Resources
These resources have been produced to support those working on leadership succession. Please feel free to download them by clicking on the links below.
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- LATEST
- Retaining school leaders (PDF, 266kb, 48 pages)
- Key documents
- Framework for action
- Leadership succession: an overview (PDF, 200kb, 18 pages)
- Leadership Partner School programme
- Diversity in leadership - building and maintaining equality
- What are we learning about... NPQH graduates? (PDF, 473kb,
8 pages) - What are we learning about... the school leadership labour market? (PDF, 438 kb, 8 pages)
- What are we learning about... recruiting primary school headteachers? (PDF, 357kb,
8 pages) - Recruiting headteachers and senior leaders (PDF, 311kb,
34 pages) - Local solutions for leadership succession (PDF, 115kb,
10 pages) - Turning heads: Taking a marketing approach to leadership recruitment (PDF, 311kb,
34 pages) - Retaining school leaders (PDF, 266kb, 48 pages)
- Audio and video
- Meeting the challenge
- Succession planning in Birmingham
- Recruitment and retention
- Diagnosing the need
- Tools
- Interactive guides
- Attracting candidates to the market
- A framework for action
- Retention
- Responding to the market
- Widening the talent pool
- Case studies
- LATEST
- Key documents
- Reasons to be a headteacher (PDF, 3.42Mb, 20 pages)
- Career moves (PDF, 347kb, 50 pages)
- What's good about leading schools in challenging circumstances? (PDF, 222kb, 16 pages)
- Leadership succession: an overview (PDF, 200kb, 18 pages)
- Applying for headship - practical guides
- Women into headship
- Audio and video
- Why headship?
- Are you ready to make the step up?
- Headship is great - with the right support
- Make a change - and not a small one
- Finding the right post
- Heading on up - women and leadership video
- Women into headship audio
- Tools
- Futures thinking - a guide to reflection
- Career planning tool and template
- Personal training needs analysis
- Leadership map
- Interactive guides
- Case studies
- LATEST
- Greenhouse Schools (PDF, 301kb, 26 pages)
- Key documents
- Framework for action
- Leadership succession: an overview (PDF, 200kb, 18 pages)
- Leadership Partner School programme
- Diversity in leadership - building and maintaining equality
- What are we learning about... NPQH graduates? (PDF, 473kb, 8 pages)
- What are we learning about... the school leadership labour market? (PDF, 438kb, 8 pages)
- What are we learning about... recruiting primary school headteachers? (PDF, 357kb,
8 pages) - Greenhouse schools (PDF, 301kb, 26 pages)
- What's good about leading schools in challenging circumstances? (PDF, 222kb, 16 pages)
- Career moves (PDF, 347kb, 50 pages)
- Audio and video
- Playing your part
- Fast tracking
- The power of collaboration and networking
- Working together to develop future leaders
- Tools
- Marketing leadership roles
- Leadership map
- Culture for leadership - survey
- Template for building a job description
- Interactive guides
- Case studies
- LATEST
- Key documents
- Succession Planning - key themes for governors (PDF, 1560kb, 21 pages)
- Recruiting headteachers and senior leaders (PDF, 311kb,
34 pages) - Leadership Partner School programme
- Diversity in leadership - building and maintaining equality
- What are we learning about... NPQH graduates? (PDF, 473kb,
8 pages) - What are we learning about... the school leadership labour market? (PDF, 438kb, 8 pages)
- What are we learning about... recruiting primary school headteachers? (PDF, 357kb,
8 pages) - NPQH+ sample programme schedule and evalution (PDF, 85kb, 6 pages)
- Turning heads: Taking a marketing approach to leadership recruitment (PDF, 311kb,
34 pages) - Retaining school leaders (PDF, 266kb, 48 pages)
- Framework for action
- Leadership succession: an overview (PDF, 200kb, 18 pages)
- Greenhouse schools (PDF, 301kb, 26 pages)
- Audio and video
- Looking ahead - preparing for change
- The changing face of school leadership
- Successful recruitment
- Planning ahead for succession
- Growing internal talent
- Tools
- Recruiting for leadership roles
- Local conditions - reflection guide
- Culture for leadership
- Template for building a job description
- Interactive guides
