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Staffing your Multi-Academy Trust

Partner with us!

We’re a preferred supplier on the national DfE-sponsored CCS Framework and we’re delighted to have partnered with a number of trusts as preferred suppliers across the UK, highlighting our commitment to fair and effective recruitment practices in education.

There are many benefits of working with an agency on a local preferred supplier framework, including reduced costings for temporary staff, great contractual terms, improved efficiency and consistent recruitment guarantees. Take a look at the local frameworks we’ve joined below.

DfE Sponsored National Framework

The DfE and CCS’ commercial agreement for the provision of supply teachers is one of the most significant recent developments in education recruitment. The CCS Framework is the easy, compliant and cost-effective way to recruit temporary staff. We’re proud to be a named supplier on this framework, find out more here.

How Engage works with MATs

Source specialist teachers Source specialist teachers

Engage specialises in sourcing teachers with the qualifications your academies needs, and is acutely aware of the shortage of STEM teachers in the UK. Our array of UK-wide offices are ideal for recruiting for your MAT.

Retention strategies Retention strategies

Providing teacher retention strategies will consist of professional development courses as well as enhanced teacher training, assisting MATs in creating a supportive work environment for staff within all of your schools.

Compliance & vetting Compliance & vetting

Manging all aspects of the recruitment process such as running background checks as per legal requirements as well as safeguarding to give your MAT peace of mind recruiting for any kind of hire.

Streamlined recruitment Streamlined recruitment

Recruitment doesn’t have to be a time-consuming process, Engage will handle the process from start to finish, conducting any initial screening and first-round interviews for prospective candidates, saving your MAT time and resources.

Existing Partnerships

Vetting Standards

We know that strong relationships are built on trust, and we’re proud of the comprehensive compliance measures we’ve built our agency on, which ensure our practices are safe, fair and efficient. Working with MATs and local councils, it’s important that we continue to uphold the highest standards of practice, ensuring we retain our standing as an industry leader.

REC Audited, Gold Standard
Safer Recruitment in Education
CCS Supplier
Cyber Essentials Certified
Safer Jobs Partner

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do you only partner with MATs?

    We can agree rates and service level agreements with individual schools, groups of schools, MATs as well as local councils!

  • What's the process for partnering with Engage?

    A consultation call will be held, followed by a meeting with leaders within the trust or council to discuss the tender process, agree on rates, and finalise other service agreement details.

  • What can a partnership offer?

    We’re more than just a recruiter on hand – We agree rates for a variety of roles upfront, helping to keep costs down while ensuring you secure staff within the agreed time frame. With preferential rates, you can also benefit from a quicker turnaround between submitting a vacancy and having staff on the way. We can help you with marketing support and you’ll have access to our pool of over 300,000 candidates.

  • How do we know how successful a partnership is?

    We would likely conduct termly reviews with the leaders, MAT, or Trust representatives to examine the spend, review who we’ve hired, and identify which schools have used our services and which haven’t.

More MATS recruitment information