Education Business | Volume 15.1
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ARE YOUR PUPILS IN GOOD HANDS? John Dunn, Chair of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Education Sector Group, discusses the new Vetting and Barring Scheme and how this will affect the recruitment of education professionals 2010 IS SET TO BE ANOTHER DIFFICULT year for all recruiters. Whilst those in the education sector have ridden out the storm better than most so far, the impending squeeze on school budgets as the government
seeks to reduce the national budget deficit is set to challenge the sector even further. While some will search for ‘innovative’ ways to plug the gap in the public finances, it is often the simple truths applied effectively
Education is an essential sector. By getting education right, we can equip tomorrow’s workforce with the right skills and attitudes needed for a strong economy. Ensuring that only fully qualified teachers are at the front of the classroom is more essential than ever, and supply teachers from specialist education recruiters are the most cost-effective means of achieving this
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which end up being the right solution. According to the latest figures from the Report on Jobs, a monthly tracking survey produced by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the economy is starting to recover. The job market continues to grow from a low in August 2009 to levels now comparable to 2007 before the start of the current recession. The REC’s Annual Industry Survey 2007/2008 also states that there are, in any given week, 132,000 workers supplied into the education sector. FLEXIBLE LABOUR With growth now being recorded in once troubled industries such as the financial services, businesses are turning to recruiters to fill vacant positions left hanging during the recruitment freeze. Now is the time