Candidate FAQs

Registering with Hourglass is easy. Simply submit your CV, send it to education@hourglasseducation.com or call one of our friendly Consultants on +44 (0) 845 812 0201 and they will talk you through the easy registration process.

Hourglass consultants focus on permanent roles, overseas candidates and leadership. Our client schools also often ask us to fill long-term temporary (from around 6 weeks) and fixed term contracts.

As part of Pertemps Education, we can also help education professionals find day-to-day supply work in teaching, non-teaching and support roles within schools and other education settings.

When you register with us, we may suggest you speak to a Pertemps Education consultant, if they would be best placed to help with your job search.

Absolutely. Our consultants deal with a mixture of long-term temporary (from around 6 weeks), fixed term or permanent contracts. If you are looking for a permanent role or want to discuss the next step in your career, please send your CV to education@hourglasseducation.com or call one of our friendly consultants on +44 (0) 845 812 0201 and they will talk you through the easy registration process.

We work with a variety of schools, academies and multi-academy trusts to help them find the teaching staff they require. The majority of our client schools are secondary schools in London, the home counties and the south east of England, but we also work with primaries, post-16 institutions, and those based further afield.

The majority of our client schools are in London, the home counties and the south east of England, but we also work with those based further afield.

What you earn is dependent on a number of factors and will vary between roles. Your consultant will be transparent about the hourly rate or annual salary on offer for each role. Factors that may affect what you might be paid include:

• Your experience,
• The level of the role and whether you will have responsibility,
• The location of the role.

No. We will never ask teachers to pay for our recruitment advice or other services.

The Department for Education (DfE) has been working on expanding its approach to awarding qualified teacher status (QTS). It has acted to make sure the UK has legislation in place to recognise teaching qualifications from overseas.

A professional recognition service sets consistent standards so the qualifications and experience of overseas teachers can be fairly assessed.

Non-UK teachers can now check their eligibility to apply for QTS using this service.

If you’re not eligible to use the new service, you may be able to:

• complete initial teacher training in England
• apply for international qualified teacher status (iQTS)

Applicants with a teaching qualification from the following countries and regions can now use the new service to check they meet the requirements for QTS and apply:

Applicants with a subject specialism in languages, mathematics or science and a qualification to teach 11 to 16 year olds from the following seven countries can now use the service to check if they meet the requirements for QTS and apply:

Most of our client schools are looking for teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), or those who are eligible to apply for QTS.

More information on QTS and eligibility can be found on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/qualified-teacher-status-qts.

However, if you’re a qualified teacher from outside the UK, you can work as a teacher in England for up to 4 years without QTS.

We do help schools with their recruitment of support staff such as teaching assistants, administrative staff and technicians. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in one of these roles.

If you are considering coming to England to teach or train to teach languages or physics, you could be eligible for financial help from the UK government worth £10,000.

This applies to:

• non-UK teachers of languages, physics and general or combined science when it includes physics
• non-UK trainee teachers of languages and physics
• The international relocation payment (IRP) is designed to repay some of the costs of moving to England, including:
• the costs of visas
• the immigration health surcharge
• other relocation expenses

All eligible applicants will receive a single payment of £10,000 from the Department for Education (DfE) around the end of their first term training or working in England. The IRP is a grant – you will not have to pay this money back. You can only receive the IRP once.

Find out more: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/non-uk-teachers/get-an-international-relocation-payment

We offer a generous £250 bonus if you make a referral to us. This will be paid when your referred candidate has worked 25 days through Hourglass. The candidate that has been referred must be qualified, we offer £75 for unqualified referrals.

We welcome all referrals, but are particularly interested in hearing from:

• NQTs looking for their first teaching position
• Teachers looking for their next post
• Teachers keen to relocate
• Experienced teachers seeking leadership and responsibility positions
• School senior managers looking for further promotion

If you know of any teachers who are looking for a teaching opportunity, who could benefit from our recruitment services, please recommend them now by sending their CV and contact details to education@hourglasseducation.com or call one of our friendly consultants on +44 (0) 845 812 0201 and they will talk you through the referral process.

As soon as the referred teacher works 25 days through Hourglass you will be eligible for £250 cash.

Terms and Conditions of referral scheme

You must seek the permission of the teacher prior to referring them to Hourglass.

You must provide full contact details as set out above.

All referrals must be fully qualified to teach in mainstream schools.

In the instance where a teacher is referred by 2 or more people, the first referral will qualify for the bonus.

The teacher referred must not already be on our database or currently working through Hourglass.

You will be eligible for the referral bonus as soon as the referred teacher has completed 25 days in a teaching position arranged by Hourglass.

In the unlikely event of a disputed fee, Hourglass will conduct a thorough investigation and their decision shall be final.

If the referred teacher is appointed to a permanent position arranged by Hourglass, payments will be made when the candidate has passed any rebate or probationary period (typically 8-12 weeks).

What you earn is dependent on a number of factors and will vary between roles. Your consultant will be open and honest about the hourly rate or annual salary on offer for each role. Factors that may affect what you might be paid include:

• Your experience,
• The level of the role and whether you will have responsibility,
• The location of the role.