She has been the foundation principal of Remarkables Primary School since its inception in 2010. Dickson helped to prepare setting up the classrooms, the curriculum and programme design. It was going to be emotionally hard to leave a school, Dickson said. “It’s been a great honour to be guardianship of the development of the school. Like from a blank piece of paper,” she said.
Supplied The move to Invercargill was about continuing to grow professionally, Dickson said. Dickson will be replacing Andrew Smith, who was at the school for eight years. Smith is now the principal at Waihopai School. Jan Forde has been filling in as acting principle until Dickson joins at the beginning of term three on July 26.