It is important to plan recruitment carefully to allow sufficient time at each stage. Use this Recruitment and selection checklist (doc format, 103Kb)
Top factors to consider:
- The job – Is the role still required? Is the job description up to date?
- Selection criteria - All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria, so they must form a fair and non-discriminatory framework that is applied in a consistent way throughout the recruitment and selection process.
- Advertisement – Where is the best place to advertise? What does the advert need to tell applicants?
- Interview and selection methods
- Do you want to use other selection methods in addition to interviews, such as delivering a lesson, a presentation or some other activity? Will children be involved?
- Who will conduct the interviews and has at least one member of the panel been trained in Safe Recruitment? To discuss safer recruitment training contact lado.training@oxfordshire.gov.uk. See further details on the Safeguarding Training page.
- When and where will the interviews take place?
- Roles and responsibilities – Who will carry out pre-interview checks, photocopy application packs, invite candidates to interview, organise the interviews? Who will gather information to record against the school’s equality objectives?