Abstract
Three primary school head teachers opted in to a pilot project which offered a termly, one-to-one meeting with an educational psychologist. The stated aim of the meetings was to discuss elements of their practice. The meetings began during a time of change within the local authority with the retirement of most of the supporting Education Officers. In addition to these systemic changes to head teacher support, there is a consideration of geographical and demographic factors which can contribute to head teacher isolation in rural communities.This reflects some of the concerns highlighted in the MacBeath (2009) report for the Scottish Government into head teacher retention and recruitment which identified headship as an unenviable task, largely due to lack of autonomy, high accountability and professional isolation.
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