Supply of teachers qualified outside of England

NCTL is seeking a national provider (or consortium) to provide an international supply of maths and physics teachers for secondary schools.

NCTL seeks 50 overseas qualified maths/physics teachers for placements in English schools to commence by 1 September 17. Contract award in February 17 for immediate commencement to guarantee delivery of placements/vacancies being filled. The initial focus is maths/physics teachers with flexibility to increase the scope to cover subjects that are challenging to recruit to (prior agreement between both parties and subject to a change control). Requirements include: generate interest from eligible candidates; collaborate with identified school partnerships; sifting and selection of candidates with school involvement; organising and arranging interviews with schools responsible for hiring; collaboration with schools to place candidates; based on needs/preferences. Potentially provide incentive package, e.g. flights to/from England for interviews.

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Additional information: NCTL are holding a supplier WebEx event on 05 January 2017. This event will provide the opportunity for interested organisations to gain a better understanding of the requirement and the indicative timelines.

To register your interest in the supplier WebEx, please email International.TEACHERRECRUITMENT@education.gov.uk and we will provide further details. Please note that this does not equate to a formal expression of interest in any future procurement activity.

Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.

The invitation to bid will be launched and managed through the NCTL e-procurement system, REDIMO2. Bidders who are not already registered on REDIMO2, will need to register their company details on the NCTL e-procurement portal in order to access this tender opportunity. Information about how to register is available at Https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login/?cid=DFE The Redimo2 reference number is RFX159.