Successful difficult conversations

Category: Recruitment

Resignation date has been and gone. How was it for you? Some people who need a new opportunity have moved on. Some who you wish were staying are leaving. This presents an all too familiar leadership challenge: recruitment. And yes, we know that’s hard right now. Harder than ever. So here’s some advice if you’re feeling like there’s a hard challenge ahead. Let’s look at your data [...]

Welcome back after the Easter holidays.   Summer 1.And we all know this is an important term for resignations. I’m not trying to depress you, I promise.  But we all know May half term is crunch time.   With recruitment more challenging than ever, it’s understandable if you want to hold onto every member of […]

It’s been hard to recruit good quality teachers for some time and it only seems to get harder.   The reality is it’s an employee market right now: There are fewer teachers to recruit There are plenty of vacancies   So how do you attract the best? As a student of excellence, I look at […]

Yes, that time of year is coming when people will hand in their notice. There might be some people for whom you think it’s a good decision (for them and/or for your school). But it would be understandable if your heart sank, because recruitment isn’t easy right now. Here are 3 ways to think about […]

I know recruitment is hard. Even without teacher shortages it’s hard, because it’s hard to find the right people. And yet the success of your school has a lot to do with the people you recruit. So how does a vision make it easier? Let me share a story of head who found it did. […]