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

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

Are new staff joining your school and you want to ensure you’ve got your induction process paperwork in order? This bundle has the templates, checklists and crib sheets you need to organise the whole process, ensuring that new staff are smoothly inducted and can hit the ground running. Included are the following editable templates that can be used to organise and prepare for inducting new members of staff into your school: Staff Handbook Checklist Staff Handover Checklist Staff Induction Checklist Staff Induction Crib Sheet Staff Induction Folder Checklist Staff Induction Questionnaire Staff Induction Roles and Responsibilities What if I want more guidance on staff induction? We’ve got full guidance on this which talks you through the whole process from start to finish, and also includes skills audits for staff at all levels so that you can ensure a thorough and robust induction programme, leading to higher rates of staff retention. See the Staff Induction Pack at Honeyguide SLS. For more resources, visit out website Honeyguide SLS. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Support staff in dealing with low level disruption with this CPD session focusing on low-level behaviour management. Ideal for behaviour leads or anyone looking to strengthen staff behaviour management skills, this PowerPoint training session, designed to last for up to an hour, allows for collaboration and discussion, and is perfect for INSET days or staff meetings on tackling low-level disruption before it escalates. This training session can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £5. A 29-slide PowerPoint designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, this time-saving and ready-to-roll CPD session on managing low-level disruption is a perfect way to train staff in the different ways they can redirect a pupil’s behaviour to get learning back on track for all. With examples, mini scenarios and thoughtful questions, the session allows for collaboration and sharing between staff members so you can be sure everyone’s on the same page when it comes to managing disruptive behaviour. The Routes Forward section is split into three parts, covering: How expectation, identification and diagnosis of low-level disruption in classrooms is as important as tackling it Multiple practical strategies to deal with low-level disruption When and why staff should follow up and tackle the root causes of the behaviour

Support staff in responding to challenging pupil behaviour by exploring calm responses, a practical and positive behaviour management strategy. Ideal for behaviour leads or anyone looking to strengthen staff behaviour management skills, this PowerPoint training session, designed to last for up to an hour, allows for collaboration and discussion, and is perfect for INSET days or staff meetings on behaviour management. This training session can be foundon our website Honeyguide SLS for £5. A 26-slide PowerPoint designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, this time-saving and ready-made CPD session on responding calmly as an effective behaviour management strategy focuses on reducing behaviour escalation and creating a more positive learning environment. The Routes Forward section is split into three parts, covering: How staff can evaluate their own natural reactions to difficult situations, and how this can sometimes make responding calmly more difficult What support staff can seek, including scripting conversations to plan ahead for common behaviour issues How to avoid common pitfalls which lead to behaviour escalating, such as public confrontation between a pupil and staff member

Train staff on how to forge positive parent-teacher relationships in order to work together to support pupil behaviour. Ideal for behaviour leads or anyone looking to strengthen staff behaviour management in this area, this PowerPoint training session, designed to last for up to an hour, allows for collaboration and discussion, and is perfect for INSET days or staff meetings on behaviour management CPD. This training session can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £5. A 28-slide PowerPoint designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, this time-saving and ready-to-go CPD session on behaviour management focuses on the benefits of building parent-teacher relationships. This then leads into how staff can use this positive home-school relationship to discuss a student’s behaviour should issues arise. The Routes Forward section is split into three parts, covering: How to build relationships with parents as a teacher or member of the support staff team Why we need to communicate behaviour and how to do it, with real-life examples to support you How to enlist parental support and get them to support your behaviour management efforts in school

Support staff in tackling inappropriate language in your school with this engaging and thought-provoking CPD session. Ideal for school leaders and those with oversight of behaviour, this PowerPoint allows you to present effective CPD to teachers, teaching assistants and others to look at why pupils use inappropriate language, how staff can prevent it and how best to address it when it does occur. Budget-friendly and flexible, it’s perfect to use in staff meetings or training sessions, saving you hours of prep time. This 27-slide PowerPoint, designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, is a ready-made CPD session on behaviour management, focusing on the issue of inappropriate language use by pupils. It covers the basics of what inappropriate language is, such as swearing, discriminatory language and gang slang, and looks at the underlying reasons why pupils may use these terms. The Routes Forward section is split into two parts: how to prevent inappropriate language use by pupils in the first place, and how to address it when it does occur. Going beyond the issue of just swearing, the training session allows you to explore different root causes, such as peer pressure, safeguarding or a simple misunderstanding, and gives practical strategies on how to address bad language in line with your school’s behaviour policy. The PowerPoint is fully editable but equally can be used ‘as is’ to present directly to the staff members of your choosing. Each slide is carefully crafted to keep staff engaged with prompt questions and considerations for your school. It’s a huge time-saver for school leaders who know they need to address the issues surrounding pupil language use - it allows you to deliver a consistent approach to different staff groups, with the flexiblity built in to dive deeper into specific aspects. You can get this on our website Honeyguide SLS for £5. For more resources, visit Honeyguide SLS

Created from the latest 2023 version of the Prevent duty, this training and audit bundle provides school leaders, DSLs and those responsible for staff training with a comprehensive package to use with all staff. The engaging PowerPoint presentation, designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, is ideal for a staff meeting, INSET session or twilight to raise awareness of what the Prevent duty is and the signs that staff need to be aware of. Covering key terminology (e.g. radicalisation, extremism, ideology, permissive environments and terrorism), it walks staff through how and why people become radicalised and what can be done to lower this risk and prevent pupils from experiencing harm. The bundle also includes four additional resources to support your training efforts, which can be used during or after the session. These are: A Safeguarding Scenario on radicalisation based on real-life that allows staff to discuss the signs and indicators then share how they would follow this up. A Quick Quiz containing 10 questions and answers based on the content of the presentation. Use these to check staff understanding at the end of the session or send questions at a later date to see how much has been retained. A Safeguarding Snapshot on the Prevent duty, ideal for displaying in your staff-only spaces or sending as an e-bulletin. A one-page training handout that summarises the key information in the training presentation, perfect for disseminating after the session. This pack is available on our website for £5 on our website Honeyguide SLS You can find more safeguarding resources by visiting our website.

Have you got solid recruitment processes but need some fresh ideas for interview tasks? This bundle includes templates for nine different tasks that allow you to explore the skills and attributes of candidates - perfect for ensuring a positive recruitment and hiring process. These editable templates can be used on an interview day to determine the suitability of a candidate for a post in your school: Interview Task - Action Plan Interview Task - Assembly Interview Task - Curriculum Planning Interview Task - Data Analysis Interview Task - Goldfish Bowl Interview Task - In-Tray Exercise Interview Task - Lesson Observation Interview Task - Meeting With Pupils Interview Task - Presentation What if I want more guidance on the whole recruitment process? We’ve currently got a great resource for school leaders wishing to recruit an assistant or deputy headteacher or SENDCo, where you can find the above interview tasks as well as full guidance, interview questions, person specification, job descriptions and more: Honeyguide SLS

Have you got solid recruitment processes but need some fresh ideas for interview tasks? This bundle includes templates for nine different tasks that allow you to explore the skills and attributes of candidates - perfect for ensuring a positive recruitment and hiring process of a SENDCo. These editable templates can be used on an interview day to determine the suitability of a candidate for a post in your school: Interview Task - Action Plan Interview Task - Assess Whole School SEND Interview Task - Data Analysis Interview Task - In-Tray Exercise Interview Task - Lesson Observation Interview Task - Plan a Parent Event Interview Task - Presentation Interview Task - Prioritisation of Duties Interview Task - Pupil Scenario What if I want more guidance on the whole recruitment process? We’ve currently got a great resource for school leaders wishing to recruit a SENDCo, where you can find the above interview tasks as well as full guidance, interview questions, person specification, job descriptions and more at Honeyguide SLS.

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

Is your setting looking to recruit a new headteacher, principal, head of school or executive head? If you’re a chair of governors, a trustee or MAT leader looking for the right interview questions to ask a prospective headteacher, as well as interview tasks that will test their strengths and skills, this Headteacher Interview Pack is here to support you through the process. Equally, if you’re a assistant or deputy head, aspiring headteacher or due to attend an interview for a headteacher position soon, this pack will help you to feel prepared. This pack with accompanying templates is designed help your school setting plan and prepare the interview day, including interview questions and tasks, when recruiting a headteacher. This pack contains concise 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. Included in this headteacher and principal interview pack are nine different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant headteacher to lead your your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new head so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and headteacher interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new school leader. While the pack is tailored towards appointing a new headteacher, it can be used to support the recruitment process for any similar role, such as an academy headteacher, a head of school, executive head or a school or college principal. You can find further interview preparation resources on our website at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Looking to recruit a new head of year, phase leader or key stage leader? This adaptable Head of Year, Phase and Key Stage Interview Pack can support you appoint a new middle leader. It includes a wide range of interview questions for the different types of role and will allow you to prepare interview tasks that let the prospective candidates show their middle leadership skills, so you can appoint the right head of year, key stage or phase for you setting. This pack is also really helpful for anyone applying for the role so they can know what to expect, including example question with what to look for in a answer response. Included in this HoY, Phase and KS Leader interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant middle leader for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new phase lead, head of key stage or year group leader, so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and HoY, Phase and Key Stage interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new middle leader. Visit our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk for more interview packs, resources & lots more.

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

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

This pack is available on our website Honeyguide SLS for £8.50. Looking to recruit a new school business manager, school business lead or finance officer? If you’re thinking about the interview process and what tasks and questions to ask at interview to recruit the right candidate for your school, this School Business Manager (SBM) Interview Pack will support your thinking and save you time in the recruitment process A pack with accompanying templates to help your school setting plan and prepare the interview day, including interview questions and tasks, when recruiting a SBM, school finance manager, bursar or similar. 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. Included in this school business manager interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant school finance operations lead and business manager for your school or academy trust. The job description and person specification will also support you in advertising for a new SBM so you can attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and school business manager interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new finance, business and operations lead. For more resources, visit out website Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Looking to recruit a classroom teacher who’ll hold additional subject leadership responsibility? If you’re wondering about what questions to ask at interview to recruit the right subject leader for your school, or what tasks you can set for a prospective class teacher and subject lead, this Class Teacher with Subject Leadership Interview Pack can support you throughout the interview process. Included in this teaching and subject leadership interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant subject leader and classroom teacher for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a more experienced teacher so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and class teacher / subject leader interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new classroom teacher. The pack is tailored towards appointing a new classroom teacher who’ll hold subject leadership responsibility alongside their classroom teaching commitment, which will likely be the main part of their role. If your school uses the teacher pay scales, this pack would most likely suit recruitment of someone on M3-M6, or those aiming to move into the upper pay scale in the near future. It’s designed for a teacher who already has classroom experience and is either moving into subject leadership, or who already has subject leadership responsibility, but they’re not yet leading broader, school-wide aspects, such as a phase or year group lead. Find more recruitment packs at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Wondering how you can support individual pupils with their attendance, including identifying barriers, addressing push and pull factors and creating attendance intervention and reintegration plans? This bundle, ideal for attendance officers, mangers, leads and co-ordinators, supports you to help reduce persistent absenteeism and improve student attendance. Persistent Absentee Log - use this to track your persistent absentees to ensure you take swift action to improving pupil attendance. Attendance Follow-Up Log - this is ideal for keeping records on how you’ve followed up on attendance issues, allowing you to see successes and room for improvement. Individual Attendance Audit - use this to explore health-related, home-related, academic, social, transport, pupil-based and other barriers to attendance. This is ideal to consider a range of factors before digging deeper into the pupil’s views and the voices of other key stakeholders. Working Together to Improve Attendance - Discussing Barriers - This document allows you (or a pupil’s trusted adult) to choose from over 40 questions to start a conversation with an individual pupil about what helps them to come to school and what makes it harder. This vital insight can help the child to feel heard and valued, as well as allowing you to create a plan that’s going to get them back into school. Working Together to Improve Attendance - Push and Pull Factors - This document, which includes its own worked example, allows you to gather the stakeholder views about push factors that influence an individual child’s attendance towards being in school and pull factors that create challenges or resistance for them. By hearing insight from parents/carers and key staff, a plan can be created together. Working Together to Improve Attendance - Reintegration Plan - this template supports you in creating an attendance intervention plan that’s tailored to removing and reducing the attendance barriers for an individual pupil. It has space to include who’s responsibile for each action as well as how often the plan will be reviewed to ensure it’s working. Individual Attendance Plan - this plan is a more formal version of the reintegration plan, with space to record meeting notes, attendance history, educational welfare officer involvement, targets, expectations and any specialise support needed. This bundle is ideal for attendance officers, managers, leaders and co-ordinators who want to focus their efforts on putting personalised plans into place for pupils where attendance and absence causes concern. This pack is available on our website for £7.50 Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk