2. AHT - Researching a prospective school for an Assistant Headteacher application

If you are considering making the step up to Assistant Headship, this short guide will help you prepare for an application and interview by guiding you through the research process for your prospective school

This is also part 2 of 5 of our Assistant Head Teacher Preparation Pack.

This section includes:

1. The importance of researching your prospective school
2. The importance of researching your prospective school
3. What do you need to research and know? This includes the following:

Focus
What are the aims, ambitions and ethos that drive the school? What makes this school unique?

Performance data
How is the school performing, including strengths and weaknesses?

Population data
What is the makeup of the school like? What might be the impact of this?

Key Lines of Inquiry
Why is the is the data as it is?

Development
What could be done to improve things as well as build on the strengths?