The scheme launches this spring and is to place 100 “high-quality school leaders” in schools in challenging circumstances in its first two years.
However, while welcoming the move, school leaders have warned that the current climate “disincentivises” headteachers from working in these schools, with too many having seen colleagues “forced out of their jobs”.
They claim that many heads do not want to risk their careers by taking on challenging schools.
They also say that “badly timed” Ofsted inspections often pose a huge risk to headteachers taking over challenging schools and have called for an “Ofsted window” to be introduced in these situations.
Schools minister David Laws unveiled details of the programme during a speech to the North of England Education Conference last week.
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