Senior Leadership Recruitment

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Senior Leadership Recruitment
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We wont mention it again
TES is now the largest network of teachers in the
world with over 2 million registered users in
197 countries
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Focus on Your Ideal Candidate
Areas to cover

• Context (briefly)
• Timing
• The traditional recruitment methods
  (and making the most
  of them)
• Innovation and lateral thinking in
  recruitment
• Getting the best out of your candidates

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Region, faith and school type may make it harder
to find a new leader
Posts re-advertised across all media
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Primary Leadership jobs, England and
Wales2012/13 to April 2013/14

TES has been supporting schools to find the best
leaders and teachers for over 100 years
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Secondary Leadership jobs, England and
Wales2012/13 to April 2013/14

TES has been supporting schools to find the best
leaders and teachers for over 100 years
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Leadership jobs, England and Wales2012/13 to
April 2013/14
Heads peak starts earlier
Heads peak starts earlier
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Plan not Panic!
Advertising patterns in maintained secondary
schools and academies in England and Wales
Leadership Teaching
Leadership
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• Maximising Traditional Recruitment

• Project Manger get information about candidates
• Nurture candidates dispel myths and address
  queries
• Key priorities clearly stated
• Message carefully considered
• Shared responsibility for not appointing

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He who fails to plan is planning to
fail Winston Churchill
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Focus on Your Ideal Candidate
What candidates look for .

• Adverts that
• differentiate your offer from others
• highlight the key benefits for them
• are direct and concise
• are never boastful
• include a clear call to action

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• Innovation and lateral thinking

• Social Media and use of internet
• Headhunting or the principles of headhunting
• Come work with us
• Interim options
• Contingent agencies
• Other organisations (next session!)

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• Getting the best from the candidate

• Clear information manage expectations
• Clear instructions for the letter of application
• The more you give the more you get
• How would you want to be treated?
• Reputation matters

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Thank You Aaron Ashton aaron.ashton_at_tesprime.c
om Joanna Grabowska joanna.grabowska_at_tesprime.c
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