Senior leaders

  • Assistant/deputy headteacher: interview questions and tasks
    Adapt and use our interview questions, tasks, and record sheets to find the best candidate. We've included tips on what to look for in their answers, with questions for primary, secondary, special, and faith schools.
  • Designated safeguarding lead: interview questions
    Adapt these interview questions, find out what to look for in candidates' responses and use our template to record and score your evidence, to help you recruit the right DSL candidate for your school.
  • MAT CFO: interview questions and task
    Download and adapt our list of interview questions and task to help you recruit your next chief finance officer (CFO). We've also included a task candidates can complete to help you manage your shortlist.
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  • Preparing for headship: what to expect in an interview
    Get an overview of the headteacher interview process and read top tips from our experts on how to prepare, so you can feel confident going into the recruitment process.
  • Preparing for senior leadership: what to expect in an interview
    Use our top tips to impress at every stage of your senior leadership interview, including if you're applying for a leadership role in your current school. Learn how to tweak your preparations if you'll be attending the interview remotely, and plan your answers using our sample questions.
  • School council: headteacher interview questions
    Get your school council involved in helping you recruit your new headteacher. Use our record sheet and adapt our list of questions to reflect pupils' priorities.
  • SENCO: interview questions and tasks
    Download and adapt our interview questions to help recruit your next SENCO. Read advice on what to look for in candidates' answers, and find example interview tasks to help you assess if candidates have the right skills for the role.