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What happens after Headship?

 

Plenty of head teachers want to stay in the job for as long as they can; they went into headship for a reason, and that hasn’t changed. Others, however, will find themselves looking for a new challenge – or perhaps a new way of working – after a successful career in school leadership.

 

  • Life after headship: Charities and other options working in the charity sectorRunning a children's charity is, in some ways, a relatively obvious move on from headship: at the heart of each organisation is a commitment to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people. But there are, of course, a number of differences not least the size of the budget. 07/12/2010 00:00:00
  • Life after Headship: Government and Inspection Ofsted InspectorThis is the fourth in a series of articles looking at some of the roles that head teachers take on when they leave teaching. 22/10/2010 00:00:00
  • Life after headship: Academics and Writers AcademicsDifficult to break into, not terribly lucrative and, in some cases, not particularly stable: sometimes it's surprising that anyone would leave a career as well-paid and rewarding as headship for the life of an academic or even a professional writer. But, of course, they do. 31/08/2010 00:00:00
  • Life after Headship: Interims and Consultants decision, confusion, walkway, mysteryOne of the most common post-headship careers is consultancy: working as an adviser to schools, government or business, either independently or as an employee of a big education service provider. Another growing and closely related area is interim headship, in which experienced leaders run schools that need someone at the wheel while they recruit a permanent replacement. 02/08/2010 00:00:00
  • Is there life after Headship? direction, countryside, arrow, signFor Head teachers, leaving their school is a chance for a fresh start, which could mean anything from setting up their own business to using their leadership skills in a different type of organisation. In this, the first of the series, Carly Chynoweth examines the options for head teachers considering moving on. 29/06/2010 00:00:00
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