For Schools

Staffing you can rely on. Advice you can trust.

From daily supply to long-term cover and permanent appointments, we build a recruitment approach around your school. Never the other way round.

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Services

Four ways we support your school.

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Daily Supply

Reliable short-term cover for planned and unexpected absence. We understand your expectations in advance, so we can respond fast.

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Long-Term Recruitment

Carefully matched educators for several weeks, a term or the academic year. Someone who becomes a valued part of your community.

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Permanent Recruitment

A consultative approach from brief to offer, including interviews, feedback and everything in between.

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Bespoke Support

Not every vacancy fits a category. We listen, offer honest market insight and build an approach around your needs.

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Specialist SEND

More than matching skills on a CV.

We support mainstream provisions, resource bases, specialist schools and alternative provisions across all age groups, with educators who understand individual needs. We support settings working with:

AutismSEMHPMLDSevere learning difficultiesModerate learning difficultiesComplex needsPhysical disabilitiesSpeech, language & communicationBehaviours that challenge

GCA Framework RM6376

An approved supplier on the GCA framework.

Transparency Education is proud to be an approved supply partner of Think Education Partners, an accredited supplier on the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6376 Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment framework. This government-approved route enables schools, academies and trusts to procure temporary, long-term and permanent staff with confidence. Through our partnership, schools benefit from framework-assessed safeguarding, compliance and transparent pricing, alongside the personal and responsive service of Transparency Education.

DfE & Academy Trust Handbook compliance

Meets tightening procurement expectations and gives your trust a clear, defensible route.

Vetted & approved supplier

We have been assessed against strict safeguarding, vetting and service standards.

Transparent pricing

Clear, market-aligned rates with no hidden margins or surprises.

No tendering required

Engage us directly through the framework and avoid a lengthy, costly tender process.

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The Transparency Standard

What you can expect from us. Always.

Transparency is not simply part of our company name. It is the standard we hold ourselves to every day.

✓Communicate openly and honestly
✓Set realistic expectations
✓Return calls and messages
✓Keep you informed throughout
✓Give constructive feedback
✓Explain how we work
✓Respect your time
✓Put safeguarding first
✓Admit when we make a mistake
✓Take responsibility for problems
✓Treat everyone with respect
✓Choose relationships over quick wins

Safeguarding & compliance

Safeguarding comes before placement.

Every educator completes a thorough registration, screening and compliance process before being cleared for work. Not a box-ticking exercise. A responsibility we take seriously.

✓Identity & right-to-work verification
✓Enhanced DBS & Children’s Barred List
✓Employment history & professional references
✓Qualification & TRA checks
✓Overseas criminal record checks
✓Safeguarding declarations & training

FAQs for schools

Questions, answered honestly.

Which areas and settings do you cover?+

We work with Primary schools, Secondary schools, SEND provisions, specialist schools and alternative provisions across London.

How quickly can you provide staff?+

For daily supply, often the same morning. Because we understand your expectations in advance, we can respond quickly when cover is needed.

What checks do candidates complete?+

Identity, right-to-work, enhanced DBS, Children’s Barred List, references, qualifications, TRA checks and more. Every educator is fully cleared before working.

Do you provide daily, long-term and permanent staff?+

Yes. Daily supply, long-term roles from a few weeks to a full year, permanent appointments and bespoke recruitment support.

What happens if a placement is not successful?+

We tell you honestly, take responsibility and work with you to put it right. No excuses.

Can we meet candidates before booking them?+

Of course. We encourage trial days and interviews so you can be confident in every match.

Are you on the GCA framework?+

Yes. We are an approved supplier on the Government Commercial Agency framework RM6376, formerly Crown Commercial Service, so your school can engage us through a compliant, government-approved route.

Do schools have to use the GCA framework?+

It is strongly recommended by the Department for Education and is becoming an expected route under the Academy Trust Handbook. Many trusts now require it for compliance and consistency.

Does using the framework limit our choice of agency?+

No. The framework gives you access to a selection of approved agencies, ensuring quality and compliance while leaving you free to choose who you work with.

Is it complicated to switch to a framework agency?+

Not at all. We will guide you through it and help ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption to your school.

Tell us about your vacancy. We’ll be honest about how we can help.

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