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Some leading heads now earn more than Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, following a sharp rise in the number of top earners, it was claimed.
Leaders of the Government’s semi-independent academies are among those with the highest pay.
A recent advertisement offered up to “£150,000 or more” for an executive head of Henry Compton and Fulham Cross schools – a federation of two academies in west London.
Another proposed academy in Ashford, Kent, has sought a headteacher on a salary of around £125,000.
The standard starting pay for academy heads is £110,000.
According to the Times Educational Supplement, some state school headteachers earn even more, although salaries often include bonuses for other work.
One of the top-paid heads is believed to be Greg Martin, from Durand Primary School, south London, whose basic £70,000 salary is topped up with £85,000 for managing a series of on-site facilities, including a gym.
By comparison, Mr Balls is paid £143,946-a-year.
The highest-paid private school head is Tony Little, from Eton, who earns up to £190,000, said the TES.
Prof John Howson, director of Education Data Surveys, a research company, said heads’ pay was now “gobbling up” substantial portions of state school budgets… Continue reading
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