Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Geoff Barton has announced he will stand down from his role in 2024, three years earlier than planned.
The union leader, who was re-elected unopposed to a second five year term last year, was due to hold the role until 2027.
But Barton said he believed 2024 would be the “right time for our association to have a new leader with a fresh approach”. He will leave in April of that year.
The former headteacher was elected in a landslide in 2017, in the first contested election in ASCL’s history. He said he was giving notice now to kick-start the “lengthy” election process for a new leader, to “ensure that there is a smooth transition”.
