candidate brochure 2009
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‘Putting the pupil first’
Offices in Kent, Surrey London, HertsNorfolk ,Suffolk, NottinghamBedfordshire and CambridgeRegistered in England & Wales No. 06636633Registered Address:The Dower House108 High StreetBerkhamsted Herts HP4 2BL
[email protected]: 0844 357 6744
finding positions for daily, short term, long term and permanent educational staff
www.cohorteducation.co.uk
0844 357 5442open until 9pm 7 days a week
You are probably registered with a large national agency This agency will have hundreds of teachers and is probably owned by a bank, it’s a numbers gameHow can they possibly give you the attention you deserve for your next position?
Cohort is independently owned and focuses on exactly what you want. You have our full attention. Is your current agency managed by UK trained teachers with experience across a
wide variety of schools? Could those consultants do a days supply in your school? Could they come and assist you in your most difficult classes?
Our Managing Director is a UK trained Teacher, with secondary, primary and SEN experience and is happy to do a days supply to assist you in your school when we place you in a booking
Do you get bonuses for recommending teachers and schools to use your agency? Cohort teachers do
We are teachers not sales people
The CEO and owner Alisdair Low trained as a secondary teacher at Goldsmiths College London. He has
taught in main stream primary and secondary and SEN schools. He spent 2 years teaching severely
autistic pupils in Hatton School in Redbridge East London. Having spent 10 years in Educational Recruitment as an award winning Senior Manager for large national agencies, Alisdair qualified in recruitment practice
(MREC Cert RP) and employment law and decided to start his own company to provide schools with a tailored, cost
effective service. Johan worked as a Teaching Assistant in various schools in London eventually being
promoted to SENCO Assistant. This position lead him into the Educational Recruitment Sector where he
became one of the most successful consultants nationally, at Protocol Education. Jenny trained as a
Secondary Teacher in London and for the past 6 years she has taught pupils from Years 7 to 13 at Nonsuch
High School in Surrey. Jenny’s years of teaching coupled with her business experience at Reuters have motivated her to take on a new direction, enabling her to utilise these skills in the challenging arena of Education Recruitment. In Alisdair and Johan she has discovered like minded professionals with the unified goal of providing honest and quality driven recruitment solutions to both schools and teachers .
Scott holds degrees in Humanities and Education, and has taught in a range of primary and
secondary schools in Australia and the UK. Scott’s teaching career has largely been in Catholic
schools, where he has held middle management positions as Academic Co ordinator and Head of Department.
Scott specialises in recruiting for Catholic and church-based schools across London and the Home Counties.
His specialised knowledge of this education sector enables him to provide quality recruitment services to
schools and teachers.
Chris was a Senior Manager in the Oil & Gas Industry based in Great Yarmouth, who as a trained assessor has for the past 7 years has been helping candidates with their NVQ’s, he also delivers training packages for candidates within the Oil & Gas Industry within specialist areas. He has also helped at local schools in giving the school leavers the benefit of his experience when they are applying for positions in industry or further
education. “In joining Cohort I believe I have found a group of people with the same goals & drivers as myself, who wish to deliver the right solution and not just a body to fill a vacancy. Their knowledge with their enthusiasm to make a difference are the fundamental reasons why I wish to be a part of their future success.”
Donna has a BA (Hons) degree in English and started her career in corporate banking. Her interests swung towards education once her family came along and she spent a significant amount of time volunteering in school and then working in a pre-school before taking a position as project manager for an education resource company, where she coordinated training nationally for support staff in both primary and secondary schoolsfor six years. Donna is now with Cohort as they are a company who genuinely care about the teachers, Schools and pupils they work with.
NottinghamKam having studied to become a Surveyor at the Nottingham Trent University, chose to set up his own business. utilising the skills he had acquired from his education and from developing properties whilst studying, Kam turned his attention to recruitment after a chance encounter with Dragons Den star James Caan. Having built up his own property portfolio by the age of 25, Kam believes that the key to his success is attributed to the
education he received. He decided to join Cohort Education because of the company’s approach to putting the pupil first in their recruitment process and the team’s commitment to schools and teachers
Daily rate as a teacher from £110 –175 ++ per day depending on experience and responsibilities.
Expect a monthly salary between £2000 -3500
Become a composite or LTD company and earn an extra £100 a month
(we can assist you in setting this up, please ask).
It is a reality that for every teacher you recommend to us that works 20 days, you will receive £50. Some of our supply teachers earn up to an extra £200 a month by doing this.
We can negotiate your salary with schools on your behalf if you are offered a permanent position
Recommend a school to use us and if we place a candidate there you receive £50 referral bonus
Finding jobs for teachers, teaching assistants, special needs staff, technicians,
learning mentors, cover supervisors, early years staff, lecturers and
administrative and finance staff for schools , colleges and educational organisations
All candidates need to be aware that we fully check your background in line with DCSF regulations, including: enhanced CRB, list 99, references, medical check, visa/passport authentication, QTS
We can redesign your cv with your consultation
We can assist you with re-location costs
Personal touch -speak to the same consultant for all your needs
Cohort is privately owned by a U.K. trained teacher. Our team have teaching experience in mainstream primary/secondary/special needs, schools as well as overseas teaching experience
We can provide lesson plans as well as journey plans to work
Overseas recruitment
Assistance with finding accommodation
We will LISTEN to you
One consultant dealing with all your requirements
Prompt and correct payment
Advice on schools. areas to relocate, , lesson plans, agency procedures
We will honestly inform you about the school you are going to
We abide by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's code of ethics http://www.rec.uk.com/about-recruitment/standards/rec-codepractice
We abide by the DCSF education quality mark
We will change the way we recruit if you feel we are not providing you with high quality service
We PROMISE you will come to rely on our support for we believe our quality of service is the best
Regular bonuses for recommending friends and schools
General queries: [email protected]
Clients: [email protected]
Jobs: [email protected]
Director of Education: [email protected]
t: 0844 357 5442 (24 hrs) fax: 0844 357 6744
www.cohorteducation.co.ukOffices in Kent, Surrey, London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk & Suffolk,
Nottingham, Cambridge & BedfordshireHead Office Address – 40 Cromer Rd, Strood Kent ME2 3AL
Registered in England & Wales No. 06636633Registered Address:The Dower House
108 High StreetBerkhamstedHerts HP4 2BL