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Diary of a Headteacher: A tough time for recruitment

The tough recruitment climate means the pressure is on when it comes to filling vacancies and interviewing candidates...

I am sure every headteacher has had that same feeling that I had a couple of weeks ago – the strong suspicion that every time someone asks you for two minutes of your time, it is to tell you that they are moving on. I had three excellent teachers all come to see me in a period of 10 days to tell me their exciting news. It got to the point where I didn’t want to answer the knocks on my door anymore! The three Anton teachers who are moving on are all going for a good reason and they have all served our school superbly well. They leave with my every good wish – but it still means that I have three excellent teacher-shaped gaps to fill.

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