Smile Education, a leading specialist recruiter in the education sector, has proudly announced its latest in a series of new partnerships with multi-academy trusts.

The recruitment agency will soon be launching its partnership with St Bartholomew's CE MAT, the fifth such collaboration since launching its Managed Service Provision (MSP) in 2023.

Having been chosen by the Trust for short and long-term teaching, teaching assistant, leadership and school support roles across their nine primary schools in the West Midlands, Smile Education will be providing a streamlined staffing solution that prioritises staff quality and long-term value.

As well as giving them access to a pool of fully-compliant teachers and support staff, the new Master Vendor partnership includes a commitment to full support from Smile Education under the Crown Commercial Service's Lot 2 Framework.

Support for the Trust is set to reach beyond recruitment needs and tap into each school community, assisting with marketing activities, open day support and mock interview sessions.

The partnership reflects Smile Education's strategy of building strong and personalised relationships with multi-academy trusts, ensuring that each received a bespoke, people-focused approach that aligns with its ethos and requirements.

Katy Rees, Managing Director at Smile Education, shared: "We're extremely proud to share news of our latest partnership, and thrilled to announce that it is with St Bartholomew's CE MAT. We can't wait to see how our partnership benefits the Trust's schools and pupils, keeping child safety a top priority through APSCo Compliance Standards. This is the fifth trust we have partnered with so far after launching our MSP product last year, and we're excited to share more good news in the near future."

Christopher Dryer, Director of Finance and Operations at St Bartholomew's CE MAT, shared: "This is an exciting time for St Bartholomew's CE MAT as we continue to grow our family of primary schools and go from strength to strength in continuing to drive improvements in the educational outcomes for our children. This partnership with Smile Education complements that growth as we look to streamline our services through a compliant procurement process, enabling us to focus more time on teaching and learning, whilst ensuring an excellent level of support for accessing and recruiting high quality staff for short and long-term requirements."

The partnership is set to begin in November 2024.

St Bartholomew's CE MAT are a primary focused only multi-academy trust with both faith and non-faith schools based across the West Midlands. They currently have a family of nine schools spread across Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and Dudley with further schools joining from Walsall and Telford & Wrekin. The Trust focuses on a positive, child-centred ethos, cultivating a climate of respect and trust based on shared values across the family of schools and a real emphasis on collaboration and partnership to drive strong educational outcomes. They have a community of nine schools based across the West Midlands.

Smile Education are an education recruitment agency based in the Midlands. Having recently expanded to Greater Manchester and other locations across the UK, the agency supports primary, secondary and SEN schools with temporary, contract and permanent staffing.

Those looking for teaching, teaching assistant and support roles at St Bartholomew's CE MAT can visit Smile Education's website at www.smile-education.co.uk/jobs.