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Why we must support supply during exam season…

30th August 2016

With the 2015/16 cohort of GCSE students all mopped up for the year, I felt it was time to think about the role of a supply teacher during this critical period, and how they impact a student and their exam success. We often hear criticism about supply staff in the classroom at this stage in […]

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Back to Business – a blog from Gary Williams

15th August 2016

With the new term set to start, I have been giving some thought about the academic year ahead. Last year was a year of change, growth and lessons for all that work within the recruitment sector. We have seen compliance standards re-developed, enhanced and re-established. Safeguarding has become more of a hot topic than ever […]

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New Directions ‘Supplier of the Year’ for Second Year

13th June 2016

A leading supply and training agency for the education sector has been named ‘Supplier of the Year’ for a second consecutive year at the Welsh National Procurement Awards’. New Directions Education, the ‘managed service provider’ of staff to the education sector throughout Wales was announced as winner at a ceremony held at Bangor University on […]

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New Directions Named ‘Compliance Team of the Year’

18th March 2016

Leading Welsh recruitment and training experts New Directions were last night announced as ‘Compliance Team of the Year’ at a ceremony in London. The Women in Compliance award, presented by the BBC’s Louise Minchin heralds serious ambition from the firm. In 2014 the award was won by leading telecoms operation Orange and in 2015 internet […]

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Are you ready for the change? #EWC

2nd February 2016

From 1st April 2016, the EWC (formerly GTCW) will be regulating school and FE support staff, as well as teachers. How does this effect you? From the 1st April 2016, all education support staff will be required to register with the EWC before they can work for New Directions or local authorities. From 1st April […]

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New Directions Education sponsor ASCL Cymru seminar

21st January 2016

School Purchasing – Buying Smarter in Tougher Times New Directions Education is delighted to be sponsoring a free breakfast seminar held by ASCL Cymru. The event is aimed at school business managers and bursars, advising them on how to spend their money wisely. During the seminar, delegates will look at real-life examples of schools that […]

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Four Year Old School Boy Wins National Design Competition

21st December 2015

A four year old school boy from Ysgol Y Graig, Llangefni based in Anglesey in North Wales has won first prize in a national Christmas card design competition. The competition run by leading recruitment and training provider New Directions Education is now in its fifteenth year of running. Applications were invited from the schools […]

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Christmas Card Competition 2015 – Winner Announced

23rd September 2015

We are delighted to announce that Osian Williams, aged 4 from Ysgol y Graig, Llangefni has won our 2015 Christmas Card competition. Osian’s design will feature on the front of our corporate Christmas cards which will go to schools and businesses across the UK. We had an impressive number of entries so picking an overall winner […]

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Inspirational Teaching Awards: An Interview with John Healy

15th June 2015

As part of the build up to this year’s Inspirational Teaching Awards, we are interviewing previous winners to find out what winning the award meant to them. Carolyn Pearse, Communications Officer for New Directions Holdings interviews John Healy, last year’s Inspirational Teaching Award winner for Primary Head and now works for New Directions as a […]

Abertillery news

Why we must support supply during exam season…

Back to Business – a blog from Gary Williams

New Directions ‘Supplier of the Year’ for Second Year

New Directions Named ‘Compliance Team of the Year’

Are you ready for the change? #EWC

New Directions Education sponsor ASCL Cymru seminar

Four Year Old School Boy Wins National Design Competition

Christmas Card Competition 2015 – Winner Announced

Inspirational Teaching Awards: An Interview with John Healy