At Zen, we’re a certified B Corp transforming how schools and educators connect, because every student deserves consistent access to excellent teaching.
Zen Educate is a digital staffing platform matching teachers, teaching assistants (also known as paraprofessionals or classroom aides), special education support staff, substitute and supply teachers, early years and early childhood educators, and wider school support staff with schools.
By replacing traditional agency intermediaries with smart matching technology, Zen Educate charges roughly half the typical agency fee - so educators earn more and schools save money.
Over 13,000 educators have found roles through Zen Educate, and 2,000+ schools actively book staff through the platform every month. The matching engine fills over 97% of short-term daily substitute and supply teacher requests. Educators sign up online, complete safeguarding and background checks, set preferences in the app, and get matched to daily, long-term, or permanent roles.
Founded in 2017, Zen Educate is an accredited social enterprise and government-approved education staffing supplier, backed by Series B funding led by Round2 Capital and grown through the acquisitions of Opus Education, Aquinas Education, and AK Education.
Proud to be a Certified B Corp.
Teaching Personnel is the UK’s leading education recruitment agency. Since 1996 we have registered hundreds of thousands of teachers and classroom support staff who have chosen us to help them find work in UK classrooms. Our mission statement 'Making a Difference Every Day through Staffing, Tutoring and Supply' captures the essence of what we do, the services we provide and what is really important about the work undertaken by our branches.
We commit to 'quality' always aiming to provide the best services, the best candidates and the best value. We strive to always be the 'leading' agency in the market, making sure we have sufficient branch staff, locations and candidates to meet all of the staffing needs at our client schools. We are committed to being 'expert' at what we do by training our staff to understand the schools market and the importance of fulfilling the special and often unique requirements of each individual school. We want to be recognised as... Quality - Leading - Experts
Joining our Recruitment Team
Could Teaching Personnel be your place to thrive? Working as a Recruitment Consultant at Teaching Personnel is a challenging but thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience. To find out what it's like working for Teaching Personnel, visit our careers site https://www.linkedin.com/company/teaching-personnel/life/work-for-us-education-recruitment/?viewAsMember=true
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