Last year, a record number of deputies and high school teachers were dismissed; an association has warned this action and compared it against the firing and hiring of football managers.
ASCL, Association of School and College Leaders has conducted a yearly survey, which reveals that last year school leaders numbering to about 272, were dismissed from their jobs for failing to the increase the results of the students.
The number has increase in three folds, in the past five years from 93 in the year 2007, to 272 at present.The ASCL association symbolizes for eighty percent of secondary deputies and school teachers in England. It said that the school teachers were given marching orders, if their school underwent a bad season or if it fails to move fast in the league tables swiftly.
The general secretary of the union, Mr. Brian Lightman said that it all depends on the results of the season, rather than constructing the ‘club’ on long-term basis or increasing new talent. He further added a number of sackings happened in academy schools.
Mr.Lightman said that they are not speaking about unskilled heads or those dismissed for misbehavior. There are awesomely excellent school leaders, who land in hard schools, face impractical demand and timescale for enhancement. It is ideally feasible to turn below performing institutions, however this does not occur suddenly, and too frequently, the powers that be have impractical potentials regarding, what can be attained within a short duration.
A poll conducted with 1800 teachers revealed that nearly half of the teachers would not advocate headship to a coworker and ¾ of the assistants and deputy heads did not want to get promoted.
A majority of teachers who participated in the Times Educational Supplement/ASCL survey said that they are in the idea of quitting their profession, as the educational reforms for the government create a damaging effect on their occupation.