School leadership is becoming more and more like football management, with increasing reports of professionals being forced out of their jobs because of poor Ofsted results, it has been claimed.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has issued a stark warning in light of a high number of cases during the autumn term.
Figures released by the union during its annual conference last week show that 146 school leaders left their jobs or were forced out between September and December last year. These were all people they say didn’t want to leave but felt they had no choice.
The union said that a high proportion of these leaders cited a poor Ofsted result or unrealistic pressure to raise results as a major factor.
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