Leadership Recruitment Service

The Leadership Recruitment Service

Please see the flipbook below for a guide to our service (click to view full screen):

Recruiting and selecting the right people is fundamental to the success of any organisation, and poor recruitment decisions can leave a lasting detrimental impact, which can take a considerable amount of time to rectify.

Our team combines a wealth of educational expertise with specialist HR advice to help you through the appointment of a new Headteacher or school leader.

We offer bespoke recruitment support to senior leadership positions across all phases, offering different levels to suit the needs of your panel. Working closely with Governing Bodies, Academy Trusts, Local Authorities, School Improvement Partners, Church Dioceses and Independent School Boards, we deliver successful leadership appointments in Hertfordshire and beyond, with an average of 50 appointments each year.

Our full service includes a dedicated advisor who looks after the process for you from start to finish, including chairing your shortlisting meeting and planning and delivering your assessment day(s) on-site.

For those who feel able to lead the recruitment themselves other options are available, including building your own process using our templates, with candidate management and admin support from our team.

The Leadership Recruitment Service was excellent! The service was very thorough and we felt supported and confident with all aspects of advice and guidance, our lead adviser was Fiona but whenever she was unavailable someone else in the team responded immediately on her behalf which was hugely helpful in enabling us to deal with the process efficiently, it was also reassuring to know that someone was always available to assist. All members of the team were marvellous. The guidance documents were really useful (particularly for members of the panel who hadn’t been involved in recruitment before) and the Microsoft forms for shortlisting were v helpful.

Camilla Wood – Chair of Governors, Watford Grammar School for Girls

The Leadership Recruitment Service was excellent - we were walked through this step by step and it was really smooth and supported process. We really valued the support with the assessment building - suggested exercises, logistics etc

Laura Cole – Governor, Whitehill Junior School

It was exceptionally well organised from the start. We were kept informed of what was happening throughout the process and given lots of support and advice when required. Ensuring the the process was followed correctly and fairly, and the expert support and advice we were given was invaluable. Our Advisor was very well organised and kept us on task throughout the recruitment process.  We were provided with all the paperwork needed, which was clear and easy to follow. It was a very enjoyable and successful day for us all. Thank you to all the HFL Recruitment Team.

Linda Olivia - Governor, Hillmead Primary School

For more information please call one of the team on 01438 544476 or email leadership.recruitment@hfleducation.org

Testimonials

Ben Fuller, Chair of Governors at Samuel Lucas JMI.