Local Authorities found 100 schools didn’t have head teacher
Schools in the midst of Britain’s education authorities do not have a director of one week before the start of the new term, a survey by The Times suggests.
Experts fear that the impending retirement of many principals, and a growing reluctance among managers to become leaders in school, could provoke a crisis management.
Heads now have the ultimate responsibility for academic achievement, staffing and regulatory compliance.
The survey of 36 local authorities found no teacher or principal vacancies in 20 areas and more than 100 schools have a director. This equates to 527 vacancies throughout the country, although this may be an understatement. There were 526 in January last year, indicating an inability to address the issue.
A Conservative Party spokesman said: “The biggest problem with people driving has been the behavior of the poor in schools, so that would give teachers more powers to discipline children. But we should wipe out the bureaucracy that teachers face. “Steve Munby, director of the National College of School Leadership, blamed the” baby boom “for the levels of retirement.
He added: “I am increasingly convinced that a director in each small primary school is no longer tenable. I think we should move towards the heads of the federations.
John Bangs, head of education at the National Union of Teachers, said: “Being a manager can be one of the best jobs in the company. If the high risk nature of the work was small, could attract more heads .