Our Founder and Managing Director, Amy Allen, attended a brilliantly structured Recruitment Room 101 webinar hosted by Natasha Preocanin of IHR, featuring insights from Tribepad’s Matt Ingram-Smith and a panel of experienced in-house Talent Acquisition (TA) professionals. For anyone unfamiliar with the format, Room 101 is the idea of banishing the most frustrating parts of a process by pulling an imaginary lever and saying goodbye to poor practices forever. In the webinar version, the panel explored the recruitment habits, barriers and outdated approaches they would happily remove from hiring altogether.

As the school sector prepares for the full implementation of the latest inspection approach by Ofsted, one of the often-overlooked areas of transformation is how we name and frame leadership and senior roles in schools. Job titles are more than labels after all. They signal accountability, purpose, and strategic focus. They help clarify who does what and shape how staff, governors, parents, and inspectors understand a school’s priorities. At Senploy, we’re committed to supporting schools, MATs, and provision leaders as they navigate recruitment, retention, and workforce planning.