Stop chasing references.
Start placing candidates.
PassQ handles the compliance admin. You make the placements.
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PassQ AI
PASSQ AI
“Can you confirm whether there are any safeguarding concerns regarding this candidate?”
SARAH MITCHELL
“No concerns at all — she was outstanding throughout her time here.”
Trust Score
Reference verified
The problem
Someone in your agency spends hours chasing references. Every week.
Emails go unanswered. Headteachers are too busy. Your consultants are stuck chasing instead of placing.
3–5 hrs
Per consultant, per week
Spent chasing references — emails, calls, follow-ups, headteachers who never reply.
2–3 wks
Average turnaround
Every day a reference stalls is a day your candidate isn't placed and you're not billing.
£0
Revenue while you wait
Candidates can't start without verified references. Delayed references mean delayed revenue.
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
Invite your candidates, and PassQ handles the rest. References that used to take weeks come back in days.
Invite candidates
Send your teachers and support staff a link. They provide their referee contacts through a mobile-friendly form.
Emma Richards
Year 2 Teacher
David Osei
Teaching Assistant
Lucy Chen
Cover Supervisor
PassQ chases
AI reaches out by email, follows up by SMS, and if needed, calls the referee directly with an AI voice agent.
Email · j.harris@oakwood.sch.uk
2 days ago
SMS · +44 7700 ••••82
1 day ago
AI Call · Mrs Harris, Oakwood Primary
Today 2pm
Deliver
Vetting documents generated automatically, ready to send to the school.
Sarah Thompson — vetting pack
Ready to send to school
AI voice agent
References completed over the phone.
By AI.
Headteachers are busy. They don't fill in forms. PassQ's AI agent calls them, introduces itself as an AI assistant, has a natural conversation, and sends a verified reference report.
Natural conversation
PassQ's AI agent calls the referee and has a professional, human-sounding conversation.
Referee confirms
Answers are captured live, then confirmed via email or SMS so the reference is fully verifiable.
Report delivered instantly
Complete reference report with Trust Score, safeguarding flags, and full transcript.
Sarah Mitchell
Head of Year 4 · Oakwood Primary
PASSQ
“Can you confirm whether there are any safeguarding concerns we should be aware of?”
SARAH MITCHELL
“No concerns at all — she was outstanding throughout.”
Trust score
Know if a reference is genuine. Instantly.
Every reference gets a Trust Score. AI verifies the referee's identity, analyses language patterns, and flags anything suspicious before you place.
Domain verification
Referee email matched against known school and trust domains in real time.
Tone analysis
Language patterns checked for consistency, specificity, and professional markers.
Fraud detection
Copied text, suspicious timing, and known fabrication patterns flagged automatically.
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VerifiedWe used to lose two or three days every week just chasing references. PassQ picked up 40 outstanding references in the first week and most came back within 48 hours. It's completely changed how we operate.
Ricky Sheridan
Director, SRS People
Why PassQ
We ran an education recruitment agency for seven years.
We built the tool we needed. PassQ isn't a tech company that discovered a market.
Built for education
KCSIE, DfE, REC — we know the regulations because we lived them. Every workflow is compliant by default.
Not a generic HR tool adapted for schools.
Compliance is the foundation
Safeguarding questions, red flag detection, audit trails. The system that protects you at inspection.
Not a bolt-on afterthought.
Set up in a day
No migration, no IT project. We handle onboarding, import your candidates, and you're live the same day.
Your team barely notices the switch.
Questions
Questions & answers
How quickly can I get a reference back?
Is PassQ compliant with KCSIE?
How does the AI voice call work?
How do I know a reference is genuine?
What safeguarding checks are included?
What happens if a referee doesn’t respond?
Can referees complete references on mobile?
Get started
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See what your coworker can do.
No commitment, no credit card. Book a 20-minute demo and we'll set you up with 5 free reference checks.
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