Annual Salary
£56,000 to £138,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Headteachers manage schools and create the right conditions for children and staff to achieve their best.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; attending events or appointments
There will be
4.3% more Headteacher jobs in 2027.
As a headteacher, you will:
You could work at a school.
You can get into this job by working towards this role.
You can become a headteacher after working as a teacher in a school.
You'll also need several years' experience as a senior manager or deputy head. You can take professional development training to help with this. For example, by completing the National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership and the National Professional Qualification for Headship.
You'll need to:
You can discover more about senior teaching careers from Ambition Institute and Get Into Teaching.
You can also search for jobs through the Teaching Vacancies service.
There are opportunities to move between different types and sizes of school due to the variety of schools in the UK.
You could also train to be an Ofsted inspector, an education adviser, or become a teacher training lecturer in a college or university.
You can discover more about senior teaching careers from Ambition School Leadership and Get Into Teaching.
You can also search for jobs through the Teaching Vacancies service.
You'll need: