Supply Desk - Client Joining Booklet

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Supply Desks Recruitment Partnerships provide bespoke staffing solutions to individual schools, school groups, clusters and multi-academy trusts across England and Wales.

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WELCOME At Supply Desk, we build trusted, personal and long-term relationships with schools across England and Wales and aim to match their staffing needs with the best available candidates. Working together with leadership teams, teachers and support staff our mission is to provide a quality, reliable service to schools, raise standards and attainment and nurture rewarding careers in education.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Who we are 1. About us 2. Our Local Expertise

What we do 3. Core Recruitment Services 4. International Teachers

Why choose Supply Desk 5. Timesaving Services 6. Keeping Children Safe in Education 7. CPD & Training Partnerships 8. Quality Assurance Services

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CORE RECRUITMENT WHO WE ARE SERVICES

Supply Desk’s Recruitment Partnerships provide bespoke staffing solutions to individual schools, school groups, clusters and multi-academy trusts across England and Wales. We believe in providing Preferred Supply Agreements that benefit schools, staff and pupils.

About Supply Desk Established in 2002 with an extensive branch network covering England and Wales Specialising solely in the education sector Over 4,000 quality teachers and support staff registered, vetted and available for work Access to a talent pool of 60,000 teachers and support staff to network and source for longterm and supply positions 70% of our placements last academic year were on a long-term or permanent basis Over 3,500 regular using clients across England and Wales A growing reputation for being the quality provider of education supply staff and helping schools to meet their objectives

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Our Local Expertise

We have built our reputation on long-established, traditional local values based on experience, professionalism and hard work. Our local expertise and knowledge enable us to provide schools with informed recommendations based on individual requirements.

Although we are a multinational company with offices across England, Wales and further overseas - including Ireland, Canada and Australia, we pride ourselves on having a local presence which we successfully achieve through our investment in a branch network.

Our UK Branches Brighton

Buckinghamshire

Unit 4 Hove Business Centre Fonthill Road Hove, BN3 6HA

Basepoint Centres Limited Cressex Business Park Lincoln Road, High Wycombe Bucks, HP12 3RL

01273 609 993 / 01273 022 222 sussex@supplydesk.co.uk

01494 840527 buckinghamshire@supplydesk.co.uk

Cardiff

East London & Essex

Ground Floor, Albion House Oxford Street, Taffs Well Cardiff, CF15 7TR

Imperial Offices, 2-4 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3PJ

02920 601 860 cardiff@supplydesk.co.uk

07584 640257 havering@supplydesk.co.uk

Hertfordshire

Kent

01923 295 300 watford@supplydesk.co.uk

01227 450995 kent@supplydesk.co.uk

Leeds

London

01133 670991 leeds@supplydesk.co.uk

0330 333 4330 london@supplydesk.co.uk

Manchester

Southampton

0161 832 8092 manchester@supplydesk.co.uk

02380 230 340 southampton@supplydesk.co.uk

Suite 2.2, 34 Clarendon Road Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JJ

First Floor, 11 Park Square East Leeds, LS1 2NG

10th Floor, 3 Hardman Street Spinningfields Manchester, M3 3HF

WHO WE ARESERVICES CORE RECRUITMENT

At Supply Desk we pride ourselves on having a local presence which we successfully achieve through our investment in a branch network.

Suite 2, First Floor River House Stour Street Canterbury Kent, CT1 2NZ

4th Floor, Hend House 233 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8EE

Arena Business Centre, Barnes Wallis Road, Fareham, PO15 5TT

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Our Services to you Providing high calibre candidates at the right time, matched to the right school, suitable for each individual requirement.

CORE RECRUITMENT WHAT WE DO SERVICES

Candidate Attraction Supply Desk ensure the highest calibre candidates are sourced to work in local schools and we are industry-recognised for paying candidates fairly. By making sure we stay ahead of the market in terms of remuneration for our staff, Supply Desk are able to recruit and retain talent, improve candidate satisfaction and engagement and continually improve our company brand.

We have a variety of different candidate types available including:

Newly Qualified Teachers Fully Qualified Teachers Welsh Medium Teachers International Teachers Cover Supervisors Middle and Senior Management Learning Support and Teaching Assistants Specialist SEN Teachers and Assistants Tutors and Intervention Specialists Admin staff (including SIMs trained staff).

Long-term & Permanent Recruitment: Whether a school wishes to benefit from the flexibility and potential savings delivered through long-term supply candidates or decides to take a candidate on a contract, Supply Desk will ensure long-term recruitment needs are satisfied as efficiently as possible.

We save schools money and time through free advertising on our website, a swift search and selection process, trial days and a reputation for attracting high-calibre candidates.

Short-term & Emergency Cover: Whether you require a subject specific teacher for a planned absence, a HLTA to cover PPA time or cover for an emergency same day requirement, Supply Desk has the experience, expertise and matching technology that ensures short-term staffing needs are met.

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WHAT WE DO CORE RECRUITMENT SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS Outstanding, pre-vetted overseas teachers

Our overseas office recruits passionate early career and experienced teachers year-round.

All teachers are screened and fully vetted by experienced staff before being cleared to work.

Access a unique talent pool of international teachers, available to relocate.

Our teachers are also interviewed and endorsed by experienced UK Headteachers.

View recorded video interviews of each candidate, to compare with local teaching talent.

Visit our webpage to find out more about overseas recruitment

Australia

Canada

4-year Education Specific Qualifications Early Career and Experienced Teachers

New Zealand

QTS eligible Masters Qualified Available in January, April and September

4-year Education Specific Qualifications Early Career and Experienced Teachers

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CORE WHYRECRUITMENT CHOOSE SUPPLY SERVICES DESK

TIMESAVING SERVICES Providing efficient services and support so that school staff can concentrate on education.

Online Timesheet Approval Unlike many supply agencies who require schools to fax over timesheets for their supply staff, schools working with Supply Desk can authorise their timesheets online. Supply Desk’s online timesheet approval service has the potential to save school staff a significant amount of time and paperwork. What’s more this task need only be completed at the end of each week, at a time that suits.

Faster Response Times: Supply Desk’s bespoke matching technology, coupled with local consultant knowledge, means we can satisfy both short and long-term staffing requirements faster. This means you can concentrate on your other priorities i.e. education.

Out of Hours Service: Utilising this service is highly likely to result in the bestmatched supply candidates arriving, on time and fully prepared to cover classes effectively and with the minimum level of disruption.

Signing up to a Recruitment Partnership with Supply Desk guarantees you response times under the terms of our Service Level Agreement and ring-fences a local pool of available staff.

Click here to find out the opening times and contact details of your chosen branch.

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WHY CHOOSE SUPPLY DESK

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Supply Desk follow a stringent registration and vetting process in recruiting education staff.

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION Helping schools meet thier legal obligations for safer recruitment in education Rigorous Vetting Policy: All supply staff are first registered by their local branch. The responsibility of clearing supply staff is held by a centralised, independent clearing team. In addition to checking all documentation, the team monitor key expiry dates such as DBS, Barred Lists and Work Visas. We guarantee that all supply staff you receive are cleared for work only when they have met the required criteria, and we ensure all criteria are kept up-to-date and renewed accordingly.

Safeguarding Training: All supply and permanent staff, as well as our own staff, undertake safeguarding training to ensure they meet your school’s Ofsted requirements.

Electronic confirmation of checks: These are sent automatically when a booking is confirmed with a school, ensuing our client schools fulfil their single central record requirements. The included photograph ensures schools also have a visual check of the candidate.

Dedicated Safeguarding Management: Our dedicated safeguarding management ensures that all issues are dealt with promptly and the resources to do so are always available, resulting in effective and efficient issue resolution.

In-house legal and HR teams: All Supply Desk company policies, procedures and processes are fully up-to-date and meet all legal and contractual requirements. Our client schools can be confident that our service is fully up-to-date and compliant.

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CORE WHYRECRUITMENT CHOOSE SUPPLY SERVICES DESK

CPD & TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS Working with you to develop the best candidates to meet your educational priorities.

Supply Desk provides its registered candidates with access to a wide range of professional development opportunities including Assessment in Secondary Maths and Science, Secondary Learning, Understanding Dyslexia and Enhancing Pupil Learning. From face-to-face accredited training events to distance learning, our courses are designed to help candidates meet their career objectives and ensure they are in the best possible position to add value when working at our client schools.

In recent years, our CPD priorities have incorporated areas of professional development that ensure demand for our candidates is enhanced, examples of this are the regular delivery of the following training courses.

Autism Awareness Training: To support the local recruitment activities of each Supply Desk office, Autism Awareness Training is offered to both teaching and support staff. Our trainers have been accredited by the National Autistic Society and will tailor the training to the experience of the candidates attending. In addition to this some of the Supply Desk offices will also request that the Autism Education Trust deliver accredited training locally.

In-house Training: Supply Desk continually develop training courses to meet the need of our registered candidates – just a few examples of seminars we offer include: Behaviour Management and Interview Skills.

Mandatory Training: Safeguarding, Child-Protection, and the Prevent Duty training are all run as standard.

Response times: As part of the agreement, Supply Desk commits to the following response times: 15 minutes for on-the-day bookings 24 hours for pre-booked short-term supply bookings 48 hours for long-term assignments.

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WHY CHOOSE SUPPLY DESK

Quality Assurance Services Delivering a specialist service and ensuring the best candidates are prioritised for your school.

Specialist Consultants: One of the main differentiators at Supply Desk is that we focus on Recruitment Consultant specialisms. That means, rather than our consultants being generalist recruiters across all types of schools, we recruit and train them to become specialists in a school sector i.e. primary, secondary or special schools. This focus results in a much greater understanding of the types of roles that exist, the candidate strengths and expertise required and the challenges facing school leaders within each sector. We believe the overall impact of this approach is a high-quality service for our client schools and registered candidates.

Continuity Supply Pools: Supply Desk never stops investing in the attraction of new candidates and works hard to ensure those already registered are entirely satisfied with the service they receive and stay with us for as long as they require our support. Combining these efforts, we are able to build local pools of candidates who can deliver continuity of learning and familiarity to schools and pupils in the locations of our client schools. For specific client schools or groups of schools, Supply Desk can secure the services of key personnel through its Guaranteed Pay Scheme (GPS). This can help us to guarantee the availability of certain candidates to your school where demand for supply staff is high.

Promoting and Selecting Quality Supply Staff: We firmly believe that the quality of the candidates we supply will be the measure of any recruitment partnership as it is the teaching and support staff that will make the difference towards each child’s outcomes.

Unique to Supply Desk, we operate a quality control system that gives highly regarded supply candidates regular work, while those who need it, receive access to professional development courses to help them sharpen their skills in the classroom. Informal feedback on a supply worker is confirmed through ‘check-in’ calls made daily. More formal feedback is confirmed and recorded through the Supply Desk’s unique Supply Teacher Assessment Rating System (STARS).

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Our Mission Our mission is to match school staffing needs with the best available candidates and to work together with teachers, teaching assistants and schools with the objective of raising standards.

Our Vision We want Supply Desk to be recognised as a highly innovative education-staffing solutions supplier and to be ranked as No.1 in the UK amongst supply agencies for customer service.

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Address: 6th Floor, 10 Lloyds Avenue, London, EC3N 3AJ Tel: 0800 027 2737 Email: info@supplydesk.co.uk Supply Desk Limited registered in England & Wales, Registration Number 3725732 Reg office: 2nd Floor, Sir Wilfrid Newton House, Thorncliffe Park, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PH VAT number: GB 278 4659 46