Head teacher Shortage "looming" in UK

The annual study, for the National Association of Head Teachers and Secondary Heads Association unions, showed the numbers applying for senior positions was still declining year-on-year.

在每年的研究，為全國校長協會和中學校長聯合協會，顯示出申請高級職位的，與去年同期數字相比仍然在下降。

Secondary schools received an average of 16 applications per vacancy, and special schools an average of five applications for each vacancy.

Applications per vacancy (average)

Primary schools: 5 Secondary schools: 16 Special schools: 5

 

(平均申請每空缺)中學收到每平均16個申請職位空缺，以及特殊學校，平均每五個申請職位空缺。

 
Analysis of over 2,200 posts advertised between September 2001 and June 2002 found very few new senior appointments were from members of ethnic minority groups.
 
分析超過 2200個職位公佈在 2001年9月至2002年6月之間，發現有更少的新高層職位是來自少數民族的成員。
 
It found most appointments of headteachers followed the retirement of the previous post holder, and most were appointed while in their 40s.

研究發現新的校長在40多歲上任。

資料來源:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/2403725.stm