| Rather than look for a supply teaching job yourself, | | | | For schools |
| supply teaching in Kent can become a lot easier if | | | | If you are a school looking for a teacher, a |
| you have registered with a specialist teacher | | | | recruitment agency can afford you many benefits. If |
| recruitment agency. Registering with the right | | | | for example a regular member of staff should call in |
| recruitment agency is very important, so when | | | | first thing in the morning to say they cannot come in |
| looking for that agency there are many factors that | | | | that day due to illness, it came be time consuming to |
| should be taken into account. | | | | organise replacement staff, one call to the agency |
| For teachers | | | | could sort this problem for you. |
| One of those factors is the level of service they | | | | A good recruitment agency should also be able to |
| offer. As a supply teacher you might just want to | | | | offer a personal consultant to work with the schools. |
| take do the odd day or two of teaching and have | | | | Schools looking for supply teachers in Kent can have |
| the flexibility to move around from school to school. | | | | a great deal of problems to contend with. The |
| This is one of the most popular ways in which | | | | teachers for example should be fully vetted |
| schools use a recruitment agency. | | | | beforehand and the recruitment agency should be |
| If you are registered with an agency then you could | | | | able to offer proof of vetting if needed. They should |
| be called in to teach that day. You could also be | | | | also be able to find the most suitable supply teacher |
| called back to the same school should the need arise | | | | for the position. Schools could need a supply teacher |
| time and time again if needed. | | | | to fill Primary or Secondary school positions which |
| Of course you could also be looking for supply | | | | would include nursery, infant and juniors and all |
| teaching in Kent on a midterm basis. Usually this | | | | curriculum subjects in Secondary Education. |
| would be cover in cases such as maternity leave or | | | | For longer term posts the agency can organise |
| long term illness. You could also be looking for a | | | | observation lessons and interviews for the teacher to |
| permanent position and a good recruitment agency | | | | attend and provide feedback to both the teacher |
| should be able to assist you with this. They offer the | | | | and the school. In short if you are looking for supply |
| teacher a personal consultant that will be able to | | | | teaching then a recruitment agency could save you a |
| work a one to one basis to find you the most | | | | great deal of time and stress when looking for work. |
| suitable position and school. | | | | |