One of the UK’s largest education workforce providers has secured its place on a National Government Framework for the third consecutive time, having placed more than 8,000 educators in schools since it was first appointed.

The framework gives schools and multi-academy trusts access to government-approved education recruitment providers, with suppliers assessed against standards for quality, compliance and value.

Affinity Workforce Solutions has been awarded a place on the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Framework for the third time and is one of only four suppliers to have held a Lot 2 position across every iteration of the framework since it launched.

Across the last two framework iterations, Affinity Workforce has placed 8,170 candidates across approximately 1,000 schools through both Lot 1 and Lot 2, making it one of the most established suppliers among the 16 now listed on Lot 2.

Lot 2 covers the full end-to-end management of a school or trust’s temporary staffing operation, rather than simply supplying individual candidates.

All four Affinity Workforce brands – Career Teachers, CER Education, Monarch Education and The Protocol Group – have also secured places on Lot 1, the framework’s preferred supplier list, which includes 220 approved providers.

Esme Bianchi-Barry, CEO of Affinity Workforce Solutions, said:

“Being reappointed to this framework for the third time is something we’re genuinely proud of, but what matters more to us is what sits behind that number. Over 8,000 placements across approximately 1,000 schools represents thousands of classrooms that had the right person in front of them when they needed it most. We’ve been on this framework since the beginning because we take the responsibility seriously – not just as a supplier, but as a partner to the schools and communities we work in every day. Our job is to make sure every child has a qualified, committed educator in front of them, and that commitment runs through everything we do.”

The appointment comes on the back of a strong start to 2026 for Affinity Workforce. Earlier this year the business ran Before the Bell, a campaign to deliver free, healthy breakfasts to pupils before school. The campaign delivered 8,500 breakfasts to more than 1,600 pupils across schools in Barnsley, Birmingham, the Wirral and London, shining a light on the role education workforce providers can play beyond the classroom.

Affinity Workforce was also named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025, reflecting a culture that attracts and retains the educators and consultants that schools depend on.

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