Inspiring and effective school leaders are vital in ensuring that children from poorer backgrounds get a great education. But, as The Future Leaders Trust’s recent report – entitled Heads Up – shows, there is a growing shortage of headteachers, and it is our students who suffer.
There are two key issues: the insufficient supply of senior leaders willing to become headteachers, and the negative view of headship that has developed.
It is true that being a headteacher is challenging – but so is being the CEO of a business or taking on any role with significant responsibility. Few of these jobs receive the barrage of bad press that headship faces.
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