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Originally Posted by Unregistered
As a young experienced teacher, I was recently promoted to GEO4. My P recently told me she would be appointing me as a subject coordinator next year with plans to be appointed SH the following year after after the interview with Supt. At the same time I also had plans to apply for open posting to HQ. When I told my P this, she said that progression wise it makes more sense to be appointed as a KP in sch first, serve your time, then go HQ. I have to say I felt a little disappointed when I was told this as I had expected an appointment next year. She says it's needed if I want to ace the interview.
For those who were faced with this dilemma, what decision did you make and why? My aim is just to progress fast. I can see how appointment to KPship can speed. Up my progress. But I had heard that being in HQ can also increase CEP further if you are deemed to have potential. But being appointed to KPship is also not a given after hq.
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General rule of thumb - if you perform well, there's a good chance that after HQ, you can secure a role one step higher than your previous role. i.e. if you're formally appointed SH in school, good chance you can find a HOD role post-HQ. Previously it was possible to go back to school as HOD even if you'd entered HQ as a BT, but based on observation that's really rare these days.
So it's not quite wasted time - if you're quite happy in your school (other than speed of advancement), you can consider staying put. The KP experience will lend you greater understanding of that stakeholders' point of view - if you work in the professional wing, a lot of your interaction might be with them.