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Cheating headteacher is struck off for telling staff to fiddle school's attendance figures
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Wales
Headteacher
Struck off
School attendance
Pupil absence
May 13, 2022
Headteacher sacked for covering up more than 28,000 pupil absences
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Wales
Headteacher
Struck off
School attendance
Pupil absence
May 13, 2022
Cheating headteacher ‘covered up 28,000 pupil absences over five years’
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Wales
Headteacher
Struck off
School attendance
Pupil absence
May 13, 2022
Headteacher struck off for telling staff to falsify pupil attendance figures
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Headteacher
Struck off
Wales
School attendance
Pupil absence
May 13, 2022
‘I last went to school in December’: a headteacher’s battle with long Covid
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Long Covid
Headteacher
Mar 1, 2022
10 questions with... Jenny Watson, primary headteacher
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Headteacher
Leadership
Jan 28, 2022
Scotland: Accused Edinburgh head teacher ‘had acted appropriately’
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Scotland
Headteacher
Sexual harassment
Jan 8, 2022
'Britain's strictest headmaster' tells parents to teach kids better manners
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Headteacher
Discipline
Behaviour management
Nov 3, 2021
‘Self-isolating’ headteacher spotted going on holiday by students while claiming to be at home in Covid scare
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Headteacher
Self-isolation
Nov 1, 2021
'Self-isolating' teacher left red-faced as pupil takes picture of her in airport queue
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Self-isolation
Headteacher
Nov 1, 2021
'Self-isolating' headteacher, 52, 'skips school to go on holiday to Turkey
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Self-isolation
Covid safety
Nov 1, 2021
'Self-isolating' teacher spotted in airport queue by pupil who posted to Snapchat
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Headteacher
Self-isolation
Nov 1, 2021
Scotland: School head in Covid isolation spotted taking a flight to Turkey
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Scotland
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Self-isolation
Covid safety
Nov 1, 2021
UK’s first black female headteacher’s incredible legacy after horrific racist threats
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Headteacher
Ethnic minorities
Oct 22, 2021
Holland Park School head teacher to retire amid ‘toxic culture’ claims
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Toxic culture
Headteacher
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Sep 30, 2021
Statue of black head teacher Betty Campbell unveiled in Wales
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Wales
Headteacher
Sep 30, 2021
Statue of Wales' first black headteacher unveiled
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Wales
Headteacher
Sep 29, 2021
Head at school facing ‘toxic culture’ investigation to retire
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Sep 29, 2021
Wales honours Betty Campbell, country’s first black headteacher
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Wales
Headteacher
Sep 29, 2021
Betty Campbell: Statue honours Wales' first black head teacher
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Headteacher
Wales
Sep 29, 2021
Super-head who brought back discipline and aspiration is hated by lefty teachers
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Katharine Birbalsingh
Headteacher
Michaela
Aug 31, 2021
The ‘tiger headmistress’ who’s the opposite of woke – and just what schools need
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Headteacher
Social mobility
Aug 30, 2021
Fancy being head of UK's most remote school?
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Headteacher
Aug 27, 2021
Remote Scottish island looking for headteacher for three pupils
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Scotland
Recruitment
Aug 17, 2021
Wanted: Head teacher at the UK's 'most remote' school near Shetland, Scotland
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Headteacher
Scotland
Recruitment
Aug 17, 2021
Remote island school needs new headteacher to oversee just three pupils for £59k a year
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Scotland
Headteacher
Recruitment
Aug 17, 2021
Remote UK island offers £57,000 for headteacher at school with three pupils
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Scotland
Headteacher
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Aug 17, 2021
Former Ofsted head parachuted in to Jewish school linked to sexual misconduct controversy
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Michael Wilshaw
Headteacher
Jun 8, 2021
Former Ofsted boss returns to school as interim head
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Headteacher
Michael Wilshaw
Jun 8, 2021
Wilshaw returns to headship with interim role at London school JFS
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Headteacher
Michael Wilshaw
Jun 8, 2021
'National flag isn't racist!' Britons erupt as headteacher quits in Union Jack uniform row
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May 20, 2021
Pimlico Academy parents welcome head teacher's departure after rows over 'racist' uniform policy
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May 19, 2021
Pimlico Academy boss resigns after 'racist' uniform rules and flag row storm
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May 19, 2021
School principal quits after pupils' protest over 'racist' uniform policy
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May 19, 2021
Headteacher quits over ‘racist uniform policy’ that sparked mass walkout
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May 19, 2021
Headteacher of Pimlico Academy who sparked race row revolt quits
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Headteacher
May 18, 2021
Pimlico Academy head resigns after row over ‘racist’ uniform policy
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May 18, 2021
Pimlico Academy head resigns after row over ‘racist’ uniform policy
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May 18, 2021
Headteacher who broke ranks over face masks put under investigation
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May 5, 2021
Primary headmaster shared ‘joke’ about bringing him Gavin Williamson’s severed head
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Gavin Williamson
Headteacher
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Decolonisation
Feb 22, 2021
Danes Hill headmaster found dead after sexual assault arrest
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Feb 19, 2021
UK’s first female black head dies aged 81
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Headteacher
Feb 1, 2021
Headteacher tells parents you can keep your kids at home
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School reopening
Coronavirus
Jan 3, 2021
Educating Greater Manchester: Love for ‘legend’ ex-head
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Headteacher
Resignations
Nov 4, 2020
Primary head 'guilty of serious dishonesty' escapes ban
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Primary
Teacher ban
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Oct 28, 2020
Furious parents demand primary school reinstates star head teacher who was suspended
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Primary
Jul 1, 2020
Star primary school head teacher says she has been backed 100% by parents
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Jun 29, 2020
Head says she was suspended for ‘being honest’ about teachers ‘sat at home doing nothing’
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Jun 26, 2020
Toby Belfield: Head who sent inappropriate texts sets up new online academy
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Misconduct
Apr 27, 2020
Pupils at £37,500-a-year private school told not to contact 'Britain's strictest headteacher'
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Misconduct
Wales
Dismissal
Mar 27, 2020
Head's virus death and lockdown hit schools like 'bombshell'
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Headteacher
Mar 24, 2020
Primary school headteacher dies after having coronavirus symptoms
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Coronavirus
Primary
Headteacher
Mar 23, 2020
Headteacher who ran three primary schools dies of heart attack at the age of 45
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Headteacher
Mar 10, 2020
Britain’s ‘strictest headmaster’ sacked for sending ‘flirty’ texts to girl pupils at £35k a year school
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Boarding schools
Headteacher
Misconduct
Feb 3, 2020
Britain's 'strictest headmaster', 47, is finally sacked from £37,500-a-year school
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Misconduct
Feb 3, 2020
Britain's 'strictest headmaster' who sent creepy messages to girl pupils is removed from duties
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Wales
Boarding schools
Misconduct
Jan 30, 2020
Private school faces closure after married head teacher ‘sexted’ female students
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Wales
Boarding schools
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Jan 30, 2020
Government officials warn boarding school will be closed unless they sack 'strictest headmaster'
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Wales
Boarding schools
Headteacher
Misconduct
Jan 29, 2020
Heartbreak after headteacher who had 'profound impact in lives of kids' dies suddenly
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Secondary
Jan 23, 2020
Britain's toughest headteacher moved out of his school 'after pupil was restrained'
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Safeguarding
Jan 21, 2020
UK’s ‘toughest’ headteacher who told kids to be in bed by 9.30pm moved out of school after ‘restraining pupil’
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Boarding schools
Jan 21, 2020
Banned: Head who failed to report neglect concerns
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Jan 7, 2020
Head 'bowled over' by Tes person of the year honour
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Headteacher
Awards
Dec 20, 2019
Tes person of the year 2019: Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson
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Headteacher
Awards
Dec 20, 2019
Married headteacher struck off for pleasuring himself in front of a horrified schoolboy
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Headteacher
Sexual misconduct
Dec 19, 2019
This much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: coping with the loneliness
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John Tomsett
Headteacher
Nov 24, 2019
I don’t begrudge any head a six-figure salary
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Teachers' pay
Headteacher
Harris Academy
Nov 24, 2019
Headteacher jailed for child abuse images
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Headteacher
Child abuse
Nov 21, 2019
Headteacher wrongly sacked over threesome with boys, 17, awarded £700,000
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Headteacher
Employment tribunal
Compensation
Nov 15, 2019
Headteacher sacked for sex with two boys, 17, is awarded £700,000 compensation
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Headteacher
Compensation
Employment tribunal
Nov 15, 2019
Tribunal awards £700k to headteacher sacked over gay dating app activity
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Headteacher
Employment tribunals
Compensation
Nov 15, 2019
Head teacher accused of using school funds to pay for staff Christmas party
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Wales
Finances
Misconduct
Headteacher
Mismanagement
Nov 12, 2019
Welsh secondary school head teacher is named the best in the UK
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Wales
Secondary
Headteacher
Oct 24, 2019
School planning to cut 15 teaching assistant jobs advertises headteacher role with £92k salary
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Teaching assistants
Recruitment
Headteacher
Oct 22, 2019
Head received death threats over claims he pushed ‘anti-Brexit’ agenda
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Headteacher
Brexit
Oct 18, 2019
Instagram post lands school chief in hot water
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Social media
Ofsted
Headteacher
Oct 16, 2019
The fame school head who fears for the future
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Headteacher
Oct 4, 2019
College head Stella Mbubaegbu lavished £150,000 on hotels and flights as standards slipped
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Colleges
Headteacher
Spending review
Sep 21, 2019
Prince George’s headmaster attacks state school cuts
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Austerity
Sep 8, 2019
Scottish high school head teacher criticised over bullying gets top rugby post
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Scotland
Headteacher
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Rugby
Aug 16, 2019
Former CEO taking legal action against trust that ‘forced’ his resignation
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Leaders
Headteacher
Legal action
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MATs
Finances
Jun 3, 2019
Headteacher who used school funds to build ‘sex dungeon’ banned from profession
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Headteacher
Misconduct
Teacher ban
May 31, 2019
Ros McMullen: 'I am retiring early because I can no longer defend the indefensible'
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Leaders
Accountability
Headteacher
May 21, 2019
Scottish school offers 'leader of learning' title if new headteacher is not Catholic
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Scotland
Leaders
Headteacher
May 13, 2019
Scotland: St Martin’s RC Primary School head will be ‘leader of learning’ if not Catholic
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Scotland
Headteacher
Leaders
May 13, 2019
Scotland: East Lothian RC school seeks new head teacher - or ‘leader of learning’ if they’re not Catholic
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Scotland
Headteacher
Leaders
May 12, 2019
Britain's strictest headteacher calls for abusive parents to be prosecuted
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Parents
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Apr 30, 2019
Spending spree head banned for life
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Mar 12, 2019
Head who let London Bridge terrorist teach banned from running schools
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Mar 5, 2019
Wrongly jailed head blames 'lies' of former pupils
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Headteacher
Assaults
Prison
Feb 24, 2019
'The day my husband was suspended from headship'
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Headteacher
Suspensions
Sep 20, 2018
If Damian Hinds were a headteacher
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Damian Hinds
Headteacher
Sep 16, 2018
Oldham phone porn head teacher banned for life
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Pornography
Headteacher
Dismissal
Jul 2, 2018
Strict headteacher was found hanging at his home
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Headteacher
Feb 26, 2018
Primary school headteacher slams parents for smoking cannabis at school gates
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Primary schools
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Headteacher
Feb 7, 2018
Private headteacher condemns scrapping of rates relief
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Private schools
SNP
Scotland
Dec 17, 2017
Scots private school headteacher ‘betrayed’ by SNP rates hike
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Private schools
Headteacher
SNP
Scotland
Dec 17, 2017
Headteacher takes her own children out of formal education for a year to travel the world on a family holiday
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Mail
Headteacher
School attendance
Absence
Oct 19, 2017
Private schools are vital to state education, says head
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Times
Private schools
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Headteacher
State schools
Oct 2, 2017
Head who falsified Sats papers is struck off
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TES
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Headteacher
Cheating
Sep 1, 2017
Lawyer turned East End head gets 95% of pupils to university
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Evening Standard
Headteacher
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Aug 15, 2017
Headteacher accused of using school funds to splash out on New York trip and laptop, court hears
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Telegraph
Leaders
Headteacher
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Ofsted
Apr 24, 2017
Moray primary school in YouTube plea to recruit head teacher
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Scotsman
Scotland
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Headteacher
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Mar 10, 2017
Headteacher sleeps rough in the woods in order to raise funds for new school in Malawi
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Telegraph
Headteacher
International
Malawi
Fundraising
Feb 13, 2017
Headmistress scuppered by red tape as she tried to use mobile phone jamming technology to stop children using internet in class
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Telegraph
Headteacher
Online guidance
Students
Sixth form
Jan 19, 2017
From dinner lady to head teacher in just nine years
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BBC
Headteacher
Leaders
Teachers
Jan 18, 2017
Headteacher kept seven foot long boa constrictor in his office without checking safety risk, Ofsted report reveals
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Telegraph
Headteacher
Ofsted
Safety
Jan 10, 2017
Primary school headmistress to fine parents whose children are late, sparking angry backlash
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Telegraph
Primary
School attendance
Headteacher
Jan 6, 2017
Leader: a burgeoning recruitment crisis of head teachers needs to be prevented
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Times
Recruitment
Headteacher
Dec 31, 2016
Outrage over Lambeth headteacher Sir Craig Tunstall's £370,000 per year salary
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Evening Standard
Pay
Primary
Academies
MATs
Nov 4, 2016
£374,000 a year for best paid primary head in the UK
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Primary
Mail
Pay
Nov 4, 2016
Former head paid £375,000-a-year for leading trust with nine primaries
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TES
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Nov 3, 2016
Gordonstoun picks business leader as principal
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Times
Scotland
Oct 26, 2016
Top Scottish private school appoints first female principal
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Scotland
Herald Scotland
Private schools
Oct 25, 2016
Former leading headmaster calls for schools to be ranked according to pupils' wellbeing to push teachers to tackle bullying
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Oct 10, 2016
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