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Appointing a headteacher: tasks for the chair
As chair, what should I do once we have decided on a headteacher? This article includes a downloadable KeyDoc containing a checklist of tasks for a chair of governors might carry out after a headteacher has been picked. We also refer to guidance from the National College and a local authority.
Contents
- KeyDoc: tasks checklist
- Inform candidates and key stakeholders
- Collect paperwork
- Plan the new headteacher’s induction
- Evaluate the recruitment process
- Advertising requirements: senior leaders
- Appointing an acting headteacher
- Deputy headteachers: appointment and pay
- Headteacher appointment: local authority involvement (maintained)
- Headteacher appointment: ratifying the panel's decision
- Headteacher recruitment: an overview
- Headteacher recruitment: what to avoid
- Headteacher selection panel: eligibility
- Headteacher selection panel: requirements and advice
- QuickRead: Recruiting a headteacher
- Writing a reference for the headteacher
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