UK Teach launches teacher recruitment platform

UK Teach has launched a recruitment platform to help schools hire teachers as staffing pressures increase.

The platform covers the recruitment process from posting an advert to a teacher’s first day in the classroom. 

It also handles DBS and employment checks and includes an applicant tracking system.

UK Teach forms part of Commercial Services Group’s wider offering.

Gill Nye (pictured), managing director of HR Connect, a Commercial Services Group brand, said: “Designed by a team with innate knowledge of the teacher recruitment process, our platform presents a unique and cost-effective way to recruit teachers, managing all aspects of the process, including DBS and employment checks. 

“It will harness the latest technologies, including end-to-end recruitment tools in the form of a robust applicant tracking system, that will help reduce administrative burdens and costs.

“As the government tightens budgets across both recruitment and resources, we will bring together an overall lowered spend with effective services that reduce pressures on current and future staff.”

Research from Commercial Services Group covering 500 school leaders and teachers in England found 87% said their schools had faced reduced spending over the previous year.