Looking to identify the skills and development points of your school’s caretaker, premises manager or site agent? Or perhaps you’re a school site manager or premises officer who wants to explore your role-specific strengths and weaknesses as part of your ongoing development or when looking for a new role. No matter the situation, this handy pack contains exactly what you need to uncover strengths and plan for professional development & growth. Included is an 18-page template covering the different areas of skills that a school premises caretaker may need. These are split into handy sections, such as self-management and personal skills, health and safety, site security, and cleaning and maintenance, so they can be used flexibly. Also included is a daily, weekly, termly and yearly skills list which can be used to reflect on the site agent or caretakers effectiveness and points for improvement for each task. Questions in the skills audit include: What strategies do I utilise to streamline communication processes regarding the work I undertake, ensuring information is shared efficiently and accurately to all stakeholders? What measures do I take to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations during cleaning and maintenance activities and how do I communicate these protocols to others? What steps do I take to stay vigilant and collaborate with other staff members in maintaining security measures, particularly in terms of reporting any suspicious activities promptly? In what capacity do I play an active role in critical incident planning and management, ensuring preparedness and resilience in the face of unforeseen challenges? Skills audits for other school and education roles can be found on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Looking to recruit a new school caretaker, premises officer or school site agent manager? If you’re wondering what tasks can help you identify the skills of potential employees and what questions to ask at interview to recruit the right site agent, premises manager or groundskeeper for your school, this school Premises Caretaker and Site Manager Interview Pack can support you throughout the interview process. Included in this Premises Caretaker and Site Manager interview pack is an editable interview task plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant site agent or premises manager for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new caretaker or school maintenance worker so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and premises manager and site agent interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new caretaker. Further interview resources can be found on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Utilise these example school office administrator and school office manager interview questions with an outline of what to include in your response and answer during interview. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Looking to identify the skills and development points of your school’s designated safeguarding lead? Or perhaps you’re a DSL or deputy DSL who wants to explore role-specific strengths and weaknesses as part of your ongoing development or when looking for a new role. No matter the situation, this handy pack contains exactly what you need to uncover strengths and plan for professional development & growth. A quick-and-easy pack to audit the skills of a DSL or anyone in a role where they hold responsibility for safeguarding and child protection. This pack contains concise guidance to support you in effectively utilising the skills audit, whether you’re line managing a safeguarding and child protection lead or whether you’re a DSL yourself who’s wanting to evaluate their strengths and areas for improvement. Included is a 18-page template covering the different areas of skills that a DSLmay need. These are split into handy sections, such as legislation, policies and record-keeping, staff development and critical thinking, decision making and working in partnership, so they can be used flexibly. Questions include: Do I understand the protocols for managing situations involving missing children, including reporting to relevant authorities and communication with parents or carers? Do I understand the assessment process for providing early help and statutory intervention? Given the increasing importance of online safety, how do I support staff to recognise and respond to online risks, including cyberbullying, grooming and inappropriate content? How do I ensure pupils are provided with the opportunity to give feedback about their school experience and how safe they feel? Further resources, recruitment and skills audits can be found on our website honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Looking to recruit a new school administrator, school administrative assistant or school office manager? If you’re wondering what tasks could help you to recruit the right person for your setting or what questions to ask at interview, this School Administrator Interview Pack can support you throughout the entire interview day. Included in this school administrator interview pack are two different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions and potential answers so you can find a brilliant member of admin staff for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new office-based admin or clerical role so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and school administrator interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new office staff member or manager. While the pack is tailored towards appointing a new school administrator, it can be used to support the recruitment process for any similar job role, including office assistant, school receptionist, clerical assistant, school office manager or a school secretary. It includes questions and specifications for both an administrative assistant as well as a more senior school office managers, so the pack can be used flexibly to suit your recruitment requirements. Further resources can be found on our website Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Looking to explore the subject of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in-depth or hoping to feel more confident about an upcoming MFL Languages Deep Dive? Tailored for MFL subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions that are specific to Languages, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: Languages Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about MFL to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As MFL subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Languages in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many MFL subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a modern foreign languages Ofsted deep dive. Language Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Languages deep dive questions for secondary leaders and MFL department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary MFL and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Languages into further education, employment or training. Languages Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Languages covering KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ Languages subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in Languages, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing MFL lessons, asking pupils about their learning in Languages and looking through work or recordings. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting our website Honeyguide SLS.

Looking to explore the subject of PE in-depth or hoping to feel more confident about an upcoming PE Deep Dive? Tailored for PE subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions that are specific to Physical Education, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: PE Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about physical education (PE) to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As PE subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of PE in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many PE subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a PE Ofsted deep dive. PE Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 PE deep dive questions for secondary leaders and PE and sports department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary PE and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of PE into further education, employment or training. PE Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for PE covering KS1, KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ PE, sport and swimming subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in PE, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing PE lessons, asking pupils about their learning in PE and looking through recordings. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting our website Honeyguide SLS.

Looking to explore the subject of Design Technology in-depth or hoping to feel more confident about an upcoming DT Deep Dive? Tailored for DT subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions that are specific to Design Technology, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: DT Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about DT to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As Design and Technology subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of DT in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many Design and Technology subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a DT Ofsted deep dive. DT Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Design & Technology deep dive questions for secondary leaders and DT department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary DT and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Design and Tech into further education, employment or training. DT Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Design and Technology covering KS1, KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ DT subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in DT, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing DT lessons, asking pupils about their learning in DT and looking through work, products and portfolios. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting our website Honeyguide SLS.

Thinking about how you refresh staff knowledge on different aspects of safeguarding? These beautifully designed and informative Safeguarding Snapshots provide one-page glances at specific safeguarding issues. Display them in a staff room or send them in a safeguarding e-bulletin to enhance your safeguarding training offer. The following PDF Snapshots cover 12 different safeguarding aspects: The Prevent Duty Extremist Ideologies Misogyny / Incel Culture Prejudice-Based and Discriminatory Bullying Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ‘Honour’-Based Abuse (HBA) Abuse Linked to Faith and Belief Private Fostering Modern Slavery Child Abduction & Community Safety Incidents Cybercrime Young Carers Designed from the most up-to-date information in the 2023 KCSIE, each snapshot covers the key signs and indicators of each particular safeguarding issue. They detail which groups of pupils could be at more risk and other factors that staff should be aware of. They end with suggested actions to get staff thinking about how they can prevent harm and keep children safe.

Looking to support staff with ongoing safeguarding training or enhance your safeguarding training offer? This bundle, containing 12 unique safeguarding scenarios, is perfect to fulfil this need, providing you with real-life examples of situations your pupils and staff could face. With guided considerations for the DSL or safeguarding lead included, use these scenarios in staff meetings, INSET days or twilights so staff can discuss and respond, allowing you to feel confident in providing a robust safeguarding training offer. The following editable scenarios written from the latest 2023 KCSIE that cover 12 different safeguarding aspects: Radicalisation and Extremist Ideologies Extremist Viewpoints (Staff) Elective Home Education Child-on-Child Abuse (Upskirting / Misogyny) Sexual Abuse (Familial Threat) Prejudice-based Bullying (LGBT+) Incel Culture Abuse Linked to Faith and Belief Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (Pre-Incident) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (Post-Incident) Pre-Holiday Disclosures Each scenario contains the details of a fictional situation that schools might face linked to safeguarding. These can be explored with staff members to ensure they understand the safeguarding issue that’s being presented to them and how you’d expect them to react based on your school’s policies and procedures. As DSL or safeguarding lead, there’s an opportunity for you to then follow up on any areas that weren’t identified.

Want to check that staff understand safeguarding issues, including harmful practices? These Quick Quizzes are time-saving and adaptable - why not create a quiz on your school’s internal platform or cherry pick questions for use in meetings and briefings to keep staff thinking about safeguarding? Each quiz document has 10 multiple-choice questions but the answers aren’t obvious, helping to assure you that staff really do know safeguarding inside and out. They cover the following safeguarding aspects: The Prevent Duty Extremism and Radicalisation Prejudice and Discrimination Harmful Practices Safeguarding Signs and Indicators Recap Other Forms of Harm and Abuse Created from the most up-to-date information from the 2024 KCSIE, each quiz document contains 10 challenging questions that ask staff to recall safeguarding information and identify safeguarding issues. For example: Which of the following definitions best describes ‘radicalisation’? a) The process of a person legitimising support for, or use of, terrorist violence b) When pupils discover extremist material online c) The process of those with extremist viewpoints contacting vulnerable people and manipulating them to change their opinions d) When a person converts to another religion because they’ve been influenced by someone else Which of the following is false about Female Genital Mutilation? a) It is illegal. b) Those with familial ties to certain countries where FGM is more prevalent are at higher risk. c) It has long-lasting harmful consequences for the girl/women. d) It is always conducted abroad by community elders. Human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage and organ harvesting all fall under which of the following umbrella terms? a) Extremism b) Modern slavery c) Exploitative Labour Practices (ELP) d) Domestic servitude

Looking to enhance your safeguarding training offer? This versatile pack allows you to pick and choose from scenarios and quiz questions to keep training fresh, as well as delivering safeguarding snapshots - one-page, one-minute guides to specific safeguarding issues that can be sent to staff or displayed. Better yet, it has a ready-made training timetable that incorporates all the resources and the content aligns with our super popular Autumn and Spring packs as well. A full pack for the Summer term containing the following resources: 12 x editable Safeguarding Scenarios, questions and answers for interactive and collaborative staff training. 12 x Safeguarding Snapshots to display within your staff spaces or send to them each week. 6 x Quick Quizzes containing 10 multiple-choice questions each - ideal to keep tabs on if staff safeguarding knowledge is secure. 1 x ready-made Safeguarding Training Timetable designed to incorporate the above resources into a training programme for the Summer term. 1x PDF document on suggestions for use, giving you ideas on how you can implement each aspect effectively. The safeguarding training materials are designed for the Summer term and have been created from the most up-to-date version of the 2023 KCSIE. They work in conjunction with the training resources in the Safeguarding Training Pack - Autumn Term and Safeguarding Training Pack - Spring Term to cover new child protection aspects, so it’s perfect if you’ve already used (or intend to use) these two packs. If you haven’t, not to worry - you can still use this Summer pack to develop safeguarding training in your setting but we’d encourage you to think about how you cover all aspects of Keeping Children Safe in Education. This pack’s contents cover the following safeguarding issues: The Prevent Duty, radicalisation and extremism Prejudice-based and discriminatory bullying, including misogyny and incel culture Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ‘Honour’-Based Abuse (HBA) Abuse Linked to Faith and Belief Private Fostering Modern Slavery Child Abduction and Community Safety Incidents Cybercrime Young Carers Pre-holiday disclosures Further scenarios recapping elective home education and sexual abuse Further Quick Quizzes covering signs and indicators of different forms of abuse The safeguarding training pack has been carefully designed to weave the above safeguarding aspects together with the theory of spaced practice in mind. This means staff can revisit content across the term, ensuring that they deeply understand all of the topics covered in order to keep children safe.

Looking for support with recruiting a new staff member, including how to structure the recruitment and interview process as well as ensuring you’re compliant with pre-employment and safeguarding checks? This pack walks you through the entire process and is ideal for school leaders who are new to leading the recruitment process or who want to improve their confidence and understanding when employing new staff members. comprehensive guidance pack with accompanying templates to help you plan and prepare the entire recruitment process for any role in a school setting, from shortlisting and interviewing, to pre-employment and appointment. Included are thirteen different editable templates to support you in planning the full recruitment process and they’re not specific to certain roles, so can be used again and again each time you’re faced with recruiting a new staff member. However, if you’re looking for role-specific interview questions and tasks, we’ve got this too - see the “What else is available to support recruitment?” question for more details. With this pack, you’ll explore how to design your recruitment timeline, including consideration of what to include in the job description and person specification for the role. It’ll walk you through how to lead and manage an effective shortlisting process, including who to have on your interview panel, plus there are handy letter templates for each stage of the process so you can inform applicants and candidates of the outcomes whilst saving you time. Planning an interview day, including all the tasks, interviews themselves and general organisation, can be daunting but the guidance supports you with how to tackle this. Included are editable templates to plan a timetable for your interview day as well as standard school interview questions you can select from. You may wish to set candidates an interview task as well, and we’ve included a template to support your thinking around this. This pack gives an overview of some of your legal responsibilities during recruitment, including what to add and update on your single central record and the necessary pre-employment and safer recruitment checks that need to take place. Included are checklists to support this, helping you to ensure all necessary checks and processes have taken place. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls

Looking to identify the skills and development points of your school’s administrator? Or perhaps you’re a school administrator, office assistant or receptionist who wants to explore their role-specific strengths and weaknesses as part of ongoing development or when looking for a new role. No matter the situation, this handy pack contains exactly what you need to uncover strengths and plan for professional development & growth. A quick-and-easy pack to audit the skills of a school administrator. This pack contains concise guidance to support you in effectively utilising the skills audit, whether you’re line managing a member of office staff or whether you’re a school secretary, administrator or clerical assistant yourself who’s wanting to evaluate their strengths and areas for improvement. Included is a 9-page template covering the different areas of skills that a school administrator may need. These are split into handy sections, such as data protection, administration and data entry, and working with others so they can be used flexibly. Questions include: What measures do you take to ensure the secure handling and storage of pupil records and information? Can you support various administrative processes, such as enrolment and registration? Are you familiar with a range of school-specific software systems? How do you feel when new software is introduced? How do you demonstrate the school’s ethos and values? Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Utilise these example DSL and safeguarding lead role interview questions with an outline of what to include in your response and answer during interview. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Example interview questions for teaching assistant TA and HLTA interviews, including tips on what to include in your response and answers to questions. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls. co.uk

Have you got a Head of Department interview coming up? These helpful example Head of Department interview questions include suggested responses for answers to help you prepare and succeed at interview. For more recruitment resources and guidance, visit our website honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Looking to recruit a new head of department, head of faculty or subject team leader? If you’re wondering what interview questions to ask when recruiting a HoD, or what interview tasks would allow prospective department leads to demonstrate their leadership and subject knowledge skills, this Head of Department Interview Pack can support in planning an interview day to choose the best-fit candidate for your school or college. This pack is also ideal for those applying for the role, with example questions and suggested responses for answers. Included in this head of department interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant head of faculty or curriculum subject team leader for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new department head so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and HoD interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new head of department, faculty or similar curriculum leader role. For further supportive resources and interview packs, visit our website - Honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Applying for the role of class teacher as an ECT or early career teacher? These example questions with suggestions for what to include in your response will support you as you prepare for the ECT interview process. More resources and support materials can be found on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Looking to recruit a new classroom teacher, including early career teachers (ECTs)? If you’re wondering what questions to ask ECTs and early-stage teachers at interview to recruit the right candidate for your school, or what interview tasks you can set to help candidates demonstrate their skills, this ECT and Class Teacher Interview Pack can support you to prepare for an ECT and class teacher interview. This pack is also ideal for anyone applying for the role, including interview questions with example responses of what to include in your answer. Included in this Class Teacher and ECT interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find an excellent teacher who is the best fit for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new ECT or classroom teacher so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and class teacher and ECT interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new classroom practitioner. Want more interview and recruitment resources? Take a look at our website Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk