Too often, when someone takes up
their first headship, they haven't had a thorough preparation for taking responsibility for a multi-million pound budget.
«This was
my first headship and they say you should choose your first school very wisely,» Miss Cassady said.
Three days into what was
her first headship, inspectors arrived and put the school into special measures.
In the case of
first headships, nearly six times as many women as men were appointed internally; taking a career break increases the time it takes to achieve promotion.
Not exact matches
Or maybe you are the
first woman executive in a corporation where the existing idea of management is more a matter of
headship than leadership.
Schools Week has previously reported that a quarter of primary schools with a top vacancy were forced to readvertise for
headship roles in the
first three months of this year, compared with 10 per cent of secondary schools.