Practical advice on reference checking, KCSIE compliance, safeguarding, and placing candidates faster.
In education recruitment, a reference check takes around 7 working days on average. When things don't go well, which is often, you're looking at two weeks. Here's why, and what actually speeds it up.
Everyone in education recruitment knows references are required. Ask what KCSiE actually says and the answers get vague. Here's what it actually requires, no paraphrasing, just the rules and what they mean in practice.
15 March 2026 · 7 min read
The candidate is ready. The school is waiting. Somewhere in a headteacher's inbox is an email that hasn't been opened in five days. Here's what actually works.
15 March 2026 · 7 min read
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