Mr Hind has spent 35 years in education, about 25 of those years as a head. He led several schools in the UK before moving to Guernsey with his family. He became headteacher of Vale Junior School in early 2012 and went on to lead the amalgamation of Vale Junior, Vale Infant and St Sampson’s Infant schools into what is now Vale Primary School. He was also the first headteacher in Guernsey to take a school through the Ofsted inspection process.
Mr Hind joined Amherst Primary in September 2024. He led the school through a successful inspection in early 2025 and has seen it secure the Unicef Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.
He said it had been ‘a privilege’ to support so many children, staff and parents during his time at Amherst and Vale.
‘Our island has so many talented children,’ he said. ‘I would like to thank them for the ways they have demonstrated their varied abilities, made us laugh and smile and be proud of their achievements over the years and, of course, for the highly skilled, supportive and dedicated teachers and staff who have devoted their time, effort and enthusiasm to nurture and develop those talents.
‘I shall certainly miss the children, the staff and parents – but know they will continue to thrive and flourish in the future.’
The chair of the school’s board of governors, Jon Buckland, thanked Mr Hind ‘for his service, his energy and his genuine care for every child in our school’. He said he was ‘a visible and approachable leader, well-liked by pupils, staff and families’.
Mr Buckland said a full recruitment campaign was already under way to appoint a new headteacher ‘of the highest quality, someone who can pick up the baton and build on the school’s many strengths and the strong foundations built by Mr Hind’.
Kim Hutchison, head of primary leadership and development, said Mr Hind had shown ‘an unwavering commitment to providing the very best opportunities for children and fostering strong, supportive school communities’ throughout his career.
‘His calm leadership, professionalism and dedication have had a lasting impact on countless pupils, families and colleagues,’ she said.
‘On behalf of the entire school community, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for Mr Hind’s outstanding service, compassion and commitment to education.’
The school said opportunities would be provided for the Amherst community to thank Mr Hind formally before the end of the year, with the process of appointing his successor now beginning.
The school’s Ofsted report from April 2025 scored ‘good’ in all categories except personal development and welfare, where it was marked as ‘excellent’. The curriculum was described as broad and ambitious. When Mr Hind took over at the beginning of that school year he was Amherst’s fourth headteacher in three years, and the Ofsted report noted that the new leadership had brought stability to the school following ‘staffing fragility and turbulence’.
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