General information
We advise each school in the appointment of headteachers and senior leaders and attend through the recruitment process so please contact us as soon as possible if you receive a resignation or retirement notice. In order to support you in your initial thinking, our headteacher and senior leader recruitment pack can be found here.
An application form suitable for senior leader and teaching posts can be found here.
An application form suitable for support staff posts can be found here.
In addition to the above templates, Cheshire East Council have kindly given permission to share their Application Monitoring Form which schools may wish to include / adapt for their own application packs - please click on the link below:
Cheshire East Council - Application Monitoring Form
Employment Contracts
The Church of England Education Office provides a set of model contracts for Church Voluntary Aided (VA) school and academy staff. In a VA school or MAT, governors must ensure that staff have the correct contract of employment - LA contracts should NOT be used, but National Society contracts which can be downloaded below.
Model Staff Contracts for Schools and Academies
Please note that their website has been updated with a new suite of model employment document templates, along with further guidance for use by VA Church of England schools and academies.