Guidance

Employing agency supply teachers

Guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, covering the employment of supply teachers from agencies.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 30 March 2014
• Last updated: 2 September 2016
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  1. 2 September 2016

     Updated references to regulations and contact details for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

  2. 30 March 2014

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Agency Workers Regulations 2010: supply teachers

Ref: DFE-00213-2016

PDF, 200 KB, 9 pages

Details

This is for:

• school leaders
• school staff
• governing bodies
• local authorities

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• academies and free schools
• independent schools

It covers:

• the role of the hiring organisation
• exemptions from the regulations
• payment of agency supply teachers