Agree the date and make arrangements for the initial meeting Invite all members of the governing of the full governing body body to the meeting’ except ‘initial possible internal candidate. 1.4 when to hold the governors’ meeting to ratify the appointment Allow 1 Week A Possible Timeline The whole process from the initial contact with the Chair of Governors takes approximately 7-8 weeks. The process can be done more quickly, but there are dangers associated with rushing the process. The requirements of recruitment’ also require adequate timescales to ensure that all professional ‘safer references are received in good time. Vacancy arises To be discussed with the Chair of Governors (or headteacher in the case of a deputy appointment) Initial Meeting Allow enough time for At 1 week after the initial preparation of materials for the discussion with the Chair of governing body (1week) & for Governors the governing body to be notified of the meeting and its purpose. Advert The advert is usually placed by Approx. 2 weeks after the initial the LA and timetable will meeting need to be checked. Closing date At least 2 weeks after the advert 2 weeks after advert (i.e. 4 weeks after the initial meeting) Shortlisting Ideally 5-10 days after the At least 5 days after closing date closing date to allow governors to receive and carefully consider all applications before the shortlisting meeting Interviews Ideally 10-14 days after the 2 weeks after shortlisting shortlisting meeting to allow the candidates time to receive notification and prepare properly AND, more importantly, for confidential references to be requested and received. An offer of appointment MUST NOT be made until these references have been received. STEP 2 The Initial Meeting – For headship, the initial meeting is a formal meeting of the full governing body and decisions about salary should be minuted. It should not be delegated to a committee of the governors Governors should backwards’ when setting the timescale, as successful Timescale: ‘work candidates are required to give two to four months notice. For a headteacher or deputy headteacher post: By the end of October for appointments commencing in the spring term By the end of February for appointments commencing in the summer term By the end of May for appointments commencing in the autumn term For candidates who are serving headteachers: An additional month’s notice is required What the governors need to do for governors
Agree the date and make arrangements for the initial meeting of the full governing body Invite all members of the governing body to the ‘initial meeting’ except possible internal candidate. 1.4 when to hold the governors’ meeting to ratify the appointment Allow 1 Week A Possible Timeline The whole process from the initial contact with the Chair of Governors takes approximately 7-8 weeks. The process can be done more quickly, but there are dangers associated with rushing the process. The requirements of ‘safer recruitment’ also require adequate timescales to ensure that all professional references are received in good time. Vacancy arises To be discussed with the Chair of Governors (or headteacher in the case of a deputy appointment) Initial Meeting Allow enough time for preparation of materials for the governing body (1week) & for the governing body to be notified of the meeting and its purpose. At 1 week after the initial discussion with the Chair of Governors Advert The advert is usually placed by the LA and timetable will need to be checked. Approx. 2 weeks after the initial meeting Closing date At least 2 weeks after the advert 2 weeks after advert (i.e. 4 weeks after the initial meeting) Shortlisting Ideally 5-10 days after the closing date to allow governors to receive and carefully consider all applications before the shortlisting meeting At least 5 days after closing date Interviews Ideally 10-14 days after the shortlisting meeting to allow the candidates time to receive notification and prepare properly AND, more importantly, for confidential references to be requested and received. An offer of appointment MUST NOT be made until these references have been received. 2 weeks after shortlisting STEP 2 – The Initial Meeting For headship, the initial meeting is a formal meeting of the full governing body and decisions about salary should be minuted. It should not be delegated to a committee of the governors Timescale: Governors should ‘work backwards’ when setting the timescale, as successful candidates are required to give two to four months notice. For a headteacher or deputy headteacher post: By the end of October for appointments commencing in the spring term By the end of February for appointments commencing in the summer term By the end of May for appointments commencing in the autumn term For candidates who are serving headteachers: An additional month’s notice is required What the governors need to do for governors