Excellent teachers will be able to become principals in NSW within a decade under a new program to entice more people to the profession. Teachers who excel will be able to fast-track to the position of principal under a new program designed to lure the best and brightest into education. At least 30 excellent teachers and 20 teaching graduates would join the Fast Stream program each year, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Tuesday. They’ll be able to reach principal level within 10 years, instead of the average of at least 15 years. The program will “incentivise young people to consider teaching as a career and not only teaching but also leading a school community,” Ms Berejiklian said. Aspiring principals will first spend a year in a high-performing school where they’ll be mentored by a principal. Then they will take on a leadership position as a deputy or assistant principal for …