Senior Leadership Role Resources

Looking to explore your role-specific strengths and weaknesses as part of your ongoing development as a headteacher or principal? Or perhaps your governing body, trust leaders or trustees are looking to help the school develop by identifying the skills and development points of the setting's headteacher or principal? No matter the situation, this handy pack contains exactly what you need to uncover strengths and plan for professional development & growth.

Is your setting looking to recruit a new headteacher, principal, head of school or executive head? If you’re a chair of governors, a trustee or MAT leader looking for the right interview questions to ask a prospective headteacher, as well as interview tasks that will test their strengths and skills, this Headteacher Interview Pack is here to support you through the process.

Looking to boost key messages about safeguarding and remind staff, volunteers and governors about the indicators of abuse, neglect and exploitation? This digital download bundle of eleven safeguarding posters is an ideal way to share reminders about common signs and indicators you might see for different safeguarding issues, including:

• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse 
• Emotional abuse
• Neglect
• Domestic abuse
• Child-on-child abuse
• Bullying and cyberbullying
• Child sexual exploitation (CSE)
• Child criminal exploitation (CCE)
• County lines
• Sexual harassment and violence

Each poster is in PDF format, so can be printed and displayed or sent as part of your safeguarding newsletters, e-bulletins and communication. The posters are an ideal way to get staff thinking about what they notice about the children in their care as well as publicly broadcasting your commitment to keeping children safe.

Please note this is a digital download - you won't receive physical copies of the posters. These posters are also available as part of much more comprehensive pack to support school leaders with safeguarding: Safeguarding Training Pack - Full Academic Year

Looking for support with recruiting a new staff member, including how to structure the recruitment and interview process as well as ensuring you're compliant with pre-employment and safeguarding checks? This pack walks you through the entire process and is ideal for school leaders who are new to leading the recruitment process or who want to improve their confidence and understanding when employing new staff members.