The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu has appointed Andrew Smith, Headteacher of Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, as the Diocesan Director of Education for the Diocese of York.
Mr Smith said, “I’m delighted to have been invited to become Diocesan Director of Education and I am excited at the prospect of working with the 127 schools and academies across the Diocese. I look forward to joining the education team at a time when we are seeking to support our church schools in the changing educational landscape and being able to play a part in promoting the work we do in providing a distinctively Christian education.”

Andrew has over 20 years of educational experience working as a teacher, deputy head, and for the last 11 years as the Headteacher of Cawood. He lives in West Yorkshire and worships at his local church. His involvement with the church has been varied over the years including particularly with uniformed organisations, youth work, serving on the PCC and actively supporting overseas partnerships.

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu said, "It is a great delight for me to welcome Andrew Smith as the new Diocesan Director of Education for the Diocese of York. These are exciting times for the Diocese of York as we seek to grow as generous Churches Making and Nurturing Disciples. Andrew will help to develop and integrate our work in schools within the whole of the Diocesan family”