Supreme Education teacher recruitment
Supreme Education teacher recruitment

Hertfordshire Education Supply Service

HESS - Hertfordshire Education Supply Service

Best for schools and teachersHertfordshire

Following the tendering process in the spring,  Supreme  Education took over the running of the Hertfordshire County Council Supply Teaching Service on August 17th 2009

  • Local, dedicated HESS call centre available to supply teachers and Hertfordshire schools
  • To support safer recruitment in  Hertfordshire schools
  • To offer a quality driven alternative model to private agencies
  • To build a sustainable local community of supply teachers
  • To provide a rapid and professional response to all Hertfordshire school requests
  • To communicate clearly and effectively with our colleagues

Best for schools

... a rolling programme of free Hertfordshire school training will start in November 2009 for the innovative technology:

  • Easy to use, 24/7 access to booking teachers
  • Complete control over which teachers come into your school
  • An immediate staffing response to all school requests (automated telephone response and email)
  • A rich source of information on potential teachers
  • All vetting CRB/List99 etc (expiry dates/disclosure numbers) can be viewed by schools
  • Teachers arriving better prepared (school policies, directions and map provided to teachers before they arrive)
  • Internal time and financial efficiency gains (no timesheets, telephone calls, chasing etc)
  • Identification of teachers before they arrive
  • Daily/weekly/monthly reports breaking down all supply expenditure
  • Extensive "real time" absence reporting

Best for Supply Teachers

  • Paid to scale (including UPS)
  • Able to pay into the Teachers Pension Scheme
  • Only work in schools of your choice
  • Flexibility of supply teaching assignments
  • Automated system supported by friendly professional in  a local call centre
  • A pro-active on-line system which allows you to:
  • Choose from a list of supply teaching assignments
  • Access supply assignments 24/7 both on-line and phone
  • Access an on-line diary to say which days you are unavailable for work
  • View work history and future bookings on-line or via the phone
  • Have free training to use the online systems
  • Have information on school assignments provided prior to arrival, including map, estimated journey time and directions
  • Have a rich source of information including lesson plans, supply handbook viewable on-line

For more information please contact us