Primary/Special School Teacher Recruitment Fair

Face to face recruitment event for Primary and Special Schools.

Wednesday 5 February 2025

5.00pm – 6.30pm, set up from 4.30pm. Limited space is available so don’t delay making your booking.

This event is organised by Oxford Brookes University and OTSA.

This recruitment and networking event is open to state-funded primary and special schools who are partners with Oxfordshire Teacher Training, OTSA, Oxfordshire Teaching School Hub or Oxford Brookes University.

The event will be an opportunity for schools and trainee teachers to meet to discuss current and future possible employment opportunities. We will be inviting trainees currently training through Oxfordshire Teacher Training and Oxford Brookes University.

You do not need to know your recruitment needs at the time of the event – this is an opportunity for schools to ‘sell’ themselves to current trainees who, having met you and heard about your school, might then make an application later in the year or even future years.

Of course, if you do have vacancies then it is a great opportunity to meet potential applicants and we know plenty of schools have gone on to employ people they met at our previous recruitment fairs.

Our aim is to provide an opportunity to encourage as many of our trainee teachers as possible to embark on a successful career in a partnership school, benefiting the community in which they trained.

Event details:

• Your table will be available from 4.30pm. The event will start at 5pm
• We will provide a table and 2 chairs per school. Trusts are welcome to book a table but feedback from attendees last year suggested their preference was to meet with individual schools, so we would ask Trusts to encourage their schools to also attend.
• There is a fee of £30 (plus £3.22 Eventbrite booking fee) per school as a contribution towards admin and refreshment costs. Refreshments will be provided for all students and school staff at the event
• Free parking will be available from 4.00pm in the main Harcourt Hill car park but where possible please do car share. Further information regarding parking and directions will be shared with you nearer the time
• Photography & Filming Photography and filming may take place at this event and may be used for the promotion of OTSA and Oxford Brookes University. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken or appear on film please let the registration team know on the day

We request that you bring:

• A maximum of one roller banner
• A tablecloth, ideally branded with your school name, to cover your display table
• A maximum of two members of staff from each school due to space limitations
• Please note there are no electrical sockets

If you have any questions please call 01865 647999 or email info@otsa.org.uk