Most teachers become heads for idealistic reasons, wanting to
make a difference to the lives of children and young people. Yet
serving heads suggest the job is getting harder, talking openly
about stress and leaving the job. Many teachers now see headship as
a risky business, and succession planning, while necessary, will
not on its own be sufficient to attract the diverse range of
applicants required to satisfactorily fill leadership positions.
School Leadership: Heads on the Block addresses this shortage. It
suggests there is no crisis in supply per se, but that schools in
some locations find it difficult to attract the right people with
the right stuff . The book examines the expectations of heads, the
hours they are expected to work and the nature of everyday demands.
It proposes that sudden death accountabilities act as a major
disincentive to potential applicants, and outlines a series of
policy measures to tackle the kinds of daily pressures heads now
experience.
Key features of the book:
- draws on a wide range of material, ranging from published
research, interviews and media clippings to popular films and
children s novels
- makes extensive use of headteachers words and stories
- based in the author s own experiences of headship, tackling
issues that leadership books often ignore.
The book will be of interest to headteachers, headteachers
professional associations, teachers and those who study teaching.
It will be useful to policy makers, those responsible for the
education of potential heads and for headteacher professional
development.
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