With so many external pressures, heads and principals will need to delegate more authority and leadership teams will grow in importance.
The role of heads and principals has changed enormously in the last decade, and it will continue to evolve as schools and colleges receive more autonomy, extended schools come into being and collaboration becomes more necessary,
This is not a case of novice heads or those with a poor track record and poor management skills being called to task. These are experienced heads,
In the education White Paper, the government is proposing that local authorities consider, as an immediate option, sacking heads of schools that receive a poor inspection report.