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Why Partner With Cover People?


Cover People are a trusted partner for schools seeking exceptional educators. With extensive experience in the education recruitment sector, we specialise in connecting schools with highly qualified staff who possess the skills, passion, and adaptability required to excel in diverse environments.

Our rigorous candidate screening process ensures that we deliver professionals who not only meet your academic standards but also align with your school’s values and culture. We cater to a wide range of teaching disciplines, providing tailored solutions that address your specific staffing needs.

What Sets Us Apart

  • Expertise & Personalised Approach

    What sets Cover People apart is our expertise, honesty, and personalised approach. Our dedicated team takes the time to understand your school’s unique requirements, ensuring that we provide tailored solutions that meet your specific needs.

  • Ongoing Support

    We believe in offering ongoing support throughout the hiring process and beyond. Through regular visits and close collaboration with governing bodies, we stay up to date with changes and maintain our knowledge of the education sector, ensuring that we can offer the best advice and service at every stage.

  • Deep Market Knowledge & Network

    By leveraging our deep understanding of the education market and an expansive network of educators, we ensure a seamless recruitment process. We use insights gathered from both our local knowledge and wider industry trends to match the right candidates with the right roles.

  • A Reliable Recruitment Partner

    When you choose Cover People, you gain a trusted partner committed to your school’s long-term success. We specialise in recruiting Primary, Secondary, and SEN-qualified Teachers; Cover Supervisors; HLTAs; Teaching Assistants; Technicians; Administrators; Pastoral staff; and Caretakers.

Tailored Talent Search

Since 2009, Cover People have been the trusted recruiters for a growing network of schools across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. We provide exceptional educators with honesty, and integrity. Motivated by the best outcomes for children, providing the highest quality service in such challenging times for the education sector is what drives us.

Our team of dedicated consultants are proud to supply a range of specialist practitioners such as

  • - Primary & Secondary Teachers

  • - SEN Teachers- Cover Supervisors

  • - Teaching & Leading Support Assistant

  • - SEN Teaching Assistants

- Pastoral Support

- Technicians

- Administrators

- Caretakers

Candidate Screening & Matching

We take a consultative, nuanced approach, recognising that each school offers a different proposition and has specific requirements.

From the outset, we partner with you to fully understand your school’s unique needs and the kind of person who will thrive in your environment. We then source high-calibre candidates, carefully matching CVs to your specifications and ensuring quality through an online pre-screen.

How Our Process Works

Ongoing Support & Added Value

However, our work doesn’t stop at recruitment. What sets us apart is our commitment to adding value – we provide tailored coaching and guidance materials to our teachers on areas such as interview technique and career management.

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Commitment to Safeguarding
and Compliance

As an APSCo+ Registered Agency, we follow a strict compliance process to ensure all our safeguarding checks are in place. As standard, we ensure that we have all of the risk assessment information necessary from our schools before supply staff start.

As standard, we also ensure that all risk assessment information is received from schools before any supply staff commence work.​

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