Attracting, recruiting and retaining top talent

The Headlines

Missed targets for the third year running 'signal teacher recruitment crisis’ The number of teachers leaving the profession has increased by 11% over three years 2 out of 5 teachers are leaving the profession within 3 years The worst recruitment crisis for 36 years Shortage of over 25% in some subjects 1/3 of head teachers will retire in 5 years In 2010 a little over 1 in 4 teachers were men, last year the ratio had dropped to just 1 in 5. Teacher recruitment

Growth of International Schools

Where are all the teachers? How do you attract, recruit and retain good quality teaching professionals?

What is it? Why have it? Who? Employer Branding Winning the war for top talent

Develop an outstanding attraction campaign Communicate your Employee Value Proposition Engage the right recruitment partner Multi-channel approach

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Attraction campaign tools campaigns Events Social media Job board Career site Video campaigns Referral schemes Talent pools Display advertising Campaign advert MULTI-CHANNEL STRATEGY

A recruitment strategy will control costs and measure success

Short term strategies Devise a recruitment policy Plan early and build your brand Write compelling adverts Develop a positive candidate journey Medium term strategies Time Frame Talent pools Concentrate on staff retention Competitive benefits Develop a video strategy Don’t think locally – think globally!

Preparation Define the role Actively manage the application process Structure the interviews On boarding Employee engagement

Recruit…Better Recruit…Better Recruit…Smarter Recruit…Smarter Recruit…Faster Recruit…Faster

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