Wilshaw set out his 'principles for outstanding leadership' in a speech given to the London Leadership Strategy ‘Good to Great’ conference this morning. He said that outstanding school leaders:

• demonstrate 'passion and commitment for teaching' in everything they say and do
• are committed to quality CPD
• monitor the quality of teaching in their school and ensure that 'robust performance management' rewards good teachers and addresses those who consistently underperform.

He added: 'Unless we have headteachers who take on the difficult challenges of schools' performance and adopt a no excuses culture, we are never going to make the improvements we need.'

More details, including further comments from Sir Michael Wilshaw, are available on the Ofsted website.