Death of the Senior Management

Schools could experience a senior management shortage if star teachers continue to be poached by wealthy overseas countries and high workloads persist, teachers say.
Gone are the days when teaching is classified as a vocation over a career. Now is the time were career progression is not merely limited to curriculum co-ordinator>> senior teacher>> AP>>DP>> Principal. Now the options are beyond the classroom, the school. Even options extend into the private sector with training and HR posts. There are now many opportunities overseas too, especially for the most gifted and talented of teachers.
The position of a senior management role is becoming less and less desireable and income increases do not put more time into a 24 hour period. Who would want to run a school if you were offered a higher paid, less stressful position in sunnier climes.
This is the end of the road classroom career. Is this going to mean the end of quality senior management too?
So much of the Principal role is HR and budgets its crazy. They should forgo a DP role and employ a Business manager or Office Manager that can take those Admin tasks away and leave the Principal to LEAD the school.
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