Stoke based Education recruiter wins APSCo Compliance+ accreditation

The Supply Register, an online portal for the recruitment of supply teachers, is celebrating achieving APSCo Compliance+ Education accreditation: a best practice quality standard recognised by the Department for Education.

The young company, established in 2016, is committed to providing an alternative route to employment for supply teachers which helps to reduce costs to schools without comprising on the importance of child safety.

APSCo Compliance+ accreditation was developed to provide an uncompromising quality benchmark for Education recruitment companies. It is the best practice quality standard for Education recruitment businesses and compels members to go beyond statutory safeguarding standards and aim for excellence in competency selection and service quality.

On receiving the accreditation, Baljinder Kuller, managing director of The Supply Register, commented:

‘’I am delighted that APSCo has recognised the Supply Register’s efforts toward safeguarding with this accreditation, and everyone at the company echoes this sentiment. I’d like to thank all my colleagues and management team for their support, and give my appreciation to candidates and clients for their positive feedback during our audit. At a time when a myriad of alternative solutions are entering the market, this accreditation illustrates how committed our team is to thorough and extensive safeguarding to protect the young and vulnerable.

Ann Swain, Chief Executive at APSCo, added:

‘’APSCo is delighted to welcome The Supply Register into its membership and we are looking forward to representing, promoting and supporting the brand now and in the future. All of our members commit to a strict code of conduct and undergo a rigorous, independently verified reference process before they join our circle. As such, APSCo membership provides a guarantee of best practice, quality, integrity and expertise to both clients and candidates.’’

‘’The Supply Register has demonstrated its commitment to providing high-quality, appropriate staff within the Education sector. We are confident that the company shares APSCo’s ethos of maintaining the highest standards in the recruitment sector and we look forward to collaborating with the team to achieve our shared objectives.’’

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Notes to editors:

Compliance+ for Education is a best practice standard which has been designed to help safeguard children and to benchmark recruitment firms against the best possible service. It was developed by APSCo following extensive consultation with our Education Sector Group members and, crucially, external stakeholders including: the National Association of Head Teachers, VOICE, SGOSS (the Governors Association), the Association of School & College Leaders and the National Association of School Business Managers.

Compliance+ for Social Work is a best practice standard which has been developed following extensive consultation with APSCo’s Social Work Sector Group members and external stakeholders including the British Association of Social Workers (“BASW”) the Health & Care Professions Council (“HCPC”), the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (“ESPO”), representative managed serviced providers (“MSPs”) and leading London Boroughs and city councils. It is a best practice benchmark for social work recruitment businesses, which sets the standard for providing high quality, appropriate staff and the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

APSCo is the membership body that is dedicated to representing professional recruitment in the UK. It was formed to give all firms involved in the recruitment of professional talent who have a commitment to excellence, the specialist support and distinctive voice they need to be successful. It gives candidates and employers a trusted badge of quality whilst providing member firms with an innovative range of services designed for them by recruitment experts. These services, combined with its growing international profile, commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and opportunities for professional networking give APSCo members a unique opportunity to develop their businesses and gain competitive advantage (http://www.apsco.org).

Jake Galland
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