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The headteacher appraisal process
Prepare for your headteacher appraisal by familiarising yourself with the whole process, and use our templates to review objectives and track progress.
Contents
- Stage 1: review your own performance
- Stage 2: meet the external adviser shortly before the review meeting
- Stage 3: the governors and the external adviser will hold a pre-meeting
- Stage 4: use the review and planning meeting to go over your performance and set goals
- Stage 5: the appraisal report should only be shared with those who need to see it
- Different types of headship use different appraisal methods
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