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.

“Not only is the process better value, it is so much easier and more effective than recruiting ourselves. We’ve employed very high quality candidates that we couldn’t have found. Nick [from ESP] spends time to really understand the kind of people we are looking for and works closely with the candidates to ensure we are a good fit for each other. Once in post, he visits them to ensure everyone is happy. Nick is responsive and professional, offering a complete service.” Liz Elam, Principal

“ESP completely removes the burden of recruiting support staff. Their reach ensures we attract the right people, saving us so much time in filtering out the wrong people. The candidates they forward to us are always excellent and we generally interview them all. Once in post, ESP is always on hand to offer additional support, long after the appointment.” Prad Samtani, IT Director UCS

I am keen to speak with either experienced recruitment consultants (any sector) or customer facing Sales professional looking to get into recruitment.

ESP launches new website…