THE head teacher of Thomas Bennett Community College has abruptly left the post just a matter of weeks into the new school year.Ben Smith took charge in September 2013 at the age of 36 and revealed at the time that he wanted to turn it into the best performing school in Crawley.But parents and pupils were taken by complete surprise when it was revealed he had unexpectedly left to "pursue other opportunities".Staff at the Tilgate school were told the news on Friday with deputy head...
