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.
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 pre-schools 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 pre-school 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
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
Live now
Current education vacancies.
- Education
Deputy Headteacher — Secondary
A well-regarded secondary academy seeks a Deputy Headteacher to lead teaching and learning, with a clear pathway to headship.
BirminghamDOEPermanentView → - Education
SEN Teaching Assistant
Day-to-day and long-term supply supporting pupils with additional needs in specialist and mainstream settings across Leeds.
Leeds£95–£110 per dayTemporaryView →
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.