Dear Subscribers Greetings from ESP! We hope you enjoyed our March newsletter where we looked at the MIS market and VAT on school fees in the independent school sector. This month, it’s the perfect time for a spring clean and by that, I mean a job-hunting spring clean! We’re jumping in with candidate advice on keeping your … Continue reading “April Newsletter”

Greetings from ESP! I am William, Managing Director of ESP Recruitment and I would like to extend a very warm welcome to our exclusive newsletter tailored for professionals seeking opportunities in IT, Data, and Finance within the education sector. We have not sent a newsletter recently but are now on a mission to get one … Continue reading “March Newsletter”

Negotiating salary and benefits with a company is an important part of the job offer process. Here are some steps and strategies to help you negotiate effectively: Research and Preparation: Before the negotiation: Research the industry standards salary ranges for similar positions company’s financial health Determine your own market value by considering: Timing: Wait for … Continue reading “How to Negotiate Salary and Benefits”

We intended to do this yearly but the Covid paused it. A lot has happened since in terms of pay and conditions including the “great resignation”, rise of hybrid working, quiet quitting and the wage inflation of mid 2022. We are really excited to run the salary survey again in early 2023, giving you valuable … Continue reading “In early 2020 we ran the UK’s first ever “IT in Education Salary Survey”.“

Our main recruiting hot take at Bett 2022 (aside from being a superspreader B(ett)’ovid event 😉) There is currently an IT expertise brain drain happening in Edutech… Companies that supply schools and MAT’s with ICT service like Managed Service or annual support contracts are all, seemingly without exception, recruiting heavily to replace staff that are leaving the … Continue reading “The Edutech brain drain..”