Your Recruitment Journey

Building Stronger Teams

A trusted partner for schools and academies
We specialise in providing high-quality recruitment solutions for primary schools, headteachers, and school business managers across NG5 and the surrounding areas.
Whether you’re a small independent school or a large multi-academy trust (MAT), we understand the unique challenges of finding reliable, passionate, and skilled education professionals. Our tailored approach ensures that you receive the right staff to support your school’s needs, whether for short-term cover or long-term roles.
We enhance your recruitment process by providing expert support, high-quality candidates, and a seamless hiring experience tailored to your school’s needs.
Class Mate Education Clients
Reliability

We provide consistent, high-quality staff who can seamlessly integrate into your school environment, even at short notice.

Our educators and support staff are not only qualified but also passionate about making a difference in students’ lives.
We understand the education landscape in NG5, ensuring we match you with candidates who fit your school’s culture and community.
We build trusted, long-term partnerships with schools by prioritising communication, transparency, and a personal touch.
We provide flexibility in terms of candidate availability and can adapt to last-minute requests, ensuring that your school’s staffing needs are met.
We aim to provide cost-effective staffing solutions, while still delivering top-quality candidates who make a real impact in the classroom.
With no large client map to manage, we dedicate more time and focus to each individual school, ensuring their needs are met with attention to detail.
Our efficient recruitment process means that we handle the time-consuming tasks like sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, so you can focus on what matters.

Our process is all about making things easy and hassle-free, so you can focus on what you do best teaching!

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Our Hassle-Free Approach To Recruitment

Let’s Have a Chat

We start by getting to know you. We’ll sit down and talk about your staffing needs, school culture, and what you’re really looking for in a candidate. This helps us make sure we’re all on the same page right from the start.

Job Board Access

We’ll get your job listing seen on the best job boards around, making sure the right people know about your vacancy and giving you a better chance of finding the perfect fit.

Our Awesome Candidate Pool

We’ve got a great pool of candidates. Whether it’s for day-to-day, long-term, or flexible roles, we’ll connect you with the best people for your school. We’re always updating our list, so we’ve got top-notch candidates on standby.

Screening, Trials, and Shortlisting

We do all the legwork, screening and checking references so you don’t have to. We also offer half-day trials so you can see how candidates fit into your school before you commit. You’ll get a shortlist of the best candidates to choose.

Interviews Made Easy

Once you’ve finalised your shortlist, we take care of arranging interviews at a time that suits you. We coordinate all the details, ensuring a smooth and efficient process so you can focus on selecting the right candidate for your school.

Decision Time

After the interviews, we’ll help you select the perfect candidate and then take care of the offer and terms. No stress, no hassle, we ensure that you the right person into your school.

We’ve Got Your Back

Even after your candidate starts, we’ll check in to make sure everything’s going smoothly. If anything comes up, we’re always here to help.

Your Feedback Matters

We’ll ask for feedback on how everything’s going. It helps us get even better at what we do and ensures you’re always getting the best possible service.
Meet Our Director
Louis Knight is an experienced education recruitment specialist with over six years in the industry.
Having started from the ground up, Louis has a vast network of candidates and clients who are invested in his way of doing things. Being a parent of 3 and an experienced recruiter, he is an experts in his field.

Louis’ philosophy is simple. To ensure every job is done thoroughly and professionally, but always with a smile and the occasional dad joke along the way.

Contact Class Mate Today!

Looking for the best education professionals or your next rewarding role in the sector? Fill out the form on our contact page, and we’ll be in touch to discuss how we can help you find the perfect match!

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