New Head at Rouge Bouillon

Sunday 20 March 2016

A busy town primary school will have a new head teacher from September.

Russell Price - the current head teacher of Victoria College Prep - is on the move to Rouge Bouillon at the end of this school year.

He’s taking over from James Speight who retires this summer after a teaching career that has spanned nearly 40 years. He's led Rouge Bouillon for the past 15 years and before that was head teacher at La Moye and St Martin's School.

Mr Price graduated from the University of Wales and gained an MPhil in Environment and Development from the University of Cambridge. He came to Jersey in 1999 to work at St Mark’s before moving to St Peter’s in 2002 and then Jersey College for Girls prep in 2006. He started teaching at VCP in 2009 and was promoted to head in 2011.

Mr Price said: “I have enjoyed my seven years at VCP very much, working with a great staff, fantastic children and superbly supportive parents. Although I will miss VCP, I am very excited by the opportunity to join Rouge Bouillon. It is a really vibrant and nurturing school with strong core values that were evident through the practice I have seen there and the children I met. It has a wonderful atmosphere and I look forward to working within such a diverse and energetic school community.”

The Chair of Rouge Bouillon’s Board of Governors Dominic Jones said: “I'm delighted that Russell Price has been appointed to take over from James Speight. The hard work of James and his team over the last few years has created a fantastic platform for Russell to inherit.  

“Rouge Bouillon is a unique primary school that requires a person of Russell’s experience and ability to get the best out of the undoubted talents of our students. I am confident the school will go from strength to strength under his leadership.”

Education Minister Deputy Rod Bryans said: “Russell Price brings a range of experience to the post at Rouge Bouillon, which is a large, busy town school in the heart of its community. He is passionate about education and clearly thrilled about this next step in his career. I would like to thank James Speight for his long and invaluable service to countless Jersey families over nearly four decades. I wish him a very happy retirement.”