FORM

Record sheet for pupils

interviewing candidates
Use our interview sheet when you have pupils interviewing a candidate for a senior leadership post.
All these questions should come from a planning session with the students who are going to be involved.
Add further questions if needed.
We created this form with the help of Trevor Bailey, our associate education expert. Trevor has extensive
experience in school leadership and management. He was a secondary headteacher for 14 years.

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Fill in a separate mark sheet for each candidate. Score candidates out of 4 for each answer and remember to
fill in your comments below each question.

Note: when scoring 1 = poor / 4 = excellent

Your name and tutor group: ____cady____________________________________________

Candidate’s name: _______year/8__________________________________________________________

Question 1
Who will ask this question: Name __________________ (School year ___)

What do you know about our school? What qualities would you bring to it?

understanding of students

1 2 3 4

Question 2
Who will ask this question: Name __________________ (School year ___)

Bullying is a very serious issue. Can you tell us about a situation you’ve dealt with in the past relating to
this?

Confronting teachers

1 2 3 4

Question 3

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Who will ask this question: Name __________________ (School year ___)

Why would people from your last school remember you? What differences did you make there?

1.confidence
2.understanding people

1 2 3 4

Question 4
Who will ask this question: Name __________________ (School year ___)

What are your first impressions of our school? What ideas do you have for the future?

1.orgaized
Understanding of students

1 2 3 4

Question 5
Who will ask this question: Name __________________ (School year ___)

How would you maintain our school’s safe and friendly environment?

1.friendship understanding other people’s point of view

1 2 3 4

General qualities
Fill in the sheet below for each candidate. Score each candidate out of 4, based on your overall impression
at interview.
Note: when scoring, 1 = poor / 4 = excellent

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 Quality 1 2 3 4 Total
1. Talks at an appropriate level 1 /4
2. Knowledgeable 2 /4
3. Professional 1 /4
4. Engaging (friendly) 3 /4
5. Sense of humour 2 /4
6. Approachable 4 /4
7. Enthusiastic 2 /4
8. First impressions 2 /4

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Would you appoint this person? YES / NO

Would you like them to work at this school? YES / NO

Any other comments:

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