You are here:
Role comparison: headteacher vs head of school
What is the difference between a headteacher and a head of school? We summarise insight from one of our associate education experts. We also compare the 2 roles by referring to the STPCD and examples of job descriptions, and relay advice on setting pay for heads of school.
- Head of school: challenges and expectations
- New to the headteacher role: priorities at the start of headship
- New to the school business manager role
- Role comparison: deputy headteacher vs assistant headteacher
- Role of an executive headteacher
- Role of a primary school deputy headteacher
- Role of a subject leader (primary) Updated
- Role of a subject leader (secondary) New
- Role of the accounting officer in an academy trust
- Special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO): role and responsibilities
- Staff room poster: roles and responsibilities
- Strategic responsibilities of school leaders
More from The Key
Pupil mental health: deepening understanding
Are you looking to deepen your staff's understanding of mental health, including anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation? Safeguarding Training Centre has the resources you need.
Evidence-led training courses that make it easy to upskill staff, anytime, anywhere.
CPD Toolkit is the most effective way to virtually deliver evidence-led training and support the professional development of your staff. Downloadable courses and online 5-minute summaries provide flexibility for training, whether staff are participating as skeleton staff in-school, via video call or individually at their own pace.
- In the news: Your weekly round-up for 8 - 15 January 2021 15 Jan 2021 08:00
- In the news: Your weekly round-up for 1 - 8 January 2021 8 Jan 2021 08:00
- Need-to-know: DfE publishes partial closure guidance 7 Jan 2021 16:36
- In the news: Your weekly round-up for 11 - 18 December 2020 18 Dec 2020 08:00
- Need-to-know: Have your say on changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 11 Dec 2020 08:47
The Key has taken great care in publishing this article. However, some of the article's content and information may come from or link to third party sources whose quality, relevance, accuracy, completeness, currency and reliability we do not guarantee. Accordingly, we will not be held liable for any use of or reliance placed on this article's content or the links or downloads it provides. This article may contain information sourced from public sector bodies and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.