Supply teaching agency opens second office

NORTH Yorkshire supply teaching agency Principal Teachers has taken a major step forward in its expansion with the opening of a new office in Leeds.

The business, which was founded in 2001 by former teacher Becca Morgan, was set up following the granting of a loan from the Princes Trust.

Since then the Catterick based business which employs three specialist consultants, has been supplying primary and secondary schools across the county with teaching staff on long and short term supply contracts.

Commenting on the expansion into West Yorkshire, Ms Morgan said: “We understand that supply teaching isn’t a caretaking position, and over the last eight years we’ve ensured that we’ve supplied our clients with staff that contribute meaningfully to the classroom and the dynamic of each school.

“We’re currently serving more than 80 schools across Richmondshire, Thirsk, Northallerton and the Yorkshire Dales, and have ambitious plans for growth outside our heartland.”

The new office will be headed by consultant Vicki Bentley who will work alongside Ms Morgan to raise the profile of the Principal Teachers brand in West Yorkshire and drive new business.

In 2006, Principal Teachers was the first Agency in North Yorkshire to be awarded the DCSF Quality Mark, which sets minimum standards of operation for agencies and local education authorities recruiting supply teachers.