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Holding an interview: your step-by-step guide

Know the rules and best practice for organising and holding interviews for any role in your school. Get to grips with safer recruitment practice, how to prepare your questions and how to stay compliant with discrimination law.

Last reviewed on 11 June 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. 1. Arrange the interviews
  2. 2. Decide who to have on the panel
  3. 3. Choose your questions and interview tasks
  4. 4. Carry out the interview
  5. 5. Conduct any interview tasks
  6. 6. Let the candidates know the outcome

1. Arrange the interviews

Set a date and time that best suits your school

Get in touch with shortlisted candidates to arrange an interview at a suitable date and time for your school.

Try to keep interview timings flexible. For example, rearrange timings to accommodate candidates' childcare, religious observances or current working hours.

For candidates who live far away:

  • If you want to meet them in person, arrange interviews later in the day to save candidates paying for an overnight stay
  • If they live too far away to meet in person, you can interview them remotely through a video call

If you're using interview tasks as part of the selection process, you should also try to be flexible about when these take place. See the section later in this article on