Finding and keeping great people is one of the biggest challenges facing schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts today. We provide specialist education staffing and recruitment nationwide, from short-term cover to permanent and executive appointments.
Through our specialist brands, we help schools, colleges and trusts find qualified teachers, SEND teachers, support staff, cover staff and leadership professionals. 99% of our school and multi-academy trust partners rate our staff quality as good to excellent.
Beyond recruitment, we help schools and trusts build workforces that last, through education staffing solutions like managed services, safeguarding that's built into everything we do, and real investment in bringing new talent into education.
24
Branches
10,000+
Registered teachers and support staff
6,800
Client schools, colleges and trusts
9.35
Avg rating from schools and trusts
Edwin brings together three established education recruitment specialists, giving schools and trusts the reach of a national partner, with the expertise and local relationships to back it up.
Connecting schools and trusts nationwide with trusted teachers, support staff and specialists across primary, secondary and SEND settings.
Connecting special schools and provisions nationwide with talented teachers and support staff who are passionate about making a difference for pupils with SEND.
Connecting London and the Home Counties with great teachers, support staff and leaders for temporary and permanent roles across schools, colleges and alternative provision.
We support schools, colleges and trusts with temporary and permanent education recruitment, from short-term cover to executive appointments. We look at the bigger picture, our partners' full workforce strategy, so we're delivering expertise, not just supply.
Education staffing with fully vetted teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and SEND staff for short-notice, short-term & long-term needs.
Finding teaching, support and leadership professionals with the skills, experience and values to make the right long-term fit.
Senior and executive appointments handled with discretion, sector expertise and a clear understanding of each school or trust.
Experienced tutors delivering targeted one-to-one and small-group support to help pupils achieve their full potential.
Edwin Alliance is our managed service partnership, bringing all your recruitment together under one contract, so you always know what's happening, what it's costing, and that everything's compliant, across your whole workforce.
When staffing is reliable, schools can get on with what matters. That's what our education staffing solutions are built for: specialist expertise, strong local relationships and national scale, working together so schools always have the right people, ready when they're needed.
We recruit across early years, primary, secondary, further education, SEND and leadership, with specialist teams who understand the roles, settings and challenges involved.
Our branch network combines strong local knowledge and relationships with the scale, specialist capability and standards of a national education group.
Every candidate is thoroughly screened and supported through ongoing CPD, helping maintain high standards across the schools and settings we serve.
Our education recruitment consultants combine sector and recruitment expertise with a practical understanding of school and trust staffing pressures.
We build lasting relationships with schools, colleges and trusts, from urgent cover requirements to permanent recruitment and strategic workforce partnerships.
We invest in the education workforce at every stage. Through our Into-Education programmes, we help people with transferable skills start and build careers in schools. Since 2022, we have added 5,000 teaching assistants and 1,500 cover supervisors to the sector. Strengthening cover staff for schools nationwide.
We identify people with transferable skills, prepare them for work in education and support them as they develop experience and confidence in schools.
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We work with sector partners to provide CPD that makes a real difference, alongside a broad online training offer that helps candidates continue to develop throughout their careers.
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Candidates can access dedicated wellbeing support designed for education professionals, covering physical, social and emotional health.
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Every candidate is fully vetted, with thorough safeguarding and interview checks in place for every appointment, and continued suitability monitored by our dedicated central safeguarding team. Operating independently, the team conducts checks in line with DfE and REC guidance, helping ensure every school receives fully compliant, safe-to-work professionals.
Whether you're looking for short-term, long-term or permanent work, our specialist brands have opportunities across primary, secondary, SEND and alternative provision settings nationwide.
Catherine Friel
Managing Director, Axcis.
Gareth Gaston
Managing Director, Vision for Education
We’re proud to partner with over 6,000 schools and 800 multi-academy trusts.
Edwin works alongside leading sector bodies, government agencies and specialist organisations who share our values and our commitment to the future of education.
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