Your go-to recruitment agency for further education staff
Spencer Clarke Group is an award-winning further education recruitment agency in the North West covering Blackpool, Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Blackburn, Lancaster, Chorley, Clitheroe, Bolton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Leyland, Wigan and Morecambe.
With a comprehensive pool of experienced and fully vetted lecturers, learning support and facilities staff, we can provide skilled professionals quickly to integrate seamlessly into your college, training provider or adult learning environment and minimise disruption.
Whether you’re covering unexpected absences, need additional learner support, recruiting specialist vocational staff or planning ahead for long-term cover, we provide recruitment solutions tailored to the needs of your setting.
How we support education providers
Comprehensive pool of experienced teaching, support and facilities staff
Contact us from 7am for last minute cover
Unmatched expertise within further education recruitment
Multi award-winning education recruitment agency
Reliable, honest and open approach
Fast turnaround for urgent needs
Commitment to building brighter futures for children and young people
Dedicated compliance support
Typical jobs we recruit for
Subject Specialist Teachers & Lecturers
SEND Teachers
SEND Teaching Assistants
Technicians
Specialist Tutors
Heads of Department
Student Placement Advisors
Training and Development Coach’s
Faculty Administrators
Student Enrichment Officers
Who we work with
Mainstream schools
SEND schools, PRUs and alternative provision schools
EYFS and nurseries
Multi-academy trusts
Colleges and further education
Local authorities and councils
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Testimonials
North West college
"Spencer Clarke Group took the time to understand our recruitment needs and sent us candidates with the right skills, experience and attitude for our college.
Whether we needed long-term appointments or short-term cover, they worked hard to find the right people.
We've successfully appointed several excellent members of staff through Spencer Clarke Group which has had a positive impact on our setting."
Office Manager
Whether we needed long-term appointments or short-term cover, they worked hard to find the right people.
FAQs
Yes. We have robust processes in place to ensure that every candidate is thoroughly vetted and they meet all necessary standards for working in colleges and adult education centres.
As APSCo Compliance+ Education accredited, our dedicated compliance team will carry out thorough pre-employment checks on all candidates including:
Enhanced DBS checks to ensure suitability for working in further education environments
Right to work verification to confirm legal employment status
Comprehensive reference checks to validate experience and reliability
Employment history reviews for transparency and safeguarding
As one of the most established further education recruitment agencies, we recruit for a wide range of roles supporting daily, temporary, temp-perm and permanent staffing needs across a number of education settings. Our typical placements cover teaching, support, facilities and senior leadership roles.
Yes. Our supply staff have extensive, hands-on experience in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities across a wide range of educational settings.
The staff we supply have worked with pupils presenting a variety of needs including autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, and complex learning disabilities.
Many also have direct experience supporting children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, including those who require behaviour management, de-escalation techniques, and structured support strategies.
Our supply staff are familiar with working in specialist SEND schools, mainstream schools with SEND provisions, alternative provisions and PRU’s.
To discuss your recruitment needs, simply request a call back and one of our team will get back to you.
While we do operate nationwide, we have a strong presence across the North West including Blackpool, Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Blackburn, Lancaster, Chorley, Clitheroe, Bolton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Leyland, Wigan and Morecambe.
Meet the team
Matt Byrne-Fraser
Lead Consultant
Education recruitment specialist for Mainstream schools & EYFS
Matching Teachers and support staff with secondary schools where they will thrive is extremely rewarding, especially because educators are so influential to students throughout their teenage years.
I have worked in recruitment for over a decade and the education sector is very important to me. I love visiting the schools I work alongside. It’s an important way to develop relationships and truly understand their ethos and culture.
Jimmy Callagher
Managing Consultant
Education recruitment specialist for Mainstream schools & EYFS
I love helping primary schools find dedicated and reliable educators, whether this be on a temporary or permanent basis. We often recruit Supply Teachers who remain at a school long-term thanks to such a successful placement.
Prior to my career in education recruitment, I worked as a secondary PE Teacher for four years. I loved working in a busy school environment and was proud to give students the chance to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
Jamie Heath
Regional Director
Education recruitment specialist for SEND & SEMH schools
It’s incredibly rewarding to help schools find outstanding teaching and support staff who make a lasting difference to students' educational outcomes.
I’m incredibly proud to lead our education division. With many former teachers on our team, we bring first-hand experience and a genuine understanding of the skills, challenges, and dedication required to succeed in both mainstream and SEND education.
I would like Spencer Clarke Group to contact me regarding their recruitment services.
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