The quality of leadership is one of the most important factors in determining the success of a school. Therefore, supporting governors with arguably the most important decisions they will make is a priority for the Local Authority. For this reason, governors of LA maintained will be provided with an external adviser for the equivalent of 15 hours to support with this important decision to include support with:
•Person Specification
•Job Specification
•Advert
•Short Listing
•Interview
Academies are able to purchase this support through the packages below.
There is no such thing as a perfect headteacher or leader. Every school is different: what suits another school will not necessarily suit yours; what served your school well in the past may not serve it well for the future. Define your leadership needs in terms of what you expect your headteacher to know and to do and how you expect them to behave, convert these into selection criteria and rate candidates objectively against them throughout the process. Set realistic expectations and a manageable number of selection criteria.
