Managed Service Provision

A Managed Service is when a specialist recruitment agency takes full responsibility for managing the recruitment of temporary staff. From sourcing candidates, managing a supply chain of recruitment agencies and engaging with the temporary workforce, Affinity Workforce recruits and fills temporary vacancy requests for teaching and non-teaching staff in Multi-Academy Trusts.  

The CCS is a government framework that helps schools save money. It gives the DfE better visibility of how government funds are being spent by schools who use recruitment agencies for their supply teachers. The CCS framework allows schools to find the best possible price to fill temporary and fixed-term roles quickly and easily.  

• Transparency of costs and savings across your Trust   
• Streamlining timesheets and invoicing    
• Efficient compliance    
• Fixed term to perm agreement    
• Pre-agreed booking rate cards   

You can recruit all temporary teaching and support staff roles using the framework, such as:  

• Qualified supply teachers  
• Unqualified teachers  
• SEND teachers  
• Educational support staff  
• Cover supervisors  
• Teaching Assistants  
• Headteachers  
• Senior leaders  
• Administrative, clerical, finance, IT staff and more

When you hire any of these workers on CCS terms, you can see all the costs an agency will charge before making your decision, meaning your school can make an informed choice on the cost and quality of workers.  

If the candidate has already been on assignment for 12 weeks, Affinity will offer an extended period hire of 4 weeks – after this point the candidate will transfer to a permanent contract of employment at no extra cost. This provision is more competitive than the industry standard, which generally offers temp to perm for free after 20 weeks. 

Our VMS system, Affinity Hub, allows academies to place bookings, capture and approve timesheets and manage all bookings, whether supplied directly via Affinity or via a supply chain partner. All invoices and compliance documents are all housed on our bespoke dashboards.   

• Rigorous background screening of workers and safeguarding which complies with Department for Education (DfE) Keeping Children Safe in Education standards 
• Regular audits with our trusted suppliers  
• Compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015