When Phil Hallman was appointed to his first primary school headship in 1991 he had no idea that he would eventually become one of the longest serving heads in the country.
In 1999, after eight years as head of St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Primary School in Warrington, Mr Hallman became head of Saint Martin’s Catholic Primary School in nearby Runcorn. He has been there ever since and believes he has “one of the best jobs in the world”.
He describes his team at Saint Martin’s, who have clocked up 400 years’ service at the school between them, as superb. “I’ve been doing the job this long because I enjoy it so much and have wonderful people around me,” he said.
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