Guidance

Recruiting a headteacher

A guide to help governors and trustees make effective decisions when recruiting and selecting headteachers and other school leaders.

Applies to England

Documents

Recruiting a headteacher

NGA executive leader recruitment toolkit

Details

This guide, written in partnership with the National Governance Association (NGA), highlights the importance of professional recruitment practice in recruiting and selecting headteachers. It:

  • identifies good practice
  • emphasises the need for fairness and transparency
  • signposts to all related guidance

It should be read alongside the NGA executive leader recruitment toolkit, also available on this page.

This guide replaces `A guide to recruiting and selecting a new headteacher’ published in 2012.

Updates to this page

Published 14 December 2017

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