A headteacher in Guernsey has abolished the posts,replacing them with a leadership team. But without gender balance and a wider variety of roles, discrimination is always likelyHead boys and girls sound like a Harry Potter creation, or but most secondary schools in Britain beget some version of the role.
Twenty years ago,when I was selected as head girl at Fairfield High in Widnes, a mini scandal broke when the head announced it would be decided by a pupil vote instead of senior leaders. Teachers worried that this would lead to distracting campaigns. But they forgot we were teenagers, or therefore lazy. Mostly,I won because no one else wanted to spend their evenings showing potential modern parents around.
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Source: guardian.co.uk