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A blog from Howard – on yer bike…

13th September 2016

A few months ago my colleague Chris Parsons and I signed up to take part in a rather lengthy bike ride for charity. Travelling over 200 Welsh miles with climbs summing a total of over 10,000 feet seemed like a challenge that as (relatively) fit chaps we would be happy to conquer. So here we […]

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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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Primary Teacher Open Day

29th July 2016

Due to a big demand for supply teachers in Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire on Wednesday 17th July we held a Primary teacher Open Day in our Brynmawr office. Teachers had the opportunity to come along and meet colleagues in the education sector within their community. Over 10 candidates came to visit us […]

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New Directions Supports Welsh Language Festival

20th July 2016

Leading Welsh recruitment agency New Directions sponsored the nationally renowned Tafwyl festival school tent. Supporting Welsh language in schools across the Cardiff area, the tent showcased performances from schools including song, dance and dramatic performances of over 5,000 pupils from the region. The Tafwyl festival organised by Menter Iaith Caerdydd, has been Cardiff’s Welsh language […]

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Creating a buzz in schools around Cardiff

19th July 2016

New Directions are proud to be sponsoring the Pollen8 project. A government funded project through Cardiff University. They are aiming to donate to many Primary Schools in the Cardiff area a free bee hive and bees, also offering training and profit from the honey they produce. The aim of the project is to educate the pupils […]

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Recruiter gets his runners on for charity…

13th July 2016

A leading Senior Account Manager with award winning agency New Directions Education has raised £438 for the charity British Heart Foundation. James Evans who works to provide primary schools across the Newport area with supply staff pulled on his running shoes to run the JCP Swansea Half Marathon on June 26th this year. Speaking about […]

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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 support local charity

8th June 2016

On Friday 27th May we held a bake off and dress down day at the New Directions offices in Cardiff to help raise money for Caroline Newman, Head Teacher from Gladstone in Barry who completed the Wickets N Wheels two day charity cycle ride from Taunton to Miskin (120 miles) on 3rd and 4th June to […]