School leaders are in a “fight for the heart and soul of education”, according to the NAHT heads’ union general secretary Paul Whiteman.
Speaking at the union’s conference this weekend, he said overworked leaders and underpaid teachers can no longer afford “empty promises” from government to solve the sector’s many ills.
“We’ve been on this cliff edge for far too long, and enough is enough,” he added.
Headteachers at the conference made heartfelt and emotional pleas for change.
