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Seeking references for school staff
Understand how to seek references appropriately. We explain what is set out in statutory guidance, how to make reference requests and what information to ask for.
Contents
- What statutory guidance says
- Making requests
- Refusals
- What to ask for
- Consider data protection
- Internal candidates
- Conducting senior leadership team recruitment interviews
- Holding an interview: your step-by-step guide
- Interview lessons in recruitment: advice
- Interview lessons: observation forms
- Recruitment interview record sheets and response scoring systems
- Reference request forms for school staff
- Reference request templates for volunteers
- Seeking references for volunteers
- Shortlisting candidates: template and guidance
- Unsuccessful job applicants: template letters
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