Head teacher shortage

[Derek McMillan]

Everyone who attended Union Conference remembers head teacher John Illingworth talking about the stress he experienced in his work and how it had driven him out of teaching.

Bureaucracy, external interference, excessive regulation and lack of work /life balance are the root causes of head teacher frustration with their roles made worse for primary heads by inadequate salaries compared with their responsibilities, says an independent research report published today (Thursday 18 January) by the National Union of Teachers.

http://westsussexteachersassociation.blogs...ad-teacher.html

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