§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reasons it is his policy that maintained schools must use a different external adviser each year in carrying out the performance review of the head teacher; and under what statute this power to direct is derived. [119168]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 13 June 2003]: Maintained schools are not obliged to use a different external adviser each year. Our current guidance to schools is that the same accredited external adviser may advise the governing body in carrying out the performance review of their headteacher up to three times.