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Recruitment and retention

We provide expert advice and support on the recruitment and retention of teachers across all schools in County Durham. A range of services are available, some of which are centrally accessed, others are available on a consultancy basis.

 

Please note that this service level agreement (SLA) is not available to academies or trust schools however, advice and guidance is still available for those who wish to recruit teaching staff.

 

What we offer

  • A recruitment pool for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT) in both the primary and secondary phases. Head teachers with school vacancies will be able to access the NQT pool application forms securely. Candidates meeting the requirements of the vacancy and of interest to the school will be contacted by the head teacher directly and invited for interview. Appointments should be made in line with the Durham County Council recruitment and selection policy.
  • Durham Supply Teacher Partnership is incorporated into this SLA and provides supply teachers to cover staff absence in schools. Our recruitment and selection of supply teachers is done in line with the Durham County Council recruitment and selection policy. All registered supply teachers are required to undertake our bespoke annual Continual Professional Development (CPD), as well as having access to additional training courses.
  • Advice on staffing structures and staff deployment.
  • Incentives for staff retention. Easy to follow guidance is available on how to access the local and national initiatives including:
    • job share
    • retention allowances
    • career mapping
    • national professional qualification for head teachers
  • Advice and guidance on career profiling for teachers.
  • Consultancy services including individual teacher career profiling to assist teachers in structuring the direction and progress of their careers, providing incentives for them to fulfil their roles successfully and remain in the profession.

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03000 263 311

cpd@durham.gov.uk

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We understand the critical role schools, academies and other public sector organisations have in the fight against COVID 19. As a result of national guidance, many of our staff are working from home but are available to support customers via telephone, conferencing, portal or email. We may have to reduce support in some non-essential areas, therefore, if you are unable to contact us through your normal communication channels, you can contact us through our Customer Services Helpdesk on 03000 26 0000 or by email commercialservices@durham.gov.uk
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