Teaching Recruitment Agencies
Hire permanent teachers and academic staff for your school. We recruit across primary, secondary, subject-specialist, and school leadership roles for schools in India, international schools across the Gulf and Asia, and education groups worldwide. Tell us the subject, the curriculum, and the start date, and we return a shortlist.
16+ Years Of Experience
550,000+ Placements Delivered
36+ Countries Served
350+ Expert Teams
50+ Top Level Positions
What Do Teaching Recruitment Agencies Do?
Teaching recruitment agencies source and place teachers and academic staff for schools, and they divide sharply into two businesses that share a name.
The first is supply and cover. Agencies that place substitute, supply, and short-term teaching staff, invoiced daily or weekly, are dominant in the UK and US markets. We do not do this.
The second is permanent appointment. Sourcing teachers who join the school’s own payroll, usually against an academic-year start date. That is our work.
The distinction matters because the timing is completely different. Permanent teaching appointments run on an academic calendar, not a business quarter. A school hiring a physics teacher for an April start has a different problem from one hiring for September, and both have a different problem from one covering a resignation in November.
Curriculum experience is the second screening axis. CBSE, ICSE, IB, British and American curricula are not interchangeable, and a strong teacher in one is not automatically placeable in another.
For overseas teaching appointments, see our expat teaching recruitment practice.
How We Recruit Teachers
Teaching appointments are decided by fit with a specific school as much as by subject competence, and a shortlist that ignores that produces good teachers who leave in year two. We ask about class sizes, curriculum, parent expectations and how the department is run before sourcing. It narrows the list. It also means the appointments hold past the first academic year.
Teacher Recruitment Costs and Timelines
What It Costs:
Our fee is a percentage of the teacher’s first-year salary, agreed before the search and payable on joining. For schools appointing several teachers for one academic year we agree a fixed per-placement fee in advance.
How Long It Takes:
Appointments for a domestic start: shortlist in 10 to 15 working days, offer typically within 4 to 6 weeks. Overseas teaching appointments: 3 to 4 weeks to shortlist plus 6 to 14 weeks for visa, attestation and qualification recognition, which is why international schools recruit two terms ahead.
What Our Teaching Recruitment Service Includes
Primary and Pre-Primary Teaching
PRT, Montessori, kindergarten and early years teachers. Our strongest demonstrated category across Indian and Gulf schools.
Secondary and Subject Specialists
TGT and PGT appointments across mathematics, sciences, languages and humanities, screened on subject depth and board experience.
International School Appointments
IB, British and American curriculum schools across the Gulf and Asia, where curriculum transferability and visa timing drive the process.
School Leadership and Administration
Principals, heads of department, school managers and academic coordinators.
Higher Education and Faculty
College and university faculty appointments across disciplines.
Permanent Appointments Only
Every teacher joins your school’s payroll as a permanent employee. We do not provide supply teachers, substitute cover, temporary teaching staff or day-rate teaching assistants.
Our Teacher Recruitment Process
Step 1: School and Role Scoping Call (45 minutes, within 2 working days)
We establish the subject, the grade level, the curriculum, the start date and the salary band. We ask about class sizes and how the department is run, because those decide retention more than salary does.
Step 2: Market and Compensation Benchmarking (3 to 5 working days)
What your band attracts for that subject in your location. Science, mathematics and special education consistently command more than general teaching bands assume.
Step 3: Sourcing and Screening (10 to 20 working days to shortlist)
Direct sourcing, screened on subject depth, curriculum and board experience, qualification validity including B.Ed and equivalents, and genuine fit with your school type.
Step 4: Demonstration Lessons and Selection (1 to 3 weeks)
We coordinate demonstration lessons and interview panels, including video demonstrations for overseas candidates.
Step 5: Offer, Documentation and Joining (2 to 14 weeks depending on route)
Domestic appointments move on notice, which in schools usually means an academic term. Overseas appointments require visa processing, document attestation and qualification recognition, coordinated through to arrival.
Step 6: Joining, First Term and Guarantee Period (first 90 days)
Teaching attrition concentrates in the first term and is usually about class allocation, workload or parent-facing expectations rather than capability. We check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and if the appointment does not hold inside the guarantee period we re-run the search at no additional fee.
Need Qualified Teachers?
Tell us the subject, grade level, location, and hiring requirements. We’ll help you connect with qualified teaching professionals.
Subjects, School Types and Markets We Recruit For
Mathematics and Sciences
Physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics at TGT and PGT level, consistently the hardest subjects to fill.
Languages
English, Hindi, regional languages and foreign languages across curricula.
Humanities and Social Sciences
History, geography, economics and social studies.
Early Years and Montessori
Pre-primary, kindergarten and Montessori-trained teachers.
Special Education and Learning Support
Special educators and learning support staff, a growing and persistently short-supplied category.
School Leadership
Principals, vice-principals, heads of department and school managers.
CBSE, ICSE and State Board Schools
Indian curriculum schools nationally, our largest volume market.
International Schools in the Gulf
IB, British and American curriculum schools across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. See our Dubai practice.
International Schools in Asia and Africa
Schools across Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Higher Education
Colleges and universities across faculty and academic administration roles.
Who We Recruit Teachers For
You Are Staffing for the Next Academic Year
The core rhythm of school hiring, and the one where starting late costs the most.
You Are Opening a New School or Campus
A full teaching complement against a fixed opening date, where sequencing matters as much as sourcing.
You Cannot Fill Science or Mathematics Posts
The most common specific brief we receive, and usually a band problem rather than a supply problem.
You Are an International School Recruiting From India
An established route, where visa timing and document attestation set the calendar, not recruitment speed.
You Are Replacing a Mid-Year Resignation
Harder than it sounds, because the strongest candidates are contracted through the academic year.
Your Teachers Keep Leaving After One Year
Usually a workload or class-allocation problem that was visible at interview and not asked about.
The Alliance Advantage in Teaching Recruitment
Curriculum Screened, Not Just Subject:
CBSE, ICSE, IB, British and American experience are not interchangeable, and we screen for the one you actually run.
Built Around the Academic Calendar:
Our timelines work backwards from your start date rather than forwards from the brief.
Deep Indian Teaching Talent, Placed Internationally:
Indian teachers are recruited by international schools across the Gulf and Asia in volume, and we recruit them directly.
Documentation and Attestation Coordinated:
Overseas teaching appointments fail on attestation and qualification recognition more often than on candidates.
16+ Years and 15,000+ Placements Across 36+ Countries:
Teaching appointments inside a network that covers both Indian domestic and international school markets.
We Tell You When the Band Will Not Fill the Post:
Some subjects cannot be filled at general teaching bands. You will hear that in week one.
H2: Why Choose Alliance Recruitment Agency Among Teaching Recruitment Agencies
Schools repeatedly describe the same failure to us. A subject post is advertised, candidates are interviewed, someone capable is appointed, and by the end of the following academic year they have gone. The natural reading is that the teacher was wrong. More often the post was: a timetable heavier than described, a class allocation nobody mentioned, or a parent-facing expectation that was never raised at interview.
So our scoping conversation is about how the department actually runs, not only what the vacancy says. That produces shorter shortlists and sometimes an uncomfortable observation about the role itself. It is also why our appointments tend to still be in post at the start of the third term.
Our Client Reviews
We had several teaching positions to fill before the new academic year and needed candidates with the right qualifications and classroom experience. Alliance understood our requirements quickly and provided a relevant shortlist. Their team also kept us updated throughout the interview process, which made the hiring much easier.
Finding qualified teachers for specialist subjects was taking longer than expected, so we approached Alliance for support. They provided candidates who matched our subject and experience requirements and were responsive whenever we had questions. The overall recruitment process was well organised and straightforward.
We were looking to hire teachers from outside our local market and needed help managing the recruitment process. Alliance supported us with candidate sourcing, screening and interview coordination. The communication was clear throughout, and we were able to appoint suitable teachers without putting additional pressure on our internal team
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Meet Our Leadership Team
Molly Anderson
Franchise Lead | Recruitment Franchise
Alex George
General Manager | RPO & Enterprise Recruitment
Nikki Miller
Head of Recruitment | Recruitment & Staffing
Frequently Asked Questions
They source and place teachers and academic staff for schools. The market splits between supply and cover agencies, which place temporary staff, and permanent appointment agencies. Alliance places permanent staff onto the school’s payroll only.
No. We place permanent teaching staff only. We do not provide supply teachers, substitute cover, temporary teaching staff or day-rate teaching assistants.
Mathematics and sciences, languages, humanities, early years and Montessori, special education, and school leadership roles.
CBSE, ICSE, state boards, IB, British and American curricula. These are not interchangeable, and we screen for the one your school runs.
Yes, across the Gulf, Asia and Africa, including recruiting Indian teaching talent for international school appointments.
A percentage of the teacher’s first-year salary, payable on joining. For multiple appointments in one academic year, we agree a fixed per-placement fee in advance.
Domestic appointments: shortlist in 10 to 15 working days, offer within 4 to 6 weeks. Overseas appointments: 3 to 4 weeks to shortlist plus 6 to 14 weeks for visa, attestation, and qualification recognition.
Yes, though it is harder than academic-year recruitment because strong candidates are usually contracted through the year.
Yes, including principals, vice-principals, heads of department and school managers.
Yes, for colleges and universities across academic disciplines.
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