New DfE teaching vacancies service

Following the national launch of Teaching Vacancies on 8 April, the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP, is now calling on all state funded schools to sign up to the Teaching Vacancies service, to cut down on up to £75 million spent yearly by schools to advertise teaching jobs, investing it back into teaching.

There has been a phased roll-out of the new website across the country, starting with a pilot in Cambridgeshire and the north east of England last June, with some areas added towards the end of 2018, and the West Midlands in April 2019.

The DfE has reported that the free Teaching Vacancies website, advertising full, part-time and job-share roles, is now being used by over 40% of schools in England, and over 5,000 jobs have been listed since launch. If your school does not have an account to list your jobs, details of how to apply for one are on the sign-in page.

Schools are encouraged to use and share this selection of marketing collateral to increase awareness of the service. In addition, the DfE will be producing a series of infographics with testimonials from advocates of Teaching Vacancies with supportive quotes. If anyone has a testimonial they would like to share this can be sent to justine.hunter@education.gov.uk.