Dear Subscribers Welcome to our July newsletter.  Is your school fully staffed for September?  August will be here soon bringing with it the dreaded results days! Of course, these are all about the students and their achievements but behind it sits vast data and IT work to make it happen. I look at how these … Continue reading “July Newsletter | Fully Staffed for Sept? Results Day Data, Plus Our Latest Jobs”

Dear Subscribers Welcome to our June newsletter. Finally, today there is some sunshine!🌞 As the election draws near, I think about how the main parties will approach education. This is surely a key area of focus for all parties. Below is a summary of key election promises regarding education.   Leading on from this, I look … Continue reading “June Newsletter | Election Promises Regarding Education, AI in Schools and Our Latest Jobs”

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.”

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..”

“Super Three” reasons why your staff might want to be moving on

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.

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.