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Headteacher recruitment during coronavirus: how to manage it remotely
You can still successfully recruit a headteacher. Here's what you need to do differently to lead a remote recruitment round and how to do it well.
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- Take extra precautions so the process runs smoothly
- Have an additional phone interview to screen candidates
- Speak with referees before the interview
- Set up remote interviewing and test it
- Most traditional interview tasks will probably be the same
- Get candidates to meet staff remotely
- Do the same with pupils
- Check ID documents remotely
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