UK and international schools

Recruitment, written for schools.

An applicant tracking system that knows what QTS, KCSIE, references, talent pools, panel interviews and a Tuesday-afternoon micro-teach actually mean.

The case

Most applicant tracking systems were built for tech start-ups. Schools hire differently.

A sift is not a sales pipeline. A safeguarding check is not a tick-box. A Head of Department on a free period is not a recruiter.

i.

A sales pipeline is sift, shortlist, micro-teach, panel.

Stages use the words schools already use, with micro-teach scheduling treated as a first-class process.

ii.

A right-to-work check is DBS, KCSIE, references, SCR.

Offer readiness, referee evidence and audit trails move with the candidate record.

iii.

A hiring manager is a busy Head of Department.

Panelists get fast question-level scoring, while recruiters see the aggregate decision record.

The product

Four moments in a school's hiring year.

The marketing design used static product mockups. Here, each visual is a refined animated SVG showing the real process flow from vacancy to decision.

01

Create a role without making one long form.

A staged flow turns vacancy setup into clear, reusable steps: role details, public page, workflow, panel, evidence and selection criteria.

Reusable staged-form pattern
Selection criteria built into setup
Panel and evidence captured before publish
New role setup6 STAGES1Role2Public page3Workflow4Panel5Evidence6PublishKS3 English TeacherENGLISH · SENIOR SCHOOL · MPS/UPSQTS requiredMicro-teach2 references
02

Move candidates through school-native stages.

Application, shortlist, micro-teach, final panel and offer are visible together, with scores and talent pool flags on the cards.

Micro-teach as a real stage
Selection scores surface strongest profiles
Talent pool history travels with the candidate
KS3 English pipelineSCORE SORTEDAPPLICATIONAda92 · POOLYuki76SHORTLISTRachel76MICRO-TEACHAda92 · POOLFINAL PANELMarcus76
03

Run interviews from a question bank.

Each question has a purpose, is assigned to a panelist, and receives comment-and-score feedback from the other panelists.

Teacher, HOD and senior leader templates
Question-level scoring
Aggregate scorecard and discussion signal
Teacher final interviewPANEL SCORINGWarm-upREFLECTIVE PRACTICE4.0SafeguardingDISCLOSURE SCENARIO3.5SubjectUNSEEN POETRY4.84.1AGGREGATEDiscussion: not required
04

Keep the audit trail clean.

Documents, references, interview responses, AI review fields and decision notes are stored against the application.

KCSIE and SCR-ready evidence
Secure referee portal
Transcript and AI scoring model-ready
Application evidenceAUDIT TRAILDocumentsCV · QTS · RIGHT TReferences2 SECURE REFEREE LInterviewANSWERS · COMMENTSAI reviewTHIRD-PARTY EVIDENDecisionOFFER RATIONALE ·
Features

Built for the bursar, used by the Head.

The system is deliberately operational: dense where it needs to be, quiet where it needs to be, and always grounded in school recruitment workflows.

01

QTS-aware profiles

PGCE, QTS, NPQ, right to work and teaching history are structured evidence, not loose notes.

02

Micro-teach scheduling

Book the room, cohort and brief while keeping the interview panel and candidate aligned.

03

Safer recruitment

KCSIE-aligned declarations, references, document review and audit trails are native.

04

Panel scorecards

Interview questions, panel comments and aggregate scoring produce a clear decision record.

05

Talent pools

Keep strong unsuccessful candidates warm and carry their school history forward.

06

Candidate messaging

Keep applicants, referees and staff moving through a branded school recruitment journey.

Compliance

Made for the Single Central Register.

Safer recruitment is not a checklist bolted on after hiring. It is the process: references, right-to-work, declarations, documents, panel evidence and offer decisions.

KCSIE aligned

Application declarations and evidence checks sit in the workflow.

DBS ready

Document review and status tracking stay with the application.

Two references

Referee links are secure, single-purpose and auditable.

Panel records

Question scores and comments support the final rationale.

Talent history

Past applications and future-fit records inform decisions.

AI-ready

Transcript, response and AI-review fields are model-ready.