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A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility [1] for the management of the school.
The idea put forward that once the standards in those failing schools had improved, a new head teacher could take over. [1] Today however the role and idea of and executive head teacher has expanded, with many staying in place within a system leadership role rather than specific headship roles; working with a number of head teachers. [2]
Initially voluntary, the first group of people were awarded the qualification in July 1998. [2] The legal requirement and qualification became mandatory on 1 April 2004. [3] Until 8 February 2012, holding the NPQH was a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed English and Welsh school head teachers. [4]
A principal teacher (PT) is a promoted post within Scottish state schools who is a member of the school's middle leadership team. The position is not the same as a school principal in other countries; principal teachers usually report to a deputy head teacher within larger schools, or directly to the head teacher in smaller schools.
Also, in certain schools - usually where the head teacher performs the role of an executive head teacher for other schools - the post of associate head teacher is becoming increasingly common. An associate head teacher is more senior than a deputy, but less senior than the head.
Teacher quality assessment commonly includes reviews of qualifications, tests of teacher knowledge, observations of practice, and measurements of student learning gains. [1] [2] Assessments of teacher quality are currently used for policymaking, employment and tenure decisions, teacher evaluations, merit pay awards, and as data to inform the professional growth of teachers.
The role of the governing body is to provide strategic management, and to act as a "critical friend", supporting the work of the headteacher and other staff. Schools generally have a delegated budget to cover salaries, running costs, maintenance and equipment; the governing body is responsible for managing this budget.
In 1997 he retired, leaving the school in the care of headteacher Christopher Yates. In 2009 Yates retired and Eleanor Benson, the former head of the sixth form, became acting headmistress. In 2016 Jo Code became headmistress. In September 2015 the school became a coeducational school with 56 boys and 94 girls in that year's intake.