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Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent teachers with Actionus. 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.
How you can hire
Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.
Locum teachers
Short-notice and planned locum teachers to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.
Temporary teachers
Temporary teachers for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.
Interim teachers
Interim teachers and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.
Permanent teachers
Permanent teachers sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.
Compliance checked before the first shift
- •QTS or QTLS, plus Teaching Regulation Agency prohibition check
- •Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check
- •Right to work and identity verification
- •References including the most recent school or setting
- •Safeguarding training and KCSIE awareness
Settings we supply
- •Primary schools
- •Secondary schools and academies
- •Sixth form and further education
- •Independent schools
Specialities
Primary, Maths, Science, English, Computing, Modern foreign languages
Questions
Hiring teachers, answered.
- How do I hire locum or temporary teachers through Actionus?
- Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant teachers and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
- Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim teachers?
- Yes. We recruit teaching staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
- What checks are completed before teachers start?
- Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
- Do you work across the whole of the UK?
- Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.
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