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More women 'becoming headteachers'

Female teachers are getting more chances to advance in their profession as a result of government-led equality drives, it has been claimed.

Tatjana Hine, president of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs, said this is an "encouraging" development, as previously there has been a tendency for secondary school teachers to be male, although this process should not go too far the other way as the industry needs a balance between male and female teachers.

She commented: "It's a very difficult balance to achieve, but obviously it needs to be a fair balance that we have amongst our schools."

According to research carried out by the Association of School and College Leaders, the proportion of female headteachers in schools across the UK has risen significantly during the last 12 months.

The report noted nearly 44 per cent of secondary school headteachers are now female, up from 31 per cent in the previous year.