Kenilworth School and Sports College

The Brief

• Kenilworth School appointed Cocentra to manage the whole selection process covering the appointment of a Deputy Headteacher

Cocentra Support

• Cocentra's Recruitment Consultants provided the school and governing body with direct support throughout the entire process by:

• defining the scope of the recruitment process, key timings and responsibilities

• creating and refining the job description

• determining an appropriate person specification

• specifying assessment criteria and the appointment process

• helping to specify and create the associated school documentation

• assessing applications against agreed criteria

• preparing long and short lists

• developing and running a wide range of assessment activities to explore the strengths and weaknesses of shortlisted candidates

• securing verbal feedback from referees

• managing the two day formal appointment process

• Cocentra's recruitment process resulted in the successful appointment of a new Deputy Headteacher by:

• ensuring governors' time was spent on selection and not administration

• providing secure focused assessment processes matched to school needs

• delivering a value added solution which can be re-used for future appointments

Microsite Usage

• A microsite was established incorporating the schools colours and logo

• Cocentra assisted in the wording, design and placement of the TES advert

• Potential candidates benefitted from easy access via the microsite to detailed information about the school, the vacancies and the Kenilworth area

• Most candidate applications were routed directly via the microsite which provided simple cost effective administrative tracking control and also acted as a high level assessment filter

For further details please contact Louise by email, or phone 0845 009 4020