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Acting Assistant Headteacher

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rabbitstew · 23/05/2011 22:06

What's the difference between an Assistant Headteacher and an Acting Assistant Headteacher? And what's the difference between an Assistant Headteacher and a Deputy Head (except that the Deputy is more important?...)???????

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abbierhodes · 23/05/2011 22:07

Acting means it is not (yet) a permanent post. Deputy is higher than assistant.

TeamLemon · 23/05/2011 22:08

DH's school is secondary, but they had a Head, then Deputy Heads and then Assistant heads.

An Acting Assistant Head is temporary post.

MrsShrekTheThird · 23/05/2011 22:08

'Acting' in any post is just that someone has been appointed into the post from within, as it were, without the post being advertised externally, on the understanding that they are filling in doing the job until the post is officially advertised and interviewed for.

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rabbitstew · 23/05/2011 22:13

Thank you!

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letthembe · 23/05/2011 22:55

I think, but possibly wrong, an assistant head can't deputise long term for the head whereas the deputy can IYSWIM. Oh and a deputy gets paid more.

ImNotaCelebrity · 24/05/2011 22:41

And when budgets are tight, the assistant head will be the post that will get cut!

Helenagrace · 26/05/2011 09:06

letthembe is right. A Deputy Head is expected to deputise for the Head whereas an Assistant Head can be asked to deputise but can refuse. Deputies usually get paid more. Assistant Heads can still go for Head jobs without having been a Deputy.

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