Leadership
Questions for governors
Effective governing bodies continually reflect on their work and the impact it is having on pupil outcomes. This page provides you with a series of questions to aid your reflection. These questions...
Leadership
Governors - skills and competencies
This page looks at the skills and competencies of effective governance and provides you with a sample person specification for a school governor and a framework for auditing the skills and competencies...
Leadership
Governors' roles
Effective school governance is arguably one of the single most important factors for the success of a school. This section of the website provides school leaders and governors with guidance and tools...
Leadership
Governance
Strong governance is a key aspect of successful schools. It provides strategic diection and control to schools. It ceates robust accountability and oversight for its educational and financial performance....
Leadership
Carrying out due diligence
A key theme to emerge from the market research into international headship carried out by RSAcademics is the importance of the fit of a Head to a school, and the need for candidates and school boards...
Leadership
Appointing teachers and subject leaders Free
One of the most important tasks a school leader carries out is to recruit the right teachers for the school they are leading. Research tells us that it is through recruitment of teachers that school leaders...
Leadership
Applying for a teaching job
Applying and recruiting = two sides of the same coin. This page contains a downloadable newsletter for all staff that takes a look at both sides of the coin: a teacher applying for a job and a school...
Leadership
Preparing for a job interview
Job interviews can make everyone nervous, largely due to the fear associated with the unknown (questions and situations) mixed with the emotional energy you put into an interview. Sometimes a lot hangs...
Leadership
Induction of new staff Free
How you induct new colleagues says a lot about the culture of your school. How welcoming are you? How tailored is the experience for them? The induction programme is a first important stage in the employee’s...
Leadership
Staff Development
Heads know that they can do nothing without the expert work of school staff. Good quality staff development is therefore vital for the future for any school. Successful business devote a significant...