Educate East — community-led education recruitment across the East of England

Community-led education recruitment

Supporting schools, educators and specialist settings across the East of England. Built around care, quality and local understanding.

"We believe great schools deserve great educators, and great educators deserve to be treated with respect. Educate East exists to build trusted relationships, support valued educators, and strengthen school communities across the East of England."
For Schools

Trusted people for the classrooms and communities that need them

Thoughtful, responsive recruitment that understands the pressures of school life. We help schools find educators who fit the role, the setting and the wider school community.

  • Day-to-day & emergency supply cover
  • Long-term placements
  • Permanent recruitment
  • SEND & specialist roles
  • Fully DBS-checked and compliance-cleared
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For Educators

Find a role where you feel valued, supported and understood

Education recruitment that sees the person behind the CV. We take time to understand your skills, values and life, and find opportunities that genuinely fit.

  • Flexible day-to-day supply
  • Long-term & permanent roles
  • Competitive, transparent pay rates
  • Free CPD for every educator
  • Termly Impact Reward for qualified teachers
Join our community

Across all school types & key stages

Supporting schools, educators and students across primary, secondary and specialist settings throughout the East of England.

Primary Schools

NQT/ECT and experienced teachers, teaching assistants, HLTAs and support staff for EYFS through KS2.

Secondary Schools

Subject specialists across all departments, cover supervisors, pastoral support and senior leadership roles.

SEND & Specialist

Specialist recruitment for settings where understanding really matters. We recognise the value of specialist educators and the environments they help create.

Recruitment with local roots and wider impact

We're a specialist agency rooted in the East of England's education community. We take time to understand the schools, the people, and what it takes to make the right match.

Community-led

Rooted in the East of England. We know the schools, the communities and the challenges they face.

Fully compliant

Every educator is DBS-checked, reference-verified and right-to-work cleared before they step into your school.

Responsive

Need someone tomorrow morning? We're available early so your school is never left short-staffed.

Relationship-led

Built around people, not just vacancies. We build long-term partnerships with schools and educators alike.

Trusted by schools and educators

Recruitment rooted in community

The Educate East Community Impact Fund means every placement we make puts something back into the educators who power our schools, and the school communities themselves.

Termly Impact Reward

Qualified teachers working regularly with us receive a share of our Give Back pot each term. Your career deserves more than a quick placement.

Qualified Teachers

School Community Projects

A portion of every placement goes back into local school communities, from sensory rooms to reading corners and outdoor learning spaces.

For Schools

Free CPD for Every Educator

Every educator gets free access to professional development courses, from day one of registration.

Support Staff
Learn about the Community Impact Fund

Better recruitment → Valued educators → Stronger schools → Happier students → Healthier communities

Where we support

Across the East of England

Norfolk
Suffolk
Essex
Cambridgeshire
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire

Ready to join our community?

Whether you're a school looking for a trusted recruitment partner, or an educator looking for a role where you can thrive, we'd love to hear from you.