Edinburgh City Council said it was considering the plan, and increasing the use of non-professionals alongside teachers in the classroom, to help drive up attainment.
“In many senses you’re probably looking at a minimum of five years for a headteacher to make a proper, sustainable impact,” said Ken Cunningham of SLS. “And that will be along with the leadership team because it’s all about collegiate working.
“Some headteachers may want to have a change of career and that may involve going to another school or into a government agency or whatever, but that should be on a voluntary basis.
“More opportunities of that kind would be a good thing but to make it compulsory is not just unworkable, it’s laughable,” he told SecEd.
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