Affinity Workforce Solutions

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Affinity Workforce Solutions is a portfolio of education recruitment brands operating across England and Wales. Established in 2017, the organisation consists of education recruitment brands that provide teaching, support, and specialist staffing services to schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts. Its brands include CER Education Recruitment, Monarch Education, Career Teachers, The Protocol Group, and Affinity Partnerships.

History

Affinity Workforce Solutions was established in September 2017. At its formation, the group consisted of CER Education Recruitment and Monarch Education. Subsequent developments included:

• Appointment as a supplier to the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) in 2018
• Appointment of Esme Bianchi-Barry as Chief Executive Officer in 2019
• Introduction of its first Managed Service Provision (MSP) offering for educational institutions in 2020
• Acquisition of formerly Sugarman Education, now Career Teachers SEND in 2021
• Acquisition of Career Teachers in 2023
• Acquisition of The Protocol Group in 2025

Services

Affinity Workforce Solutions provides recruitment and workforce management services to schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts throughout the United Kingdom. Its activities include teacher recruitment, early career teacher placement, teaching assistant recruitment, SEND staffing, managed recruitment services, tuition provision, and workforce development programmes. The organisation delivers recruitment services through a number of specialist brands serving different areas of the education sector. Its services include:

• Teacher recruitment
• Early Career Teacher (ECT) placement
• Teaching assistant recruitment
• SEND staffing solutions
• Managed Service Provision (MSP)
• Tuition services
• Workforce development programmes
• Recruitment process outsourcing

Subsidiaries and brands

As of 2026, Affinity Workforce Solutions' portfolio includes:

• CER Education Recruitment
• Monarch Education
• Career Teachers
• The Protocol Group
• Affinity Partnerships

Recognition

Affinity Workforce Solutions was included in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in 2026. According to company information, this represented the third consecutive year that the organisation had received the recognition.

References

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