A new quality standard for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff has been launched following the government's decision to scrap existing safeguards.
The Department for Education (DfE) axed the existing Quality Mark earlier this year. The scheme, which was set up in 2002, awarded recruiters with a certification mark if they met high standards. It was held by 135 companies.
The decision prompted fears that it would become easier for recruitment and supply agencies to relax their procedures – or not carry some of them out at all – leading to staff not being properly vetted.
However, schools minister David Laws said at the time: “I believe the time is now right for the recruitment industry to make its own independent arrangements to ensure the continuing high standards of teacher recruitment and compliance with legislation."
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