More and more people are using the Internet to recruit staff or to search for their next post due to its ease-of-use, speed and obvious cost-savings.
Below are some sites to start you off on your search.
Academics Ltd
Academics International is the most comprehensive recruitment service available for qualified teachers applying to work in the UK from overseas. There is a useful Area Guide if you’re undecided as to where in the UK to base yourself, and some testimonials from teachers who have enjoyed the benefits of working with the service. You can submit your CV details or you can browse their job board and apply directly online.
Useful for job hunting, also a possibility to place jour own CV for the potential employer.
Careerjet.co.uk
An international employment search engine.
Education Jobs
The UK's first academic jobs board on the Internet and has remained one of the most popular sites used by teachers and schools. There is no requirement to register. Everything is free to access such as jobs in education, at all the levels and some useful links.
Eteach
Eteach.com is an education jobsite for permanent, temporary and supply teaching and support staff, working within the primary and secondary education recruitment market for six years. It is now used by over 100 of the LEAs in England and Wales and has over 300,000 members. It has also gained the support of key unions such as, NUT, ATL, ASCL, NAHT, CES and PAT.
FEjobs
A joint initiative between the Association of Colleges (AoC) and Eteach.com in 2004 resulted in this online recruitment service tailored specifically for Further Education professionals - FEjobs.com.
The Guardian
The Tuesday edition of The Guardian has an education focus along with pages of job advertisements. Guardianjobs.co.uk is the dedicated jobsite from Guardian News and Media. The Guardian has been the market leader in recruitment across quality press for almost 20 years. This jobs site reflects the quality roles carried over sectors including Education, but also Media, Government, Graduate, Secretarial, Charities, Marketing and Arts among others. They have two services to help with your job hunting: jobs by email and a CV database.
Jobs in Education
Jobs in Education is not a recruitment agency; it offers advertising space to agencies who currently subscribe to their services. They do not offer career advice or VISA/Paperwork matters.
justteachers
A recruitment agency for teachers that is currently offering free flights for teachers from overseas who wish to teach in the UK. The website provides an overview of the education sector/permission to work etc.
Protocol
Protocol Education is the UK’s largest independent specialist provider of recruitment services to the education sector, supplying Teachers, Classroom and Special Support Assistants, Instructors, Cover Supervisors and Nursery Nurses and other Support staff to Primary, Secondary, Special Needs schools, Pupil Referral Units and Nurseries across the UK. They hold the DfES Quality Mark, and are the only major national education recruitment agency to hold the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Audited Status – the industry “Gold Standard” for process quality. They are preferred suppliers and key partners to Local Authorities across the country.
Teachnetwork
Teachnetwork.co.uk uses the latest in recruitment technology to deliver recruitment advertising to schools and employment agencies throughout the UK. Teachers benefit from email job alerts, online profiles and CVs and the facility to apply online for education jobs.
Times Educational Supplement
The TES is Britain’s leading publication covering the world of primary, secondary and further education, as well as the market leader for teaching job vacancies. Published every Friday, it is available from newsagents or on regular subscription.
Total Jobs
totaljobs.com is part of Totaljobs Group Ltd, the UK's largest and fastest growing online recruitment company, comprising 10 job board business, which between them carry over 220,000 jobs, including those in teaching, and attract over 3 million jobseekers every month who generate 1.4 million applications.
Tradewind Recruitment
Tradewind Recruitment places qualified teachers, nursery nurses and teaching assistants into day-to-day, short and long term positions throughout Greater London.
