How international teacher references are built into Schrole Connect

Though one of the most important parts of the recruitment process, the heavy administrative burden of referencing mean it rarely receives the time, care and attention it deserves. With Schrole, all the hard work is done for you, ensuring references are in-depth, unbiased and consistent.

In this blog, we’ll go through the benefits of Schrole referencing.

All references are strictly confidential

The candidate isn’t involved in the reference process and is not able to view their reference. This means they do not have the ability to remove references. All references completed through the Schrole app go from the referee to Schrole direct to the hiring manager.

All referees are direct supervisors

Candidates usually have a reference from at least a Head of School, but as a minimum they’re from people who can actually talk to the candidate’s actual abilities. We don’t take references from colleagues or subordinates.

References are taken ahead of job applications

Instead of wasting hours sorting, interviewing and shortlisting candidates only to find out they’re unsuitable at the referencing stage, Schrole references are taken ahead of job applications. This gives you the ability to use references as a screening tool to decide who to shortlist and interview.

References are consistent across all candidates

All candidate references are in the same format, allowing you to compare apples with apples and keep your recruiting practices fair.

Rubric format to eliminate cultural bias.

While a set rating scale helps to keep your referencing standard, asking a referee to rate a candidate on a scale of 1-10 is problematic because there’s no explanation of what a 10 is. By using a rubric that ties a rating to specific metric, candidates can be rated more fairly and compared more equitably.

For example, to be rated as Accomplished for managing student behaviour, the candidate needs to be someone who Develops and shares with colleagues a range of behavior management strategies using research and classroom experience. Schrole rubrics are based around teacher appraisals to get into the nitty gritty of the suitability of your candidate.

Different rubrics for different job types

Candidates applying for leadership jobs are referenced against leadership criteria; candidates for early childhood positions are referenced against developing early childhood educational programs; and secondary teachers the ability to develop and write curriculum.

References that ask the right questions

Schrole works to help you achieve safer and smarter recruitment. Our references ask the right questions in order to protect your school and its community including: To your knowledge, has this candidate ever been in a situation that may compromise their ethical or professional standing? and To your knowledge, has the candidate ever been reported/investigated for issues relating to child protection?

References contain contact details for the referee

If you want to contact the referee to ask additional questions or follow up on information in the reference, rest assured that all references contain contact details for the referee.

Want to learn more about the benefits of Schrole software for your international school? Get in touch today.