Our local academy which 'requires improvement' (actually its best judgement for many years, so we were hoping it was on the way up) has appointed a new headteacher with a very poor track record. He has just 3 years' of previous Headship experience which ended in him being ousted by his governors for poor performance and multiple relationship breakdown. However, it was hushed up. I only know because I have connections at the previous school. He was given gardening leave, and has been doing supply jobs for a while. I'm gobsmacked that the appointment has been made and can only assume that either a) he was the only one who applied and/or b) he was given an embellished reference as part of his redundancy package.
What are the politics of situations like this? Do schools really cover up poor performance in order to move a poor leader on to another unsuspecting school? Do Local Authorities not communicate with each other to avoid situations like this? If you were me, would you tell friends who might be planning to put their trust in the school, or keep quiet on the grounds that the Head deserves a second chance to prove himself?
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Underperforming headteachers, gardening leave & references
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carcrash · 30/03/2014 22:42
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