October 23, 2025

October news 2025

It’s been a busy month in the office with the launch of our new website which offers new features for our supply team and our client schools. New functions for our supply team include:

• Calendar – lists upcoming assignments which can then be linked to personal calendars on phones etc
• Resources – where policy documents and useful templates can be found
• Historic assignments – lists previous assignments
• Holiday pay section
• Payslips – current and previous payslips are available here

We are constantly looking for ways to develop and improve our systems and processes to make life easier for our teachers and teaching assistants. If you have any questions or feedback about the new website, please get in touch on 0121 414 1166 or email support@esl.uk.net .

Annabel visited the recruitment expo at the Birmingham NEC this month to keep up to date with market trends, new technologies and other issues effecting recruitment agencies. There were some useful talks directly relating to the recruitment industry and an inspirational talk by Ben Fogle which was interesting. He discussed climbing Mount Everest and the Atlantic Rowing Race which he won with James Cracknell in 2005, amazing adventures.

It’s been a busy October with lots of bookings for our primary teachers and teaching assistants including lots of juggling round to cover sickness. We are grateful to our wonderful supply team for their commitment and flexibility as always.

We have welcomed some fantastic new primary teachers to the supply team who have been assigned to several of our client schools already. We have received positive feedback from the schools and teachers alike.

With half term bringing us to the end of October, we are ready for a little break and looking forward to the rest of the autumn term.

Opening hours over the half term are as follows:

Monday 27th October – office closed

Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st October – office hours 9am – 3pm

Normal office hours of 7am to 6pm will resume on Monday 3rd November.

We wish you all a happy half term.