About us

• Initiatives
  • Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG)
  • Chairs of governors
  • Leadership for Closing the Gap 2010-11
  • Leadership Strategy
  • Local Leaders of Education Programme
  • National Challenge
  • National Leaders of Education and National Support Schools Programme
  • National teaching schools
  • Parental engagement
  • Primary leadership
  • Research Associate Programme
  • School business management activity
  • Specialist leaders of education
  • Succession planning
  • Previous initiatives

About succession planning

The number of headteachers reaching retirement age is set to peak over the next three years, and it is more important than ever to develop a new generation of headteachers. Everyone has a key role to play in this. Through its network of national succession consultants, the National College is working with local authorities, dioceses, governors and partners to develop strategies appropriate to local contexts that will ensure schools have the headteachers they need when they need them.

Within the leadership library area of the website there are interactive resources, diagnostic tools, presentations, videos and audio files to download. A suite of publications on succession planning is also free to download or order.