A great education requires a great teacher

I would just like to say a big thank you to the whole team for making supply teaching to be easier than I thought it would be. It is because you are very organised, professional and most importantly very helpful and efficient. Last academic year has been very good for me because you have found me a lot of work. Thank you!

The difference between Tara and the other teaching agencies is that they never make false promises, which lets face it is a common occurrence.

It’s nice how you are treated like a person, part of a family, rather than just a figure! In a nutshell, anyone reading this and thinking about joining Tara don’t hesitate, just do it, as you won’t be disappointed.

I can’t say enough about the staff sat there in head office, apart from you really won’t find much better.

The session was stellar. After the interview run-through, Marlon gave me crystal clear feedback for every question. He shed light on what the interviewers are looking for and, with great rigour, helped me to extract the relevant aspects of my knowledge, skills and experience to give concise and pertinent answers . I now feel confident to present myself as an analytical and reflective teacher. Many, many thanks

Leaving the security of a full time teaching position and signing up with a supply agency can be frightening. You worry about financial stability, you worry about working in challenging schools, you worry about adapting to different systems and so many other things. I have been a teacher for fifteen years in a core subject and after working for Tara for the past four months in a daily supply capacity I find myself in a position where I am now reluctant to go back!

I am no longer awake at night writing lists of all the things I need to do, I no longer have anxiety over meeting looming deadlines for coursework, data and reports that are all due by the end of the week. I find myself smiling in the classroom and joking with the students. I find myself enjoying my job again.

I can still help students progress as I am teaching my subject specialism, I can still contribute to the department because I have a plethora of resources on my hard drive that I can use - to save the head of department running around photocopying at the tenth hour.

The best part of working for an agency like Tara is they use a core group of schools and if you are a good teacher, you become indispensable. You go to the same schools and know their systems and their students and also other staff; you become part of a team but because you are no longer flying a million miles an hour you can take time to enjoy all that teaching and learning entails.