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School Leadership recruitment agency.
Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent school leaders with Actionus. Headteachers, deputies, heads of department and school business leaders are appointed on both interim and permanent terms, often around inspection, federation or trust growth. Actionus works discreetly with schools and trusts on leadership appointments.
How you can hire
Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.
Locum school leaders
Short-notice and planned locum school leaders to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.
Temporary school leaders
Temporary school leaders for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.
Interim school leaders
Interim school leaders and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.
Permanent school leaders
Permanent school leaders sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.
Compliance checked before the first shift
- •QTS, NPQH where held, and prohibition check
- •Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check
- •Right to work and identity verification
- •References including the most recent school or setting
- •Safeguarding training and KCSIE awareness
Settings we supply
- •Maintained schools
- •Academy trusts
- •Special schools
- •Further education colleges
Specialities
Headship, Deputy and assistant headship, Head of department, SENCO, School business management
Questions
Hiring school leaders, answered.
- How do I hire locum or temporary school leaders through Actionus?
- Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant school leaders and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
- Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim school leaders?
- Yes. We recruit school leadership staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
- What checks are completed before school leaders start?
- Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
- Do you work across the whole of the UK?
- Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.
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