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Governing board involvement in appointing staff
How involved should the governing body be in appointing staff? In this article, we refer to guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) on appointing staff. We also relay advice from One Education and one of our associate education experts.
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Headteachers and deputy headteachers
The Governance Handbook, published by the Department for Education (DfE), says in paragraph 66 (page 69) that governing boards in maintained schools are responsible for establishing a selection panel to appoint a headteacher and a deputy headteacher. This responsibility cannot be delegated.
Governance handbook, GOV.UK – DfE (Adobe pdf file)
The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 say in regulation 15 that the selection panel for a headteacher or deputy headteacher in a maintained school must include at least 3 governors.
The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009: regulation 15, legislation.gov.uk
The school staffing regulations do not apply to academies. Section 6.5 of the Governance Handbook says that academy trusts are free to appoint staff in accordance with their own funding agreements and employment law.
Another of our articles gives an overview of the headteacher recruitment process. We also have an article looking at how deputy headteachers are appointed in more detail.
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