Recruitment timelines

July 2026

Advert appears

By 5pm Monday 27 July 2026

Applications open

At 5pm Tuesday 28 July 2026

August 2026

Application close

At 4pm Thursday 13 August 2026

October 2026

Interview

Monday 5 October 2026 (via MS Teams)

Preferencing open

Tuesday 6 October 2026 (subject to change)

October 2026

Preferencing closes

Thursday 10 October 2026 (Subject to change)

Initial offers released (by London on behalf of all regions)

By Tuesday 20 October 2026

Hold deadline

At 1pm 27 October 2026

Upgrading deadline

At 4pm Thursday 29 October 2026

Scoresheet release

After offers released (date to be confirmed)

July 2025

Advert appears

By 5pm Monday 28 July 2025

Applications open

At 10am Tuesday 29 July 2025

August 2025

Application close

At 4pm Thursday 14 August 2025

September 2025

Preferencing open

Friday 26 September 2025 (Subject to change)

October 2025

Preferencing closes

Monday 6 October 2025 (Subject to change)

Interview

Monday 29 September 2025 (via MS Teams)

Initial offers released (by London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex, on behalf of all regions)

By 5pm Tuesday 21 October 2025

Hold deadline

At 1pm Thursday 23 October 2025

Upgrading deadline

At 4pm Friday 24 October 2025

Scoresheet release

After offers released (date to be confirmed)