Assistant Head/Deputy Head

The Deputy Headteacher(s) play a major role in managing the school and are responsible for the school in the absence of the headteacher. They are responsible for aspects of school management.
Schools vary in terms of the number of Deputy Headteachers - some have no Deputies and have several Assistant Headteachers, others, particulary large secondary schools have 1 - 4 Deputies.
Assistant Headteacher
Some schools may appoint an assistant headteacher to support the head and deputy headteacher with the management of the school. They have roles similar to deputy headteachers but have more restricted areas of whole school responsibility. In some primary schools an assistant head or more than one assistant head support the headteacher to promote a more distributed leadership model.

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National Standards

• National Standards
• NPQICL 

Local CPD

• WSCC CPD Programme - click on your area of interest
• Diocese of Brighton and Arundel
• Diocese of Chichester

National CPD

• Teachers TV
• Leadership Pathways
• NPQH
• National Standards in different school contexts
• NCSL Programmes
• International Development Programme
• Join Leadership Association
• ASCL
• Specialist Schools Trust Programmes
• Contribute to School Improvement Planning Framework

Accreditation Opportunities

• University of Brighton
• University of Chichester
• University of Sussex

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