Education
Education professions we recruit.
Actionus recruits teachers, SEN and SEND specialists, teaching assistants, cover supervisors, school business and leadership staff for schools, academies, colleges, nurseries and training providers. Choose a profession to see live roles, or browse by the area you can travel to.
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Latest education vacancies.
- EducationOccupational Therapy
Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Our client is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist for a role based in South London. Joining a multidisciplinary team within a school, you will support children and young people with complex needs, including autism and profound learning disabilities. This role offers flexible working options including part-time hours and term-time-only contracts.
Greater London£26 to £34 per hourLocumVIEW ROLE → - EducationSpeech and Language Therapy
Speech and Language Therapist
This Speech and Language Therapist role in London offers a permanent contract within a specialist independent school environment. You will be responsible for delivering high quality therapeutic provision for pupils with complex needs using a relationships-first approach. The position involves working collaboratively with teachers, families, and external professionals to support student wellbeing and development.
Kent£45,000 to £60,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - EducationSpeech and Language Therapy
Speech and Language Therapist
This Speech and Language Therapist role is a permanent position based in London, specialising in support for pupils with complex SEMH needs. You will deliver high-quality therapeutic provision within an independent special school environment, working collaboratively with teachers to implement a relationships-first approach. The successful candidate will facilitate both individual and group therapy sessions while supporting families and external professionals.
Essex£44,000 to £60,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE →
Professions
Education roles we recruit.
Education hiring is strongly seasonal, with day to day supply through term time, longer term cover from the start of a half term, and permanent recruitment concentrated around resignation dates. SEN and SEND demand has grown fastest and is now year round in most areas.
Education
Early Years jobs
Nurseries and preschools work to strict statutory ratios, so a single absence can close a room. Actionus supplies Level 2 and Level 3 qualified early years practitioners, room leaders and nursery managers for temporary and permanent roles.
- Baby room
- Toddler and preschool rooms
- Room leadership
- EYFS
Education
School Leadership jobs
Headteachers, deputies, heads of department and school business leaders are appointed on both interim and permanent terms, often around inspection, federation or trust growth. Actionus works discreetly with schools and trusts on leadership appointments.
- Headship
- Deputy and assistant headship
- Head of department
- SENCO
Education
SEND Support jobs
Demand for SEND expertise has grown faster than any other area of education staffing, across special schools, resourced provision and alternative provision. Actionus places SEND teachers, learning support assistants and behaviour specialists into supply, long-term and permanent roles.
- Autism
- SEMH
- PMLD and SLD
- Behaviour support
Education
Teaching jobs
Schools need reliable daily supply, long-term cover and permanent appointments across primary, secondary and post-16, particularly in shortage subjects. Actionus places qualified teachers into supply, long-term contract and permanent roles with safeguarding checks completed before placement.
- Primary
- Maths
- Science
- English
Education
Teaching Assistant jobs
Teaching assistants, higher level teaching assistants and cover supervisors keep classrooms running and support targeted intervention. Actionus books teaching assistants onto daily supply, long-term and permanent contracts with enhanced DBS on the update service wherever possible.
- 1:1 support
- HLTA
- Cover supervision
- Intervention and phonics
Working with Actionus
What you get as a candidate.
Weekly pay against approved timesheets
Submit your hours in the online timesheet portal. Your manager approves by email link, so there is an auditable record of every hour.
Compliance completed before the first shift
Registration, DBS or PVG, right to work, references and occupational health are evidenced before you are put forward.
One consultant throughout
The person who briefs you on the role stays with you through booking, extension and rebooking.
Referral scheme
Refer someone you have worked with and we will keep you updated on their placement.
How it works
- Step 1
Register
Send your CV or register online. A consultant calls you back to confirm what you want and where you can travel.
- Step 2
Get compliant
We complete registration checks, DBS or PVG, right to work, references, occupational health and training evidence before you are put forward.
- Step 3
Start work
You are booked, briefed and working. Hours go into the online timesheet portal and your manager approves them by email link.
Contract types
How education roles are engaged.
- Supply
- Day to day and short notice classroom cover, booked the evening before or the same morning.
- Long term
- Half term, termly or academic year placements covering maternity, sickness or vacancy.
- Fixed term contract
- Defined length school contracts, often intervention or project funded.
- Permanent
- Substantive teaching, leadership and support appointments.
Locations we serve
- —London and the South East
- —South West England
- —Midlands: Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester
- —North West: Manchester, Liverpool, Preston
- —Yorkshire and the North East
- —Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen
- —Wales: Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham
- —Northern Ireland: Belfast, Derry
- —Ireland: Dublin, Cork, Galway
Compliance you will need
- —Enhanced DBS on the update service, plus the children's barred list check
- —QTS or QTLS evidence for qualified teaching roles, where required
- —Right to work, ID and a full referenced work history covering any gaps
- —Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education training
- —Prohibition and, for leadership posts, section 128 checks
Questions
Education jobs, answered.
- Do I need QTS to work through Actionus?
- QTS is required for qualified teacher roles in maintained schools. Cover supervisor, teaching assistant, SEN support and pastoral roles do not require QTS.
- How far in advance are supply bookings made?
- Day to day cover is often confirmed the evening before or early the same morning. Long term placements are usually booked several weeks ahead of a half term or term start.
- What safeguarding checks are needed?
- An enhanced DBS with the children's barred list check, ideally on the update service, alongside in date safeguarding training and a fully referenced employment history.