Paragraph 17 Appointment of the head teacher and deputy head teacher
This Article applies in relation to the appointment of any person to fill a vacancy in the post of head teacher or deputy head teacher of the School.
Before appointing any person as head teacher or deputy head teacher, the Governing Body shall advertise the vacancy in such publications circulating throughout England and Wales as they consider appropriate.
The Governing Body shall appoint a selection panel consisting of at least three of their members to perform the functions conferred on the panel under this Article.
The selection panel shall—
interview such applicants for the post as they think fit; and
where they consider that it is appropriate to do so, recommend to the Governing Body for appointment one of the applicants interviewed by them.
If the selection panel are unable to agree on a person to recommend to the Governing Body, or the Governing Body do not approve their recommendation, the Governing Body —
may, if they think fit, re-advertise the vacancy in the manner required by paragraph (2) above; and
whether or not they re-advertise the vacancy, may require the panel to repeat the steps mentioned in paragraph (4) above.
Where the post of head teacher or, as the case may be, deputy head teacher has not been filled, or it appears to the Governing Body that the post will not be filled, by an appointment made in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Article before the date on which the post falls vacant, the Governing Body may, pending the making of such an appointment, appoint a person as acting head teacher or, as the case may be, acting deputy head teacher.
Any person employed to work at the School in accordance with this Article shall be employed under a written contract of employment.