Kenilworth School and Sports CollegeThe 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 |