Feb 22 2012
The Chicken flies Saltash.’nest’
It is with great sadness that I have resigned from my post as Deputy Headteacher at Saltash.net, I have loved every single minute of the last five years at the school, the children, staff and community are simply amazing and they have always shown me great support and encouragement in everything I have done both professionally and personally.
After five years at the school I feel that it is the right time for me to move on especially with being offered such a fantastic opportunity for my career and my family. A new adventure lies ahead in a slightly more exotic, tropical coop than Cornwall and as a family we are extremely excited at the prospect of it.
As of Easter I begin my new role as the Senior Education Consultant for Imagine Education in their Asia Pacific office. I am incredibly excited and honoured to be joining someone like Imagine education and I will now have the amazing opportunity to work on some of their educational transformation projects in that region. There will be updates on this on the Imagine site over the next few weeks: http://www.imagineeducation.net/
Feel free to leave nice comments about how much you will miss me 
Anyway back to business, one of the things I have to do is find a good replacement, so the advert is now out or will be very soon on the Guardian and TES websites but if you want a sneak preview then see the link on our website: http://bit.ly/zhqITn
So if you fancy relocating to a beautiful part of the UK and working in an amazing school leading on the innovative use of ICT/new technologies then apply, feel free to get in touch to have an informal chat about it.
The final thing I would like to say is a huge thank you to all of you who are reading this blog and who I connect and collaborate through here or on things like Twitter. You have been a great support to me over the years and an inspiration to my work. I will still be here in one way or another and would like to continue to connect, however perhaps as the artist formerly known as @chickensaltash.
Best of luck in your new role Dan! You have inspired so many of us and I am sure you can now take the message of geekdom to teachers all over the world. Keep in touch
Eylan
Dan,
Thank you for all your inspiration, hard work and laughs over the past few years. This is such an exciting opportunity for you. You will and should always remain chickensaltash.
stuart
Wow. Big news.
You’ll leave a big hole, but you’re heading towards an awfully big adventure! Maybe see you Down Under sometime?
Dan, congratulations on securing such a prestigious position in global education. You have truly been an inspiration to the school, your local community, and the wider edublogging community. We will of course miss you greatly, but hopefully you will keep in touch with us and keep all your Twitter buddies up to date on your progress
I suppose you’ll now be @chickenbrunei ?
All the best for the future mate. It’s been a real pleasure.
Well Done Dan – very exciting and very well deserved news!
Thank you OB, look forward to you visiting soon
Thank you Steve, thank you for all your support to the school and community over the years and for the opportunity to collaborate and work with you on the Pelecon among other things. At least I will get my share of the pretzels now
Thanks Ray! One step closer to you now, sorry poor you, hope to hook up one day soon
Thank you Stuart, thank you for the last 5 amazing years and a fantastic partnership with Microsoft which has had amazing results for our kids and staff! Thank you for your support of our learning community and personally! Will miss you buddy!
GEEKS WILL RULE THE WORLD! Thanks buddy will of course keep in touch!
Wow… big news! Many congratulations… But maybe not @chickenbrunei – what about @ibisbrunei or summat?
Wow. Epic news! Congratulations on the bold new move. I am sure that the shoes of the chicken will be mighty big ones to fill, though.
ha ha will have to vote on potential new names I think
Thank you Geoff yes they are very big size 13! Too big really!
Congrats
What an exciting move for you all! Look forward to hearing how you get on & good luck with your plans!
Thanks Zoe
will keep in touch xxx no more free range eggs from me though now 
How exciting! Congratulations on your new role, it sounds very exciting. When/if you return to the UK and are up north come for a catch up drink. Have a FAB time Dan.
Of course buddy! I thought you may be coming out to visit to do some asia/pacific geocaching???
Hi Dan
CONGRATULATIONS Buddy (You say that!)
What an exciting time for you and your family. You have been an inspiration to me and many others as you carved your own path of innovation to suit the needs of YOUR learners. Your impact has been wider than you’ll ever know. With this new opportunity, your reach will be even bigger! You go fly that flag buddy!
Take care and stay in touch.
David
Thank you for your kind words David, of course will keep in touch! Thank you for all your support and continued inspiration too
Wow! What a fantastic opportunity and a fab move!! You will, no doubt, be sorely missed by your kids, but make waves around Asia Pacific like no one else! Good luck!
Maybe see you in Aus soon!!
Huge congrats! J x
Congratulations Dan, what an adventure you and the family are going to be going on. Looking forward to hearing about your next adventure and hope to see some exotic runkeeper maps.
All the best mate
Ivan
Thank you for your comments Juliette and Ivan, I appreciate all of the kind words, it is all a little overwhelming. I will make sure I do plenty of running and dive bombing to make enough waves out there
Dan – I join with others in wishing you a hugely successful career with Imagine. Your passion and innovative approaches have inspired and touched so many – and like the rock in the pool those ripples will continue for a long time in UK education.
We will follow your “shooting star” with much interest – and affection!
Hi Walter, thank you for your kind words and good wishes, will look forward to continue to connect with you whether or not we will be in the same timezone – thanks for all of your support!