Headteacher
Headteachers manage schools and create the right conditions for children and staff to achieve their best.
Typical Salary
£56,000 – £138,000
per year
Working Hours
40–48
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a headteacher, you will:
- set the school’s values, strategic direction and vision
- work closely with students, staff, parents, governors and the community
- create a healthy and safe space for learning
- develop and monitor the quality of teaching
- use data to track performance and produce reports
- inspire and motivate staff and students
- control school finances and attend meetings, sometimes outside of usual working hours
Skills needed
- knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
- knowledge of English language
- leadership skills
- business management skills
- the ability to work well with others
- to be flexible and open to change
- the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
- customer service skills
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
How to get into this role
You can get into this job by working towards this role.
Career progression
There are opportunities to move between different types and sizes of school due to the variety of schools in the UK.
You could also train to be an Ofsted inspector, an education adviser, or become a teacher training lecturer in a college or university.