Recent survey results revealed that 92% of recruitment businesses get into the office between 6am-8am in order to meet the demand of schools needing temporary teachers in on that same day.
The report, carried out by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), found that three-quarters (77%) of agencies say finding teachers quickly is the main reason schools use them to fill temporary placements.
The survey of 50 education specialist recruitment businesses shows that 74% of recruiters are able to supply a teacher at least 90% of the time, despite the short notice.
Teacher retention is also a challenge, with statistics from the Department for Education showing that 26% of teachers that started in 2013 were not in post three years later – the lowest figure since records began in 1996. The REC survey shows three quarters (76%) of agencies have persuaded a candidate to remain in the teaching profession in the last year.
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I want to be a contractorREC director of policy Tom Hadley, commented, “Our members tell us that they are often under immense pressure to find high quality teachers at great speed. That is why schools rely on the vital role of recruitment agencies to bring in fully vetted, qualified teaching staff at short notice.
“When a teacher can’t be in the classroom for any reason, pupils can’t just be passed off to existing teachers or teaching assistants in the place of a fully qualified teacher– they need dedicated resource. We all understand the cost pressures on schools but these costs must be put in context and weighed against the cost of employing more permanent staff or having in house recruitment banks replicate the work of specialised agencies in sourcing, and placing suitably skilled substitute teachers”.
“Ensuring that the right calibre of teacher is in place isn’t something that can be compromised which is why majority of them use specialist agencies for advice and support.”
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