Primary Executive Headship

Primary Executive Headship - A study of six headteachers who are leading more than one school. "Headteachers leading more than one school are becoming increasingly common. This is occurring in all phases and in some situations cross-phase1. Examples comprise hard federations in which formal written agreements are in place, including single or joint governance arrangements in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), as well as a range of other arrangements that are often as a consequence of schools being unable to appoint a headteacher, or finding themselves in a failing situation. The leadership of a school in difficulty by a headteacher from a more successful school is not a new model, but is one manifestation of what can be termed ‘executive headship’.

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