Dear Subscribers Greetings from ESP! We hope you are enjoying a little peek of sunshine!  This month we are looking at industry moves with TimeTabler joining The Key Group, we dive into the evolving role of IT Managers and how the role is moving towards digital transformation, and for candidates, we look at Indeed and how … Continue reading “May Newsletter | Industry moves, IT roles changing and more…”

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 | Spring Clean Your CV, LinkedIn Tips and Job Board advice.”

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 | MIS Market Update, VAT on School Fees and Latest Roles!”

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..”

GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, came into effect on 25th May 2018 and, at ESP Recruitment, we wanted to share how we prepared for GDPR, particularly as we’re coming up to its one year anniversary.

Next week ESP will be running a stand in the Launchpad area in the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition!

Learning Technologies is Europe’s leading showcase of organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. And it continues to grow in importance, value and attendance year on year.

In an age of increasingly complex school operational functions, where time to hire is vital, the modern independent school needs to be conversant in both the complex skillsets in demand and cutting-edge recruiting techniques, to deliver the best possible outcomes. Core support staff are the backbone in delivering a quality education experience for those in … Continue reading ““More effective than recruiting Ourselves”

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In May 2018, the Data Protection Act will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A key change is enhanced accountability for organisations that handle personal data. One of these accountabilities is the requirement of public authorities to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO), including all maintained schools and academies.

With 56 academies, REAch2 is England’s largest primary only academy chain. In this case study, HR Officer Sandhya Aurokium explains how ESP supports her to recruit education experts for their central office in Burton upon Trent.