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Succession planning: key themes for school governors

Author: National College
Subject: About succession planning
Audience: Stakeholders and partners, Headteachers
Date of publication: December 2007   |   File format and size: PDF, 1.19 Mb

The aim of this booklet is to help you and your governing body help you find the right leader for your school.

It sets out what can be done by governing bodies to address the issue of leadership succession. From rethinking the recruitment process to examining how leadership is nurtured within a school this guide offers ideas for new models of leadership, case studies, questions that other governors have raised, and pointers to further information.

The main chapters of the booklet cover:

  • recruiting a headteacher
  • identifying and managing leadership talent
  • considering co-headship
  • exploring federations and executive headship
  • retaining headteachers

To order a printed copy, email successionplanning@nationalcollege.org.uk.