Obituary: Steve Jorgensen

November 2018

Steve was the former headteacher of Akrotiri School Cyprus and died in Cyprus.

Stephen John Jorgensen, OBE joined Service Children's Education in 2005 as headteacher of Akrotiri Primary School in Cyprus. Steve's previous post was headteacher of Prescot Primary School, Knowsley, Merseyside. While head of Prescot he had been awarded an OBE in 's New Year's Honours List for services to education.

Steve was headteacher of Akrotiri School from 2005 until 2009, when he took retirement. His four year tenure covered a challenging period for this large primary school. This in-cluded considerable Ofsted monitoring and building and commissioning a completely new 8 class Foundation Stage. I was privileged to work closely with Steve during this time through many highs and some lows. Steve's integrity and sense of humour remained intact in the busiest and hard-est times. Steve continued living in Cyprus after retirement from Service Children's Education (SCE), making his home in the village of Prastio. It is understood that Steve died in hospital in Limassol after a short and serious illness, following an otherwise routine operation. The funeral took place in UK, with Steve's ashes being returned to Cyprus.

Steve is survived by his wife Jill, who was also a former Merseyside headteacher. I shall remember both for their generous hospitality, appreciation of humanity and a great sense of humour.

(Mike Chislett, 2018)