This article is based on The Education (School Teachers’ Appraisal) (England) Regulations 2012, the Department for Education's teacher appraisal model policy, and advice from our HR expert Ruth Alinek. The law and guidance applies to maintained schools only, but academies can follow it if they wish.
Appraisals post-pandemic
The Department for Education withdrew its guidance on how to adapt performance management to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021. You should conduct your headteacher's appraisal as you did before the pandemic. However, bear in mind that the situation is not entirely back to normal – for example, no external school results data is available for the past 2 years. Lean on your external adviser to help make sure your headteacher’s performance is evaluated fairly.
Checklist: the full process
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