You must have a governance professional/clerk
This applies to both maintained schools and academies.
This is explained in section 4.8 of the governance guide for maintained schools and in section 4.5.1 of the governance guide for academy trusts.
Check what support is available to you
Speak to your local authority (LA) or trust
You might not need to carry out the whole recruitment process yourself.
Speak to your LA or trust to see if they:
- Will appoint a governance professional/clerk for you
- Have a recommended process you should follow
- Have specific recruitment literature they want you to use
- Can support you during the process
- Can help you with advertising
- Can put you in touch with any clerking services
For example, Torbay Council’s clerks toolkit sets out its recommended process for recruiting a clerk.
Decide whether to use a clerking service
This might be through your LA, or by getting in touch with an independent clerking service.