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Shortage of headteachers looms large

Want to be a headteacher? Here's what to do...

Why on earth become a headteacher?

Comment: "What does a headteacher actually do?"

Should heads teach?

Why are deputy heads so reluctant to be No1?

Would you consider a second headship?

How to be a Successful Deputy Head (Part 1)

How to be a Successful Deputy Head (Part 2)

Life as a London Headteacher (Part 1)

Life as a London Headteacher (Part 2)

Heads must develop better support networks

Teaching tomorrow's headteachers

Heads to be observed in the classroom

Heads fight against pointless data requests

Pupils kept me going, says head, 73

Leadership: the real turn off for would-be heads

Comment: so what makes heads happy?

Heads must learn to deal with change

Get out of our face, heads tell Government

Sabbaticals could be the perk heads need

High honours for heads

How a head coped with assault claim

Teaching tomorrow's headteachers

Independents raid state schools for top heads

Charity urges investment in tomorrow's heads

Hunt is on for heads

Handling a resignation

Call for one school, one head

The real turn off for would-be heads

Rescuing failing schools: no hero heads required

Heads must protect teachers from bullying

Heads need training in work-life balance

Interviewing for a new deputy head
Heads to be observed in the classroom
From September 2007, new performance management regulations require heads to be formally observed in the classroom, “where appropriate”. Jonathan Milne reports.
Subject co-ordinators and department heads already observe their head’s teaching to ensure that individual subjects are being taught well, but the head’s pay packet does not depend on the verdict.

Most heads, especially in primary schools, spend between three and 12 hours a week in front of a whiteboard.

It is expected that most boards of governors, who review heads’ pay and performance, will avoid a sticky situation by getting in a qualified teacher from outside to observe the head. Alternatively, they may decide – especially in bigger schools – that the head should be judged solely by their leadership of the school, not by the few hours they spend in the classroom.

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First published in the TES on March 2, 2007
     

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