should he stay or go?

The school is now advertising for management team again and he feels that it will always look upon him as someone with little experience, despite the fact that his results with children are good. Should he look elsewhere or fight his case within the school?

This teacher has not been successful in his first application to join the management team. With three years teaching behind him, this is not surprising. It is though encouraging that he was offered a responsibility point

This could indicate that the school values him and would like to keep him. He should not be disheartened at not gaining a relatively senior post so early on in his career.

We do not knowing the details of the school structure and the exact responsibilities involved in the management team position, but it is management experience rather than work in the classroom that will be relevant. The experience gained in his present science manager post will have already enhanced his CV.

There seems little reason for being pessimistic. He could well be successful second time around. He mentions good results, but this is not the main criterion for joining the management team. In order to develop his CV further, he should look at his current role and think about ways to enhance it.

Another route is to request attendance at the variety of management courses that are regularly advertised on staff noticeboards and at neighbouring university departments of education.

Alternatively he could to ask the head (or whoever has responsibility for staff development) for an appropriate course of action. It is important to establish the right tone in such a meeting. If the teacher is too aggressive and demanding, then a defensive and woolly response is the likely outcome

A light and businesslike tone is a better approach for clear and specific feedback. If this teacher is unsuccessful a second time, then a debrief is essential. The options then are to stick around and hope something might come up or to apply to other schools.