who is so passionate about the job and who is so driven to make the school a better place for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Procter, executive head teacher at East Hoathly and Chiddingly, said: \u201cPaul is a friendly, hard-working caretaker and a real asset to our schools, who goes out of his way to be part of the school community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winning nomination included glowing references from pupils, one of whom, Tom, said: \u201cMr Herdman is very generous with his time and has a massive effect on how happy we are at Laughton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schools across the county were asked to nominate their caretaker of the year, with the winner selected by Stuart Gallimore, East Sussex County Council director of children\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt was clear that all those nominated do an incredible amount of work and are highly regarded by staff, children and parents, but one person stood out.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul not only works across three schools, which is impressive enough, but has raised a huge amount of money to improve the fabric of the schools \u2013 that\u2019s what I call going beyond the call of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Narrowly pipped at the post was runner-up Mark Cornford, of St Andrew\u2019s CE Infants\u2019 School, Eastbourne, who has also raised money not just for his school but for the pupil it sponsors at a school in Uganda.<\/p>\n

Head teacher Carol Meakins said: \u201cMark is keen to be involved in every area of school life, acting with integrity and a sense of humour. He knows each child and they know him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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