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Jobs website pilot aims to save schools up to £75m

A free website to advertise teacher vacancies is to be launched in a bid to help schools save on the £75 million a year spent on job advertisements.

The Department for Education (DfE) has also unveiled a new nationwide deal to provide schools with a list of supply agencies that do not demand a “finder’s fee” if staff are made permanent after 12 weeks.

Education secretary Damian Hinds said the new measures are aimed at saving money for schools so more can be invested in front-line teaching.

The new vacancies website is to be launched as a pilot in Cambridgeshire and the North East, with a plan to roll it out nationally by the end of 2018. The website will offer schools the chance to advertise vacancies and recruit staff, including the opportunity to advertise part-time roles and job shares.

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