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Calendar
Academic year overview, monthly views and key dates.
Recruitment Pack
£35.00
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Recruitment Pack
£35.00
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Details
The Recruitment Pack bundles a complete School Leader Interview Pack and Panel Training Guide into one digital download — built by practising school leaders and aligned with KCSIE 2025 and the Ofsted inspection framework in force from 10 November 2025.
What's inside:
- Section 1: Purpose of the Pack — who it's for and what a strong appointment process should test
- Section 2: Role-Specific Adaptation Notes — what to weight, the most important evidence and common mistakes to avoid, broken down by headteacher, deputy/assistant headteacher, inclusion/SEND leadership, safeguarding/DSL and curriculum leadership roles
- Section 3: Interview Design Principles — including a pre-interview compliance checklist and ready-to-use 6-question sets by role
- Section 4: Interview Question Bank — 12 themed sections covering vision and values, school improvement, safeguarding culture, inclusion and SEND, curriculum and teaching, attendance and behaviour, staff development, governance, stakeholder relationships, operational judgement, handling pressure and change, and equity and belonging
- Section 5: Safer Recruitment Interview Questions — aligned with KCSIE 2026
- Section 6: Tasks and Assessment Activities — 10 structured tasks with timings, candidate instructions and what panels should assess
- Section 7: Scoring Rubric — a 1–5 scale with decision rules and criterion descriptors
- Sections 8–12 and Printable Templates — the panel training guide, candidate evidence and scoring templates, the final appointment discussion framework, optional training slide outlines and an executive summary
- School Leader Interview Pack + Panel Training Guide slide deck (PowerPoint) — a 27-slide editable training deck covering the whole pack, ready to brief your panel or run a training session
Delivered as editable Word/PDF/PowerPoint files. This pack supports — but does not replace — your school or trust's HR policy, safer recruitment procedure, legal advice or statutory guidance. Adapt the wording to your own context before use.
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What's inside
Built around the rhythm of the school year.
Weekly planning, meetings, key dates, notes and follow-ups in one calm place.
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Weekly planning
Time-blocked weekly spreads with space for priorities and follow-ups.
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Meeting notes
Structured notes pages with actions and next steps.
Designed by a former Headteacher
Made for the role as it really is
I wanted one place to hold the week, the follow-ups and the decisions that mattered.
These planners began as the notebooks Lucy made for herself as a Headteacher. They are designed around the practical rhythm of school life, not an idealised version of it.
Lucy
Not a generic diary.
School weeks do not run like ordinary weeks. This planner is built around the meetings, deadlines, follow-ups and decisions that shape the academic year.
Feature
HeadteacherChat planner
Standard diary
Year structure
HeadteacherChat planner
Aug–July, term-aware
Standard diary
Jan–Dec only
Weekly planning
HeadteacherChat planner
Priorities + follow-ups built in
Standard diary
Blank pages
Meeting notes
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Templates with next-step space
Standard diary
Scattered across notebooks
Leadership prompts
HeadteacherChat planner
Decisions, wellbeing, key dates
Standard diary
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Key date reminders
HeadteacherChat planner
Term-aware school calendar
Standard diary
Generic UK holidays
Safeguarding prompts
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Built into the weekly cycle
Standard diary
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Designed by
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A former Headteacher
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Planners 2026/27
Principal Planner 2026/27 - Cottage Design
Principal Planner 2026/27 - Cottage Design
£36.95
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£36.95
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Buying for your SLT or MAT?
We make it easy.
Pay by purchase order, bulk discounts, custom invoicing, and split delivery to multiple sites. Used by 340+ schools and 38 MATs across the UK.
Pay by PO accepted
Bulk discount 5+
Custom invoicing
Split delivery
340+
Schools and 38 MATs use HeadteacherChat planners as their default SLT planner. Trust pricing starts at £29 per planner for 10+ orders.
"We bought the SENDCO planner for every school in the trust. The MAT-level admin made it painless — one PO, eight delivery addresses."
— Amina Khan, CEO · 8-school MAT
The 26/27 planner
Everything school leaders need to keep the year moving
An A4 hardback academic-year planner designed around the real rhythm of school life, with weekly planning, meeting notes, key dates and leadership prompts in one place.
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A4 hardback
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Academic year: Aug-July
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Weekly planning and meeting notes
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Designed by a former Headteacher
Planner questions
Principal Planner 2026/27 FAQs
Quick answers for school leaders comparing academic-year planners, headteacher planners and principal planners for 2026/27.
When does the Principal Planner 2026/27 ship?
Delivery options and timing are confirmed at checkout. You’ll receive an order confirmation email after purchase, followed by tracking or dispatch information once your planner is on its way.
Is this planner for headteachers, principals and school leaders?
Yes. The HeadteacherChat Principal Planner is designed for headteachers, principals and senior school leaders who need one place for weekly planning, school improvement, safeguarding, meetings, wellbeing and follow-up actions.
What academic year does it cover?
The planner is built around the 2026/27 academic year, with an August-July structure, monthly views, year-at-a-glance planning and weekly diary spreads.
What is inside the school leader planner?
It includes weekly time-blocking, meeting notes, goal-setting pages, school improvement planning, SEF tracking, safeguarding and wellbeing prompts, policy checklists, staffing logs, CPD notes, budget notes, governor notes and contact pages.
Does it help with Ofsted, safeguarding and school improvement planning?
Yes. The planner includes structured space for school improvement, SEF, safeguarding, statutory policies, teaching and learning, SEND provision, wellbeing and termly leadership tasks, so key responsibilities stay visible throughout the year.
How is it different from a standard teacher planner or diary?
This is not a generic diary. It was created by a former Headteacher and follows the rhythm of school leadership: decisions, meetings, safeguarding, staff wellbeing, compliance, parent contact, governors and strategic planning.