«Schools also want the best for the child»
Bernard Gertsch is the country's top headteacher. A conversation about power, the question of what makes a good school - and how teachers deal with pressure.
«A good teacher is not automatically a good headteacher.»
Bernd Gertsch
«Parents want the best teacher for their child. That's understandable»
Bernd Gertsch
Bernard Gertsch
62, a qualified primary school teacher and special needs teacher, was headteacher at Wagerenhof Uster, headmaster of the School of Social Work in Rorschach and an expert on higher education. He has been a secondary school headteacher in Egnach TG (50%) since 2009 and President of the Swiss Association of Headteachers VSLCH (40%) since 2012. Gertsch lives in Sommeri TG, is married and has a grown-up daughter.