More than
headteacher performance management this is a complete review of headteacher leadership, it's effectiveness and how it can be further developed.
However, heads hope that will subside after Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector, said in November last year that grades were not a «fair way to rank
headteacher performance».
Sally supports
headteacher performance management and works with schools on academy conversion though the NAHT Aspire School Improvement Programme.
Trevor works directly with schools in supporting school improvement, self - evaluation and
headteacher performance management.
Not exact matches
• Unions representing
headteachers have warned the government it could face major difficulties introducing
performance - related pay for all teachers, noting, for example, that pay rises for some would lead to pay cuts or redundancy for others.
In particular, governing boards need to be made more fully aware of the standards, especially for recruitment and
performance management, and those
headteachers who are anxious about what the aspirational character of the standards will mean need to be reassured and helped to understand the purpose and context.
While teachers are expected at all times to meet all aspects of the teacher standards, it would be inappropriate for employers or
performance managers to insist that
headteachers fully meet every point of the
headteacher standards to be considered effective.
Councils currently have control over recruitment of teaching staff and the Association of
Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS) argues that handing this power over to head teachers will allow them boost
performance.
An external system leader or governance professional works with the governing body,
headteacher and clerk to improve the
performance of your governing body.
Researchers from the Centre for High
Performance published a report last year that claimed «architects», often a former economist, historian or music teacher, were the most effective
headteachers in «failing» schools.
A new analysis has found a
headteacher's
performance is not linked to their subject background — challenging previous research that claimed heads of failing academies can be categorised into five different types.
The data experts also found that difference by pay according to
headteacher type did not match up to the Centre for High
Performance's findings.
Teachers need to notify their
headteacher that they wish to be assessed against the standards and the outcome of
performance management reviews will be used to make this assessment.
On
performance during the
headteacher's tenure at a school, Datalab found subject background was not an important factor in explaining variation in school
performance.
Policy Exchange acknowledges in its report that a number of other factors could contribute to
performance of other schools, such as a new
headteacher, change in staffing, or financial difficulties.
A new analysis has found a
headteacher's
performance is not linked to their subject background — challenging previous research that claimed heads of failing academies can be categorised...
Nick Brook, the deputy general secretary of the
headteachers» union NAHT, said year - on - year changes to qualifications and the way scores are calculated had made it «extremely difficult» to compare the
performance of schools over time.
Headteachers at the schools SunnyMoney works with reportimprovements in
performance, attendance, concentration and motivation of their pupils as a result.
To help schools,
headteachers and even small business navigate the data protection world the SWGfL have created 360data, which has been designed to support schools and other establishments in assessing data protection risk and then giving clear guidance in steps to improve their
performance.