In a competitive recruitment market schools and academies need to put themselves in a strong position to attract quality applicants. This masterclass will give you the tools and techniques to be more focussed and intentional in your recruitment.
As the old saying goes ‘if we do what we have always done; we will get what we have always had’. This is very true of recruitment and all schools at the moment are expressing how difficult they find recruitment and filling all kinds of roles in schools.
It is clear that we need to find new approaches to recruitment and filling vacancies. This masterclass will help schools to innovate and create new approaches to attracting candidates and filling vacancies, without having to spend large amounts of money.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Headteachers, Headteachers PA, School Business Professionals, Governors/Trustees, Governance Professionals.
FACILITATOR
Andrew Blench is the former School Business Manager for Dinnington High School in Rotherham. He has been an SBM since 2003 and in 2016 set up his consultancy company – School Business Partner. Andrew is currently a School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) for the DfE, a Facilitator/Assessor/Coach for the level 4 SBM Diploma with SBM Partnership and a Leadership and Management Coach. He has extensive experience in advising academies and LA maintained schools in the areas of effective resource management, leadership and management and governance.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- To understand how to create attractive job adverts which will stand out in a crowded recruitment market
- To explore how flexible employment practice can attract and retain the right staff
- To look at alternative channels for job applicants
- To explore and understand our school/trusts USP
- To gain a better understanding of the benefits of working in education and how these can be used to attract staff
