Headteachers at one of the largest academy trusts in the country will be able to access £100,000 worth of investment in continuing professional development (CPD) each over five years under a new scheme to boost retention.
Academies Enterprise Trust principals will also be able to take a one-term professional sabbatical after five years in post and be offered up to 100 hours of CPD per year under the £5.7 million initiative.
Becks Boomer-Clark, chief executive of AET, said: “Too often, school leadership can feel isolating, lonely and difficult. We want to change that.
“Of course leading a school is hard, but it’s also one of the most incredible and rewarding things you will ever do – we want to bring the joy back into the role, by giving our headteachers exceptional development and support so they can stay fresh and energised – and feel invested in.”
