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NCSL - National College for School Leadership


The NCSL have an ongoing programme to support governing bodies with recruitment and retention of school leaders and with the succession planning process. The college has worked with the NGA to produce a useful toolkit to aid governors.

You can find the appropriate NCSL webpages here

The NCSL is also working with local authorities to run training events for governors.

Recruiting headteachers and senior leaders - seven steps to success

Produced by the NCSL this document provides governing bodies with step-by-step guidance on the issues to consider when recruiting a headteacher or member of the senior leadership team. The document can be downloaded here