In September 2017, current Head of Education within East Ayrshire, Alan Ward, announced his retirement from the post of Head of Education after two years. Ward will retire from his post in early 2018. In December 2017, it was announced that after a nationwide recruitment campaign to appoint a replacement for Alan Ward, Linda-McAulay Griffiths, Head Teacher at Loudoun Academy had been appointed as the new Head of Education for East Ayrshire. She is expected to take up the post of Head of Education in early 2018.