Why schools need a hand to find heads
13 September 2012
A new survey reveals the extent of the education sector’s struggle to find headteachers. We look at why so few want the top job, and what schools are doing about it
You wouldn’t expect a successful business to share its managing director with another company, but recruitment difficulties have become so acute at some local education authorities that they’ve been forced to place ‘executive headteachers’ in charge of more than one school.
According to a report released earlier this month, more than one-fifth of advertised...