Standard for Headship Alternative Route (Pilot) Rules

The Standard for Headship Alternative Route (Pilot) Rules (pdf) provide information on:

• the process relating to the professional interview conducted by the Standard for Headship Professional Interview Panel as part of the national Flexible Routes for Headship pilot project
• the process of appeal against decisions of the Panel

It is expected that these rules will be useful for the following audiences:

• teachers following or wishing to follow the pilot alternative route to The Standard for Headship
• registered teachers
• schools and professional associations
• Scottish Government Teachers Division
• HMIE Inspectors of Schools
• employing authorities
• those members of other professions, and the public more generally, who have an interest in the professional development of teachers