Assistant headteacher: interview questions and tasks

Adapt and use these questions, record sheet and interview tasks, along with tips on what to look for in a candidate's response, to help you select the best possible assistant headteacher. They include questions specific to primary, secondary, special and faith schools.

Last reviewed on 14 February 2023
School types: All · School phases: All
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Contents
  1. Create a bespoke interview pack that reflects the job description
  2. Choose from our list of interview questions 
  3. Download and adapt our example tasks 

Create a bespoke interview pack that reflects the job description

Assistant headteacher roles can vary widely from school to school, depending on factors like:

  • Your school's size and phase
  • Specific challenges your school is facing

Use our interactive tool to create a bespoke interview pack tailored to the specific requirements of the assistant headteacher role in your school. 

The tool allows you to choose questions and tasks tailored to the job description, and your pack would include guidance on:

  • What to look for in good answers
  • How to adapt and evaluate interview tasks

Choose from our list of interview questions 

Use our list of questions that are suitable for any assistant headteacher post, plus tips for what to look for in a candidate's answers.

The list includes:

It doesn't include questions about specific areas of responsibility your assistant