Temporary Recruitment Services
Looking for support with your school or trust's recruitment? We can help. We have over ten years of experience in education recruitment and work in partnership with primary, secondary and SEN schools across the Midlands, North West and South Yorkshire. We fill 98% of all bookings and 90% of those that work with us say that the teaching and support staff they have received from Smile have been excellent.
Why choose Smile Education as your school's recruitment partner?
Expert consultants
Our team is made of people from many different backgrounds and cultures which is representative of the communities and schools that we serve. That combined with our 13 years of expertise means that we're confident that we can find the right staff for your school every time.
Helping out in schools
We go above and beyond to support our schools. Whether you’re looking for an extra pair of hands at an event, on a school trip or support in running a CV or interview workshop. We even run student event ourselves through our partnerships with The Albion and Aston Villa Foundations.
Cashback rewards
Each of our partnering schools has the opportunity to earn rewards when they book their teaching supply staff through us. Our partner schools have been rewarded with reading books, scooters and even Kindles which have been used to create technology centres within the school.
Our business to know
In order to provide you with the best staff for your school, we need to know it inside and out. We make it our mission to know all about you and your school to enable us to understand exactly what type of staff your school is looking for. We do this through regular telephone calls and meetings arranged to suit you.
From leaders to cleaners
In partnership with our sister company Smile Leadership, we are able to support your school with every aspect of its recruitment. As an APSCo Compliance+ agency, you can rest assured knowing that all of our staff are appropriately checked and vetted.
Training for your staff
Choosing us as your supply teaching agency means that you and your school will benefit from a range of training opportunities. We offer Safer Recruitment Training all of our schools in addition to Emergency Paediatric First Aid, First Aid for Mental Health and Team Teach training.
We take safeguarding seriously
We are proud to be an APSCo Compliance+ accredited education recruitment agency. This certification is a best practice quality standard and means that we go above and beyond the usual safeguarding standards. The accreditation is designed to help safeguard and improve outcomes for children and is recognised as a certified standard by the Crown Commercial Service (who we are also a supplier of).
To ensure the suitability of every member of staff placed, all of our teaching and non-teaching staff are subject to rigorous checks. These checks include a face-to-face interview (in-person or via video), verified 10-year employment history and overseas candidate police check, if necessary. Of course, all of our school staff are also required to have enhanced DBS certificates.
In order to uphold this accredited we are audited every year. In our most recent APSCo Compliance+ audit in October 2024, we achieved 99%, so you can be certain that when you choose us as your supply teaching agency, you will only get the very best quality teaching and support staff.
Access a Network of Qualified Tutors
We’ve partnered with a leading provider of highly qualified online tutors that can assist students within your school in achieving their potential. As a National Tutoring Programme (NTP) partner, all tutors have a wealth of experience, helping you to make the most out of funding available to your school and reduce teacher workload.
Supporting our partner schools
Get a better insight into how we can support your school with staffing by taking a look at the case studies below.
We've been working with Villiers Primary School for over two years now and have supported them with a variety of roles from teacher to classroom support.
Moat Farm Junior School rely on us for all of their day-to-day, short-term and long-term staffing cover and have been working with us since 2017.
I have a stream of supply agencies contacting me daily, wanting to know why we don’t use them. But I can’t imagine anyone else replying to me on a Saturday morning while the rugby is on! Thank you for being so efficient.
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy
Working with Smile Agency has been a very positive experience having been disenchanted with a number of previous supply agencies we have used in the past who, over time, have proven themselves to be unreliable and the provider of poor quality staff. Smile have been extremely reliable and have ensured that we are provided with good quality staff in most instances. On the rare occasions where this has not been the case I have felt able to discuss with Emma why we have not been entirely satisfied and she has been very receptive to hearing how things could be improved.
Chuckery Primary School
Smile have been our supply staff provider for the past 7 years. Emma, our consultant, is very reliable. She knows the school’s requirements and has never let us down, even when we've called at very short notice.
Palfrey Junior School
I have worked with Smile and Tyon for a few years and have always been extremely happy with the service that has been supplied to Clifton Primary School. The candidates he has sent to us have always been the right person for the role. They listen to our needs and are always able to support at any time of the day.
Clifton Primary School
I have known Nicola for a number of years, I have always found Nicola to be competent in her role and has always been available to help at any time. She is well aware of the calibre of staff I am looking for when I request agency staff and she has excellent knowledge of the needs of nurseries. Nicola is always at the end of the phone and willing to help in any way she can, I cannot praise her enough for the support she and the team have provided to Little Scholars Day Nursery.
Little Scholars Nursery
I have been working with Smile and Hannah since 2016. During this time, I have never been let down, the calibre of staff has always been excellent. Having been in my position for 14 years, I have worked with many supply agencies and Smile have by far been the best!
Rood End Primary School
We have been working with Smile Education for the past three years. In this time we have received an efficient and professional service. They have continued to impress us with their support in accessing good quality supply staff and their accessibility to and support once the staff are in place. Hannah and Smile have taken the time to develop an excellent relationship with the school and our office team in particular. Hannah has also gone the extra mile for the school helping out on school trips, our school fair and offering fundraising support.
Brandhall Primary School
Perryfields Primary School has been working with Smile Education for approximately 3 years and we have always received an efficient and professional service. Hannah is always available and has arranged cover at very short notice when needed. She has supplied us with some highly skilled staff that suited our needs and we have taken a number of them on as permanent staff.
Perryfields Primary School
Since December 2016 I have preferred to use Smile Education for most, if not all, any external recruitment support that I have needed. Often our requests for supply cover are with very little notice and for a variety of roles. No request is ever a problem and we are sent strong, reliable temps within a realistic time frame. Emma always attempts to gain feedback regarding the supply staff she sends us to check that we were happy with the service and to continuously gauge the calibre of staff on her books. I have no reservation in recommending Smile Education to anyone as my preferred supplier.
Goldsmith Primary Academy
I have worked closely with Emma from Smile for a number of years and always contact her as the first port of call for any supply needs. Emma is excellent at a rapid response - crucial if it is a short notice arrangement. More importantly, Emma provides great quality staff. As a testament to the quality of staff sourced by Emma, we have appointed 4 teachers and 3 teaching assistants on permanent contracts in the last 2 years. I would not hesitate to recommend Smile to other headteacher colleagues.
Grove Primary School
xMill Lodge has been using Smile education for a number of years. They have supplied teachers and teaching assistants to work across the school in a range of roles. Mary, our consultant, has taken the time to get to know the school. She does her best to match us with supply staff that match our school ethos and as a result of many of the staff return to fill both short term and long term vacancies. xx
Mill Lodge Primary School
We have been using Smile as our main agency for supply cover over the last year, I am extremely happy with the service that has been provided by Olivia and the team. Arranging cover can at times be very stressful, Olivia has always been efficient and very helpful. She always replies back to my emails in good time, even when I send emails out of hours.
Kingswinford School
Being the HR Lead for Goldsmith Primary Academy I am responsible for overseeing the school's recruitment activity and arranging supply cover as and when required. Since December 2016 I have preferred to use Smile Education for most, if not all, any external recruitment support that I have needed. No request is ever a problem and we are sent strong, reliable Temps within a realistic time frame..
Jodie Duffin, Goldsmith Primary Academy
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