Wolverhampton teachers to get extra training
Teachers in Wolverhampton are to be given extra training to drive up classroom standards.
The council's school standards service has teamed up with Edge Hill University in Lancashire to offer five leadership and development courses during the next year.
It comes after the Express & Star revealed last month the city could be heading for a school leadership crisis as half of the city's headteachers will reach early retirement age in the next five years.
The leadership programmes will give school leaders the chance to develop their own skills for the benefit of their pupils.
They will focus on aspects of education including preparing for Ofsted inspections, supporting existing and aspiring headteachers and developing the skills of governors.
The city's education boss, Councillor Claire Darke, said: "We've done a lot to improve school standards in Wolverhampton over the last few years, and these bespoke leadership and development programmes will continue this excellent work."
Last month, it was revealed a total of 43 headteachers will reach the early retirement age of 55 by 2020 and approval has been given to use £299,600 of funding from the Local Education Partnership in 2015/16 for a training and development programme to transform the leadership of city schools.
The figure includes £124,440 to bring in specialist trainers from Edge Hill. The programmes will be officially unveiled at an event tomorrow.
Councillor Darke added: "As a result, we hope to see even better leadership in our schools."
