Head Teachers and Principals
Wages
New workers start around £42,917. Normal pay is £65,360 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £100,395.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 34,056 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.
Assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities.
Liaises with parents and pupils.
Monitors schools performance and sets goals for student's academic achievements.
Leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters.
Considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.
Sets the school's values, provides leadership to staff and helps create an encouraging environment for learning.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.