Funded Maths and Science recruitment through a DfE approved provider

Quantum Scholars started as a DfE test and learn project with the mission to find and place highly skilled Maths and Science teachers into schools in the South of England. The project was run by two teaching school alliances and the South East of England Maths Hubs. The commercial partner for the recruitment element of the project was initially provided by Academics, a brand of A-Day consultants. Due to the huge success of the project, Quantum Scholars is now a brand in it’s own right and part of the A-Day consultants family of brands. After the success of the initial project, the Quantum Scholars brand successfully tendered to become part of a government framework of providers to find, recruit and provide CPD to overseas Maths and Science teachers. We focus our efforts on recruiting teachers from the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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About this guide

This guide is aimed to help you the client understand how Quantum Scholars can support your school in recruiting high quality overseas

trained Maths and Science teachers, part funded by the DfE

Throughout the guide many of your questions

should be answered but if you find yourself with further questions or if you wish to start recruiting immediately please contact our Regional Sales

Manager Steve Dixon.

e: steve@quantum-scholars.co.uk t: 02392 123 506

Pre-requisites for recruiting with

Quantum Scholars

Bexley Bracknell Forest

Brighton and Hove Brent

Bromley Buckinghamshire

Croydon Camden

East Sussex Central Bedfordshire

Greenwich City of London

Hampshire Ealing

Isle of Wight Enfield Kent

Hammersmith and Fulham

Kingston upon Thames Harrow

Lambeth Hertfordshire

Lewisham Hillingdon Medway Hounslow

Merton Islington

Portsmouth Kensington and

Chelsea Richmond upon

Thames Luton

Southampton Milton Keynes

Southwark Northamptonshire

Surrey Oxfordshire

Sutton Reading

Wandsworth Slough

West Sussex West Berkshire

Barnet Westminster

Bedford Windsor and Maidenhead

Bracknell Forest Wokingham

If your school falls into one

of these boroughs or LA’s you are able to work

with Quantum

Scholars and access the

funded recruitment

Must be subject specific

Only roles for either Maths or Physics or General Science (with a proportion of

Physics) are eligible for Quantum Scholars and the DfE funding.

How does it work?

Ongoing CPD support throughout the

candidates first year

Over the last few years recruitment of STEM subject teachers has become more challenging than ever. This is why the DfE have launched the International Recruitment framework that Quantum Scholars are a part of.

The following benefits are available when hiring candidates from Quantum Scholars:

£4,000 of funding towards the

recruitment fee

A free legal support

consultation with a qualified visa solicitor

to help your school navigate

sponsorship

A 5 day induction into teaching in England for all candidates placed

under the scheme, including input from the NCETM and the Institute of Physics

(IoP).

Entry for the candidate into an MSc

in Education at the University of

Southampton

Funded Recruitment

Quantum Scholars are able to provide a £4,000 DfE contribution toward the recruitment fee for an overseas Maths or Science Teacher, meaning this is the most cost effective way to recruit international Maths or Science teachers.

A worked example would be the following;

Teacher Salary @ M3 (outside of London) = £26,716

Our fee at 20% of first year salary = £5,343 Contribution from the DfE = £4,000

Final recruitment fee to the school = £1,343

One of the off putting factors of overseas recruitment is the complications of obtaining a sponsors licence and sponsoring a candidate. We recognise how difficult this process can be. Quantum Scholars cannot legally provide you with visa advice. However as a Quantum Scholars client you will be provided with a free legal support consultation with a qualified visa solicitor to help your school navigate sponsorship. Quantum Scholars work in partnership with GBS Immigration who are licensed to provided visa advice to schools and candidates. You will also be provided with easy to follow “how to” guides to help you with the ongoing process of the visa. Since we have introduced this element of our service it has been highly successful and all schools who have followed the advice have successfully navigated the process. The vast majority of Quantum Scholars teachers have been hired through the sponsorship process and as a result this has made the programme highly successful.

Visa and Legal Support

Training and Induction for candidates

One of the most exceptional benefits of hiring a Quantum Scholar is the in-depth training they will receive during the CPD week prior to school starting. They will be picked up by taxi from the airport and taken straight to the University of Roehampton in London where the training takes place. All accommodation is paid for along with the taxi. The training is delivered by nationally renowned speakers who will help candidates get to grips with the very latest maths and physics pedagogy. This is led by the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (NCETM) and the Institute for Physics (IoP). Candidates are also coached on behaviour management from an SEMH expert and receive training on what to expect from an Ofsted inspection. Candidates will also receive ongoing CPD opportunities plus the first year of an online MSc in Education funded by the programme and delivered through the University of Southampton.

Next Steps

Contact Quantum Scholars today with your

vacancy

We will provide suitably matched

candidates to you vacancies.

Interview our candidates via Skype or Telephone

interview.

Once you have interviewed and

offered we will get the candidates

commitment.

We will then get both you and the candidate

in contact with our legal support (if required).

Complete the visa process

Candidate arrives and attends CPD

Candidate starts work with you!

Introducing the Quantum Scholars Team

Robin Sutcliffe International Resource Manager Robin is the key strategist behind the international recruitment model towards generating and supplying high quality candidates. Robin has nearly 15 years of education recruitment experience, the last thirteen of which has been exclusively in international recruitment. He shows great empathy when meeting candidates and has the skills to build trust, making for a strong connection throughout the recruitment process. Roles and responsibilities:

Attracting prospective candidates to teach in England through a detailed and varied

recruitment strategy

Initial assessment of all candidate applications in recruitment process.

Thorough screening and vetting of candidates that have been selected for interview from wide variety of sources

Managing candidates through the registration and relocation process

Ensuring each prospective candidate interested in teaching in the UK is given a thorough overview and understands the entire recruitment process

Working closely with sales team to ensure teachers are accurately matched to suitable positions

Steve Dixon Regional Sales Manager Steve’s role in the Quantum Scholars project is to lead and develop the relationships with schools and all sales activity. Steve has 10 years experience in education recruitment and has a number of years of experience placing interna-tional teachers into UK schools. Steve is also an ex-teacher which gives him a firm grip on what to expect in the UK classroom Steve has undertaken a number of overseas trips taking client schools out to Australia and New Zealand. Roles and responsibilities:

Networking with schools and academy groups to build relationships and sell the overseas teacher solution.

Oversee marketing material and guidance documents for schools.

Meet with schools, MATS, Local Authorities and head teachers to explain the recruitment

process

Coordinating and leading the sales team

Assisting the resource team with recruiting international teachers through additional advertising and attending international expo’s and career fairs

Leading international recruitment trips for Head Teachers.

Barbara Rodgers – Maths Education Lead Maths Lead -Solent Maths Hub. This role involves facilitating and delivering high quality Mathematics CPD working directly for the DFE. Specialist Leader in Education (Maths and Leader-ship)

Professional Development Lead in Primary and Secondary Mathematics for the NCETM Previous Roles/Relevant Experience Various school leadership roles including: Assistant Headteacher.

NPQH (National Professional Qualification for

Headteacher)

Head of Specialist School (Mathematics and

Computing)

Director in Mathematics for the City of

Portsmouth Schools

Director of Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance (including responsibility for School Direct)

Julia Brown - Maths Education Lead Current Roles/Position Maths Lead - Bucks, Berks and Oxon Maths Hub.

Specialist Leader in Education (Maths and Leader-ship)

for Cygnus Teaching School Alliance

Chair of The Mathematical Association's Professional

Development Committee

NCETM Accredited Professional Development Lead Previous Roles/Relevant Experience Various school leadership roles including Head of Mathematics

Assistant Headteacher

Head of Mathematics and Computing Specialist School

Director of Teaching School

Contact: QS@quantum-scholars.co.uk

02392 123 506