The Story So Far

The timeline below shows the origins of Crinkle Recruitment

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September 2009

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) launches the Schools Recruitment Service (SRS).

September 2009
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January 2010

Despite there being over 20,000 schools eligible to use the SRS only 41 vacancies are live. School Leaders start to realise that the writing is on the wall for the SRS system.

January 2010
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May 2010

The General Election and change in UK Government sees the DCSF replaced by the Department for Education.

May 2010
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January 2011

Following changes to the structure of local authorities, the specialist Personnel Service for Schools (PSS) in Hillingdon is being reviewed.

January 2011
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May 2011

With the support of local Headteachers the Hillingdon PSS ‘transfers out’ of the local authority, and The Schools HR Co-operative is born! Please click here for more information about ‘Schools HR’.

May 2011
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April 2012

With the end of the SRS fast approaching, The Schools HR Co-operative launches its own jobs board as a part of its website.

April 2012
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May 2012

After little take up from schools, the SRS website closes for good.

May 2012
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September 2014

With a growing need for specialist services, The Schools HR Co-operative launches its Leadership Recruitment Service.

September 2014
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September 2016

With more schools choosing to advertise with ‘Schools HR’ the decision is made to develop our recruitment services further and launch a new education specific recruitment website.

September 2016
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October 2016

We decide upon a name for our new recruitment services – Crinkle Recruitment!

October 2016
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November 2016

The design and development of the website begins, which includes engaging our customers to find out what they want to see in a new website.

November 2016
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October 2017

Identifying a need to find an innovative solution to Newly Qualified Teacher recruitment, several Headteachers approach ‘Schools HR’ for a possible solution. Crinkle Recruitment launches a dedicated NQT recruitment pool.

October 2017
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September 2018

Crinkle Recruitment continues development of the recruitment website, while still providing NQT recruitment solutions.

September 2018
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June 2019

Following a period of extensive testing Crinkle Recruitment launches, replacing the ‘Schools HR’ jobs board.

June 2019