REC launches Quality Mark successor for education recruiters
8 May 2013
As reported by recruiter.co.uk in February this year, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has confirmed today that it is launching a new quality standard for recruitment within the education sector, replacing Quality Mark.
Wed, 8 May 2013
As reported by recruiter.co.uk in February this year, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has confirmed today that it is launching a new quality standard for recruitment within the education sector, replacing Quality Mark.
REC Audited Education will be run by the REC to provide assurance of the quality of recruitment agencies supplying teaching and non-teaching staff to schools, academies and education providers across England and Wales.
Education recruiter Aspire People tells Recruiter it welcomes “the new areas of focus on customer service and staff training and development”, and supports the REC in the new scheme.
The company spokesperson continues: “I feel for the smaller agencies that just don’t have the time or resources to meet these requirements.
“Smaller agencies tend to focus on safeguarding and getting the job done right. We put to REC a suggestion of a two-tier approach – a standard audited status that covers safeguarding and recruitment, and a gold mark that rewards agencies on other areas.”
Jeff Tune, chairman of education recruiter New Directions Education, tells Recruiter the company was “saddened” by the disbanding of the previous scheme.
Tune adds: “We would welcome a government-based quality mark that is funded by those that work within the sector. The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales would be a good benchmark. The REC quality mark will be available to those registered with the body, and we hope that it has as much impact.”
The Department for Education’s Quality Mark scheme was managed by the REC from its 2002 inception until the shock announcement at the start of 2013 that it would not be continued.
The scheme has been developed in partnership with unions, local authorities, education organisations and individual schools and academies, the REC says, including among others the Association of School and College Leaders, educational professionals union Voice and Birmingham’s Bishop Challoner Catholic College.
As reported by recruiter.co.uk in February this year, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has confirmed today that it is launching a new quality standard for recruitment within the education sector, replacing Quality Mark.
REC Audited Education will be run by the REC to provide assurance of the quality of recruitment agencies supplying teaching and non-teaching staff to schools, academies and education providers across England and Wales.
Education recruiter Aspire People tells Recruiter it welcomes “the new areas of focus on customer service and staff training and development”, and supports the REC in the new scheme.
The company spokesperson continues: “I feel for the smaller agencies that just don’t have the time or resources to meet these requirements.
“Smaller agencies tend to focus on safeguarding and getting the job done right. We put to REC a suggestion of a two-tier approach – a standard audited status that covers safeguarding and recruitment, and a gold mark that rewards agencies on other areas.”
Jeff Tune, chairman of education recruiter New Directions Education, tells Recruiter the company was “saddened” by the disbanding of the previous scheme.
Tune adds: “We would welcome a government-based quality mark that is funded by those that work within the sector. The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales would be a good benchmark. The REC quality mark will be available to those registered with the body, and we hope that it has as much impact.”
The Department for Education’s Quality Mark scheme was managed by the REC from its 2002 inception until the shock announcement at the start of 2013 that it would not be continued.
The scheme has been developed in partnership with unions, local authorities, education organisations and individual schools and academies, the REC says, including among others the Association of School and College Leaders, educational professionals union Voice and Birmingham’s Bishop Challoner Catholic College.
