Our History

The History of Supply Desk

 

 

Supply Desk has been operating since 2002 when we launched the first agency management recruitment services within education, for school groups in the UK. This was delivered in partnership with the London Borough of Harrow in 2002. The service was ground-breaking for the time and within the first 2 years, savings of over £1 million were made across the authority, and teacher retention rates improved by 70%.

We’re proud of our history as innovators in education and our vision to be recognised as such is reflected in the many ways we try to help schools find the right staff. We now have over 14 years of experience and our focus today is still on a fair price and a ‘never-compromise’ attitude to quality. To help schools raise standards we know we need to find the best talent and then create the right match.  We do this by getting to know each individual school, their staff, their pupils and culture before recommending the right candidate.

The History of justteachers

 

 

justteachers was incorporated in 2005 with two offices based in Coventry & Warrington. Soon afterwards David Jones was brought in to develop a management team and a growth strategy. Since then justteachers has seen extremely strong growth – notably with a multi-team hub based in Skipton, North Yorkshire. justteachers now services the London, Bournemouth, Coventry, Lincolnshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Manchester, Warrington, North Yorkshire & Lancashire regions.

In 2007 justteachers developed its overseas presence in Australia with the primary objective of  bringing Australian teachers into the UK via its London-based branch. At the same time, justteachers invested in its website with another key primary objective – to make this website its primary source of candidate acquisition, an objective that continues to succeed.

In 2010 justteachers opened its Manchester office which has now developed into the North West regional hub incorporating the Warrington office and servicing Manchester, Greater Manchester, Warrington, Wigan, Cheshire and the Wirral.  Between 2007 & 2016 justteachers grew on average by 20% year on year and in 2016 justteachers became part of the EPG group.

The History of Teach In

 

 

The current Teach In team have been operating under this brand since early 2016. Although this brand is fairly new to the market, across the team we have a wealth of experience. We have many years in teacher and education recruitment. Hence, despite our short existence, we have already made a significant impact for permanent placements for September 2016. Our team have found the perfect job for in excess of 200 NQTs, experienced teachers and teaching assistants. Teach In’s Australian and Canadian teams have been operating under the Supply Desk, Just Teachers,  and Synarbor Education brands since 2002. They recently merged and rebranded to Teach In in order to streamline our international divisions.

The History of Qualified Schools

 

Qualified Schools is the latest company to join the group following the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017. Together, the Education Sector will spend £395m per annum through the Apprenticeship Levy. Unless utilised correctly it can be a new cost to an already stretched school budget. We have a number of expert consultants who help schools to develop an effective apprenticeship strategy that is a fundamental part of a school’s recruitment and workforce development strategy.