A better deal on agency supply staff: what the new Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment framework means for schools and trusts

Image of Beth Lord. Text includes a quote from Beth which reads: “The new framework introduces a cap on the supplier fees - not on what supply workers are paid. Agency staff pay and conditions are entirely unaffected.”

Department for Education commercial strategy and innovation commercial lead Beth Lord explains the new Government Commercial Agency supply staff framework and how it aims to rebalance the market, saving schools money. Schools across England spend approximately £1.4 billion a year …