Umbrella and limited companies
Umbrella’ and ‘limited’ companies have been around for a while now, but they still retain the capacity to cause confusion. This guidance aims to de-mystify both concepts.
Advice
Supply teachers: guaranteed work contracts
As an agency supply teacher, your rights under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) can be affected by entering into a “guaranteed work” contract.
Health and safety for supply teachers
Health and safety issues for supply teachers, including those employed directly by local authorities, schools and academy trusts and those employed via supply agencies.
Supply teachers - pay, conditions and working time
What should I expect to be paid as an agency supply teacher? What should I be paid for supply work of less than a day in duration? What happens if a school wants to offer me a permanent job? These and many other key questions are covered in this introductory guide to supply teaching.
Agency worker regulations
What are the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 and what protection do they offer supply teachers?
Supporting supply teachers
How can I get the most from supply teaching and avoid the worst problems facing supply teachers today?
Agency supply teachers: workplace pensions
Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply teacher.
Supply teacher rights
Supply teachers who are in a 'pool' maintained by a LA, those located through the school's own contacts, or part-timers who wish to temporarily increase their hours, are likely to be employees of the school or LA for their period of supply work.
Press release
Agencies must support supply staff in education sector
Analysis of the available Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance strongly indicates that supply staff will be covered within it.
Action for supply teachers
Supply teachers, agency teaching assistants and others working in the education sector must have proper financial stability, on a genuine like-for-like with their directly-employed counterparts.
Policy
Supply teachers
Supply agencies increase costs, drive down teachers' pay and reduce security.