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| 'Record numbers of heads' sacked | 'Record numbers of heads' sacked |
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| Record numbers of head teachers lost their jobs last year because of poor exam results and school closures, the leader of a union has said. | |
| Association of School and College Leaders head Dr John Dunford said 163 of his members lost their posts in 2009, compared with 150 in 2008. | |
| He links the increase to schools federating and becoming academies and to intense pressure over poor results. | He links the increase to schools federating and becoming academies and to intense pressure over poor results. |
| And he predicted that more would go because of new complaints procedures. | And he predicted that more would go because of new complaints procedures. |
| Parents are being given a right of complaint over schools to the local government ombudsman (LGO) in a government bill currently going through Parliament. | Parents are being given a right of complaint over schools to the local government ombudsman (LGO) in a government bill currently going through Parliament. |
| 'Voting off' | 'Voting off' |
| Dr Dunford said: "We have lost a lot of very dedicated school leaders who are unlikely to return to any headship after such a bruising experience." | Dr Dunford said: "We have lost a lot of very dedicated school leaders who are unlikely to return to any headship after such a bruising experience." |
| He explained that when a school was criticised because of poor raw results, head teachers were often made to take responsibility. | He explained that when a school was criticised because of poor raw results, head teachers were often made to take responsibility. |
| In a speech to his annual conference in London on Sunday, the out-going ASCL general secretary will say: "This is one of no less than four new complaints mechanisms introduced by the government in the last couple of years. | In a speech to his annual conference in London on Sunday, the out-going ASCL general secretary will say: "This is one of no less than four new complaints mechanisms introduced by the government in the last couple of years. |
| "Complaints to Ofsted, complaints to the LGO - and two of them announced personally by the prime minister - year 6 surveys - and the latest manifestation, parents voting to get rid of school leaders." | "Complaints to Ofsted, complaints to the LGO - and two of them announced personally by the prime minister - year 6 surveys - and the latest manifestation, parents voting to get rid of school leaders." |
| These measures all increased the head teachers' vulnerability and were likely to discourage more of them from applying for senior positions, he will say. | |
| However, it was head teachers' challenge to "over-ride this negative approach to parent/school relations and engage parents positively in the education of their children". | However, it was head teachers' challenge to "over-ride this negative approach to parent/school relations and engage parents positively in the education of their children". |