SUPPORTING SCHOOLS SINCE 1999
One Partner.
Trust Wide.
Full Control.
The Classroom Partnership delivers end-to-end managed staffing solutions built exclusively for Multi-Academy Trusts, reducing cost, guaranteeing compliance, and putting Trust leadership in control.
REC Audited
ISO 9001
GCA Approved
25+ Years Experience
Trusted by MATs across England & Wales
Everything Your Trust Needs. In One Place.
Managing all temporary and supply staffing needs for the entire TRUST workforce. Providing transparency, governance, safeguarding and confidence to MAT leadership at the same time as driving cost out of the supply staffing supply chain
A Trusted Partner
27+ years supporting schools across England & Wales with staffing, training and pupil interventions.
One Partner, Complete Coverage
We manage a nationwide network of approved specialist staffing agencies. GCA Lot 1 & Lot 2 approved and fully compliant with Academies Financial Handbook.
Compliance Guaranteed
Every candidate pre-screened to DfE, REC and CCS standards. Zero tolerance for non-compliance. Regular third-party audits.
Service Levels Designed by You
Set charge rates, fill rates, response times and MI reporting at school or Trust level.
Technology On Your Terms
Our proprietary platform built exclusively for MATs – portal, app, dashboard, all in one place.
Pricing & Control
Rate cards, single invoices, and real-time dashboards give you full visibility over spend.
Your Entire Staffing Operation. One Dashboard.
Our in-house proprietary MSP platform is called CoreStar and has been built exclusively as an MSP solution for MATs. It offers maximum flexibility and is effortlessly configurable by user.
- Multi-Channel booking process; portal, app, mobile device, phone, WhatsApp
- Real-time MI reporting
- Self-serve booking portal
- Supply chain management
- Trust-level and school-level dashboards
- Consolidated invoicing
Available Staff
Response Times
Margin
Bank Staff
Fill Rates
Total Charge
Open Roles
Booking Reason
Total Saving
Active Assignments
Role Type
Timesheets
AWR Clock
Candidate Quality
Invoicing
Getting Started is Simple
1
Discovery Call
Speak to our Partnership Team, so we can scope out the most appropriate solution for the entire Trust.
2
Bespoke Solution Design
Using our real world, best practise, MSP experience, we’ll guide your Trust towards a programme uniquely tailored to ALL stakeholder needs including all KPI and SLA expectations and tracking.
3
Implementation
Nominated Account Team visits all schools and central departments as part of the onboarding process. All new and existing approved panel agencies onboarded inline with new commercial arrangement and performance expectations.
4
Go Live
Start realising immediate savings, improved visibility, increase control, full compliance and peace of mind from day 1.
The Classroom Partnership transformed how we manage staffing across all 14 academies. One invoice, full compliance, and a team that truly understands education.
CEO, Multi-Academy Trust
East Midlands
Frequently Asked Questions
Nothing! Both centralise the management of your entire temporary staffing supply chain through one trusted provider.
Yes. As a GCA Lot 1 & 2 approved provider, all spend is fully compliant with the Academies Financial Handbook and Procurement Act 2023.
Every candidate is pre-screened to DfE, REC and GCA standards. We hold REC Audited Education status and ISO 9001 accreditation, and conduct regular third-party supply chain audits.
Yes, we actively encourage existing agency partners to join our approved panel. Most of our partner agencies work with us across multiple Trust MSPs.
Our proprietary MAT platform provides multi-channel access, portal, app, phone, email, WhatsApp, and full MI reporting at Trust and school level.
All agencies understand budgetary pressure in schools and recognise the DfE guidance to deliver Best Deal for Pupils. Our agency onboarding process actively encourages agencies to grow alongside The Classroom Partnership and the majority of our approved panel agencies work with us on multiple MSP clients. We encourage existing suppliers to join out panel because we all have to play our part.
Ready to Simplify Staffing Across Your Trust?
Let’s build a solution designed around your academies — not a one-size-fits-all product.
No obligation. No hard sell. Just a conversation.