Prospero Teaching

Prospero Teaching: education recruitment with international reach

Prospero Teaching is an education recruitment agency founded in 2000 with more than twenty years of activity. It presents itself as an award-winning agency covering permanent, short-term and supply roles, as well as training and tutoring solutions, for Early Years, Primary, Secondary and SEND settings. The company states it has a presence in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Vacancies and sectors served

Its job catalogue is organised by sector and by role type. Among the categories advertised are roles in Primary (EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2), Secondary (Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and post-16 curriculum), SEND, tutoring, and support and student services roles. It also advertises classroom assistant, Primary and Secondary teacher, SEND assistant and teacher, and graduate roles, as well as the option the agency calls "Earn While You Learn".

Services for schools

For schools, Prospero Teaching offers teaching staff search, international teacher recruitment and graduate teacher recruitment. The company states it works with Primary, Secondary and SEND settings, from local community schools to large multi-academy trusts, and that it has agreements with thousands of schools. It also mentions safeguarding in schools and student support services.

Training and professional development

Through Prospero Learning, the agency provides training and development for teachers and support staff, with on-demand online courses and live interactive sessions. The courses are CPD certified and are aimed at teachers, support staff, tutors and senior leadership teams. The company has in-house training coordinators and teams of candidate managers and compliance officers who support teachers, tutors and teaching assistants at every stage.

Awards and accreditations

Prospero Teaching presents itself as an award-winning agency and highlights several recognitions: being voted an "Outstanding Company to Work for" in 2024, featuring among the b100 "outstanding large companies to work" in 2022, holding APSCo Compliance+ accreditation and having a "Great" rating on Trustpilot. It also states that its online training courses are CPD certified.

International programmes and UK offices

The agency runs programmes to teach in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, with registration for teachers who want to work abroad. In the UK it has a network of local branches; the site lists London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and Swansea, as well as coverage areas such as North East, North West, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West and Wales.

Resources for teachers and candidates

The site brings together career guides for teachers, for supply work, for teaching assistants and for graduates, along with frequently asked questions, a refer a friend programme and a blog with educational content. Candidates can register, enrol in online courses with a certificate and browse the latest openings in Primary, Secondary, SEND settings and roles outside the classroom.