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Skills shortages in Education calls for a quality driven approach!

23/09/2020

Pro Education is proud to be a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (the REC).

For teaching establishments and education professionals it proves how we uphold the high professional and ethical standards expected within this challenging arena.

As an REC Gold Standard accredited supplier, Pro Education has worked hard to gain this accolade in an industry that must demand and expects total compliance.

The shortage of teachers in some of the key subjects namely; maths, physics and chemistry is likely to become further widespread.  Schools need to plan for this challenge and together, with Pro Education, we want to work with education establishments to ensure that we are able to provide cover for absences and vacancies.

Key issues that recruiters and schools have to keep in mind in this recruitment market are:

Compliance:

One of the major reasons why Pro Education joined the REC was to prove its commitment, high professional and ethical standards expected by each member.

As well as meeting our legal obligations under all relevant regulations, members of the REC must comply with the REC Code of Professional Practice, and must pass a compliance test to enter and remain in membership.  The REC is the only trade body in the UK which asks this as a prerequisite of membership.

The Code covers such issues as:

·        Conducting checks to ensure the suitability of teachers being placed into schools

·         Transparency regarding fees and charges before any services are provided

·         Honesty and professionalism in all dealings with teachers and schools

For schools, knowing that Pro Education is signed up to the REC Code ensures that you are working with a business  that understands the importance of compliance.

REC Audited Education:

 Pro Education undertook the REC Audited Education accreditation.  This means that we have been assessed against the REC standards, industry legislation and requirements specific to the education sector

This initiative builds on the previous Quality Mark scheme which the REC managed on behalf of the Department for Education for over ten years, and provides schools with a recognised kite-mark when selecting an education agency. 

Pro Education scored 100% in the last midterm diagnostic!

Pro Education is working closely with each of portfolio of education establishments to understand their changing recruitment needs and the difficulties of sourcing quality professionals in an ever decreasing pool. 

Our teaching personnel are our business and we strive to find the exact work that they are looking for - adhoc, medium and long term temporary work as well as permanent opportunities across our network.

To find out more about how Pro Education can work with you then please contact:  enquiries@pro-education.co.uk or find your local office from our website: www.pro-education.co.uk