Guidance

Headteachers' standards

Best-practice standards for headteachers.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 19 January 2015
• Last updated: 13 October 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Headteachers' standards 2020

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These standards are for:

• headteachers
• governing boards
• people planning to become headteachers

They articulate how headteachers can meet both the additional responsibilities of headship and the requirements of the teachers’ standards.

The headteachers’ standards are intended as guidance to be interpreted in the context of each individual headteacher and school (including maintained schools, academies and independent schools).

Headteachers’ standards: report of the review was published in 2020.

Published 19 January 2015

Last updated 13 October 2020 + show all updates

1. 13 October 2020

   Revised headteachers' standards 2020 and headteachers' standards: report of the review published.

2. 19 January 2015

   First published.