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| Inner-city heads scheme extended | Inner-city heads scheme extended |
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| An experimental project to provide fast-tracked, intensively trained head teachers for tough inner-city schools is to be expanded. | An experimental project to provide fast-tracked, intensively trained head teachers for tough inner-city schools is to be expanded. |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair and Education Secretary Alan Johnson will announce a wider role for the Future Leaders scheme at a Downing Street seminar. | Prime Minister Tony Blair and Education Secretary Alan Johnson will announce a wider role for the Future Leaders scheme at a Downing Street seminar. |
| Schools have reported a growing problem in recruiting head teachers. | Schools have reported a growing problem in recruiting head teachers. |
| Mr Blair is expected to give his support for "executive" heads who would take charge of more than one school. | Mr Blair is expected to give his support for "executive" heads who would take charge of more than one school. |
| Federations of schools - and "trusts" that combine individual schools - will provide opportunities for such chief-executive-style head teachers, Mr Blair will tell a seminar on school leadership. | Federations of schools - and "trusts" that combine individual schools - will provide opportunities for such chief-executive-style head teachers, Mr Blair will tell a seminar on school leadership. |
| Challenging schools | Challenging schools |
| Mr Blair is also expected to endorse the work of the National College for School Leadership - which last year published a report "challenging the long held assumption that every school needs its own head teacher". | Mr Blair is also expected to endorse the work of the National College for School Leadership - which last year published a report "challenging the long held assumption that every school needs its own head teacher". |
| The project wants to fast-track leaders for inner-city schools | |
| The Future Leaders scheme, based on a project in the US, provides hothouse training for a small number of potential heads and deputies - specifically recruited to manage the most challenging schools. | The Future Leaders scheme, based on a project in the US, provides hothouse training for a small number of potential heads and deputies - specifically recruited to manage the most challenging schools. |
| The initial intake of 20 trainees will now be doubled to 40 for next autumn - with the programme being designed to make these recruits ready to become head teachers within four years. | The initial intake of 20 trainees will now be doubled to 40 for next autumn - with the programme being designed to make these recruits ready to become head teachers within four years. |
| These trainees spend a "residency" year in an inner-city secondary school - as apprentices to an outstanding teacher and with the support of an individual "coach". | These trainees spend a "residency" year in an inner-city secondary school - as apprentices to an outstanding teacher and with the support of an individual "coach". |
| They will also be expected to visit other education projects trying to tackle the underachievement that accompanies deprivation - with the current trainees visiting an inner-city school project in New York. | They will also be expected to visit other education projects trying to tackle the underachievement that accompanies deprivation - with the current trainees visiting an inner-city school project in New York. |
| In their second year, these trainees will find senior posts in schools - such as deputy headships - accompanied by further training. | In their second year, these trainees will find senior posts in schools - such as deputy headships - accompanied by further training. |
| Head shortages | Head shortages |
| The project has also made a virtue of looking beyond education for its candidates - and included in the current trainees are eight former teachers who left the classroom for other careers. | The project has also made a virtue of looking beyond education for its candidates - and included in the current trainees are eight former teachers who left the classroom for other careers. |
| The aim of Future Leaders is to break the cycle of poverty and educational failure - pointing to the contrast between a child from an affluent area having a 70% chance of getting five good GCSEs, while only 30% of youngsters in poorer areas achieve this level. | The aim of Future Leaders is to break the cycle of poverty and educational failure - pointing to the contrast between a child from an affluent area having a 70% chance of getting five good GCSEs, while only 30% of youngsters in poorer areas achieve this level. |
| The project also comes against a background of head teacher shortages. | The project also comes against a background of head teacher shortages. |
| The General Teaching Council for England has warned about the lack of candidates for headships - forecasting that in the next four years there could be 40% of posts left vacant. | The General Teaching Council for England has warned about the lack of candidates for headships - forecasting that in the next four years there could be 40% of posts left vacant. |
| The GTC survey, predicting a shortfall, had found that there were only 4% of teachers who anticipated applying for headships - while 34% of existing heads wanted to retire in the next five years. | The GTC survey, predicting a shortfall, had found that there were only 4% of teachers who anticipated applying for headships - while 34% of existing heads wanted to retire in the next five years. |