- Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- Advise students on issues such as course
Headteacher | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Headteachers manage schools and create the right conditions for children and staff to achieve their best.
Headteachers typically work around 35 to 37 hours per week.
As a Headteacher you will typically work evenings.
This occupation tends to be:
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and
Average salary |
41,661 GBP * |
per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Headteacher
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46,316 GBP
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38,803 GBP
Average salary for part-time Headteacher
Average salary for full-time Headteacher
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22,508 GBP
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22,352 GBP
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22,978 GBP
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41,661 GBP
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38,803 GBP
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46,316 GBP
Salary over time for Headteacher
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37,973 GBP
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38,483 GBP
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39,040 GBP
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39,334 GBP
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39,710 GBP
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40,268 GBP
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41,661 GBP
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42,089 GBP
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42,500 GBP
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Future outlook for Headteachers
Very good outlook
Balanced outlook
1% yearly wage growth (on average) Headteacher - Your future job?
Which qualifications do I need?
Find out what you need to know in order to become a Headteacher and the highest average level of education for people in this role.
Things to highlight for your Headteacher interview
Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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