Struggling to fill roles or getting bogged down with endless re-advertising? It’s time to take a step back and rethink your approach. Recruitment might sit within HR, but its success relies heavily on marketing. By aligning these two strategies, you can attract the right talent faster, reduce re-advertising costs, and say goodbye to recruitment headaches.

In my latest blog, I share how a school I worked with successfully filled a key role in just 3 weeks using targeted marketing strategies. Plus, I show you how simple shifts make all the difference.

Stop spreading yourself too thin. Focus on the parts of your role where you shine and make the biggest impact in your school. For everything else—like recruitment—let me help you get it sorted, stress-free.

How to appoint for a niche permanent role in your school in just two weeks before Christmas.

If recruitment feels like a never-ending challenge, know that you're not alone. Emma, an HR Coordinator for a multi-academy trust, was in the thick of it when her school couldn’t fill a crucial Estates role. After several failed attempts, she was feeling the pressure.

But with a little help, the right candidate was found, and the relief was real. 😅 Want to know how Emma went from stressed to sorted?

Feeling stuck in the same old routine? A spontaneous trip to Barcelona reminded me of the power of shaking things up. If your recruitment strategy feels stale, it’s time for a change. Let’s work together to build an end-to-end strategy that delivers the best talent, hassle-free, and on budget. Email me at kellie@appoint-ed.co.uk to start transforming your approach today.

Ever feel like you're carrying the world on your shoulders, both at home and at school?

Between feeding the family, staying healthy, and managing every problem at work, it’s easy to hit burnout.

Recruitment shouldn’t be so time consuming, but it can derail your week.

In this edition, I'll give you personalised help to tackle the recruitment problem you're currently dealing with.

Discover how a legal battle reshaped my approach to recruitment and why relentless focus matters. Learn how schools and MATs can avoid costly mistakes with a clear, goal-oriented recruitment strategy. Explore the Pro-actively Appointed toolkit and find out how it can help you recruit exceptional staff quickly and stress-free.

Struggling to attract the right candidates? Learn how a strong employer brand can transform your education recruitment. Stand out, be memorable, and attract staff who share your vision—because being for everyone actually means being for no one.

Going round and round trying to improve recruitment but not getting the results you need?

A recruitment roadmap will stop you getting lost along the way. Here's why and how to create your own.

SBMs, School HR Managers, and MAT Directors reveal their biggest education recruitment frustrations,

Heads up: After this post, if you want more help writing job ads that bring in great applications every time, make sure to get this: My free downloadable template to Attracting your Ideal Candidate by Rewording your Job Ad.

How to get exactly what you want from my straight to the point Yorkshire, Scorpio husband.

Lots to do before summer?

Here are a few things to raise your energy, resilience, and focus.

That way you can give your BEST, but not your ALL.

Are you desperate to get to summer?

It’s so close.

But how do you build a strong perm team in the next 3 weeks?

Do you lose sleep over the idea of a resignation from your Exams Officer?

You should.

I've discovered why it’s so hard to find and keep exams specialists.

Here I tell you the flaw in exam recruitment and retention.

And how to avoid white knuckling through an exam season with no exam officer. .

It’s not the salary.

Increasing salaries has been sold to us as the magic bullet that will solve recruitment and retention issues across schools everywhere. But adding an extra £10k onto every job ad isn’t the answer (unless the question is “how can I get my manager to pull me into a 1:1 meeting titled “urgent”?).

Building a strong team is the best way to drive the success of your school.

Recruiting great people is a simple way to bring new skills and a fresh perspective into your team.

But what’s the thing that underpins all school recruitment?

Yesterday I received a call from a School Facilities Manager looking for a new role. The Facilities Manager, Dave, had only been at that school for a year.

Dave went on to tell me he loved his job, SLT had just agreed to pay for his NEBOSH qualification, they’d been flexible with his hours so he could now collect his daughter two days a week.

I was at a loss. It all sounded ideal. Why was Dave moving on? I was starting to imagine the worst…

Unicorn Required

• £20689 FTE

• TT + 4 weeks

• LA pension scheme + benefits

• No training given

Must be happy to self-study with minimum supervision. The above job ad might strike you as unusual but for me it’s all too familiar…