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Staff Recruitment

Does a new headteacher spell trouble for staff?

Some believe that a fashion for school staff "clean-outs" when new headteachers take over is resulting in experience and knowledge being lost from the system. Former headteacher and now legal consultant to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Richard Bird, discusses

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Guide to school employment tribunals

Schools that are properly prepared for employment tribunal hearings can minimise cost and maximise their likelihood of success, writes Tamara Ludlow

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Advertising and shortlisting early years staff

In order to recruit the right candidates to your early years staff, after putting together a teaching job description, you must think about how you will advertise and shortlist for the role

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School bursars as heads?

Should we be encouraging school business managers and bursars to progress into headship? Ruth Bradbury, who speaks on financial management at schools, voices her thoughts on the subject, as do two School Financial Management readers

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Creating a good job description and person specification for early years staff

Before you recruit a new member of your early years childcare team, you must first effectively define the job to be done and your expectations for the ideal person to do it

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Building an effective childcare team

Discover how to manage the dynamics of a balanced and well-organised childcare team

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Making the most of your staff

Roger Smith considers ways in which headteachers can help their staff make the most of their careers read more

Appointing a headteacher - advice for governors

Joan Sallis gives advice for governing bodies on appointing a headteacher read more

A global career with global choice

Teaching abroad is no longer seen as a sideways move that could harm career progression. Steve Caulfield of the Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpar, describes some of the opportunities read more

Facing the challenges of HR management

Headteacher Neil Berry takes a look at the vital part that human resource management plays in a school leader’s working life read more

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