Recruitment is the biggest opportunity to “get it right” for our schools. Employing the right person for the right role can be life-changing for the children in our care.
When recruiting teachers, we naturally want the best for our pupils. But what about those people who have the potential to be amazing teachers but have had an experience which has negatively impacted them?
The scars of negative experiences in schools can run deep and last for a long time, and with a continuing teacher recruitment crisis we do not always have the luxury of waiting for the person who ticks every box.
I have been lucky enough to recruit some colleagues who came from some really challenging circumstances – either a lack of support early on in their career or coming from settings where their “face didn’t fit” – but who, with the right support, have flourished and made huge contributions to my schools.
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