Assistant and Deputy Headteacher Interview Pack

A pack with accompanying templates to help your school setting plan and prepare the interview day, including interview questions and tasks, when recruiting a new AHT, DHT, or senior leader undertaking a similar position. This pack contains shortened guidance that allows you to consider the setup of the interview day itself, but if you're new to recruitment or want to ensure the entire recruitment process is smooth, you may find it help to purchase the Recruitment, Interview and Employment Compliance Guidance Pack alongside this interview pack.

When you make your purchase, you'll receive a ZIP file containing the whole pack, including:

•  A concise 8-page Guidance PDF in full colour containing all the guidance, research and information you need.
• A low-colour, print-friendly version of the same PDF.
• 14 fully editable and easy-to-use templates that can be adapted for your setting. These include:

1. Assistant and Deputy Headteacher Interview Questions
2. Assistant Headteacher Job Role Description
3. Assistant Headteacher Person Specification
4. Deputy Headteacher Job Role Description
5. Deputy Headteacher Person Specification
6. Interview Task - Action Planning
7. Interview Task - Leading an Assembly
8. Interview Task - Curriculum Planning
9. Interview Task - Data Analysis
10. Interview Task - Goldfish Bowl
11. Interview Task - In-Tray Exercise
12. Interview Task - Lesson Observation
13. Interview Task - Meeting With Pupils
14. Interview Task - Presentation 

Included in this assistant and deputy head interview pack are nine different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant deputy or assistant headteacher for your school or academy trust. The job description and person specification will also support you in advertising for a new senior lead so you can attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and deputy and assistant head interview questions to create a recruitment package that's tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new SLT member.

While the pack is tailored towards appointing a new assistant or deputy head, it can be used to support the recruitment process for any similar school senior leadership role, such as a vice principal, assistant principal, director of a certain school area (e.g. director of learning, curriculum, quality of education, behaviour, pastoral, SEND, inclusion, etc.), or any other similar role where a senior leader holds responsibility for a large area of school life.

Headteachers, trust leaders, members of the governing body and trustees who lead recruitment processes will find this pack useful in finding a new AHT or DHT. This pack is also useful for aspiring assistant and deputy headteachers wishing to develop their understanding of the interview process or prepare for an interview themselves.

Planning and leading an effective recruitment process ensures you've put your school in the best position possible to recruit a new senior leader who's going to support school improvement and development, raise pupil attainment and outcomes, line manager others, deputise for the headteacher and much more. Utilisting carefully selected interview questions and tasks will help to ensure this is a positive experience for both those on the panel and those applying for the role, meaning your new assistant or deputy head has the best possible start in your setting.

Key questions answered:

• How could an interview day for recruiting a deputy or assistant head be structured?
• What interview tasks could be used when recruiting a new assistant or deputy headteacher?
• What interview questions could an assistant or deputy head be asked during the interview process?
• Where can I access more support on the recruitment and post-recruitment process?

If you're looking for support with the recruitment or staff induction processes, we've got multiple packs available to help you. Best of all, you can get 20% off each item if you buy 3 or more resources about recruitment and induction, so why not see what's available?

If you're new to the recruitment process or are looking to build your understanding of how to tackle recruitment through each stage of the process, including advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, pre-employment and employment compliance, then you'll find the following pack useful.

• Recruitment, Interview and Employment Compliance Guidance Pack

If you're looking to recruit for multiple school roles, you may find the following packs supportive to help you plan interview days for those roles too:

• Headteacher Interview Pack
• Assistant and Deputy Headteacher Interview Pack
• School Business Manager Interview Pack
• Head of Year, Phase or Key Stage Interview Pack
• Head of Department Interview Pack
• SENDCo Interview Pack
• DSL and Safeguarding Role Interview Pack
• Class Teacher with Subject Leadership Interview Pack
• ECT and Class Teacher Interview Pack
• Teaching Assistant Interview Pack
• Midday and Wrap-Around Care Role Interview Pack
• EYFS Practitioner Interview Pack
• Attendance Co-ordinator Interview Pack
• Pastoral and Mental Health Role Interview Pack
• Outdoor Learning Role Interview Pack
• School Administrator Interview Pack
• Premises Caretaker and Site Manger Interview Pack

To support your new staff member with induction into your setting, why not have a look at the following help guidance pack:

• Staff Induction Pack

To provide meaningful professional development from the beginning of your new staff member's employment, skills audits are a valuable way to amplify the induction process, identify CPD opportunities and support the appraisal process.

• Skills Audits for other roles
• Senior Leader Skills Audit Pack