ESFA Update local authorities: 10 April 2019
Published 10 April 2019
Applies to England
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1. Information: new teacher recruitment service launched
This week the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP, called on all publicly funded schools in England to use Teaching Vacancies, the free-to-use job listing service to advertise teaching vacancies, and stop using agencies that charge “excessive” fees to list job adverts.
Education Secretary Damian Hinds said:
Teachers are the beating heart of our education system and school leaders want to make sure they recruit the best to inspire students. But finding the best has become very expensive.
With every school in the country now having access to this completely free site, I am calling on schools to ditch platforms that charge a fee. Why spend £1,000 on a service you can get for free?
More than 8,000 schools (38%) nationwide have already signed up to the service. You can find out more about Teaching Vacancies on GOV.UK.
Guidance is available on how to sign up to the service.