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There are a range of supply agencies operating in Wales and the Effective Management of School Workforce Attendance outlines the minimum criteria that schools, and therefore supply teachers, should expect from the ones that they use. The Welsh Government does not, and cannot, endorse any one such agency. However, in April 2015 the National Procurement Service awarded a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Supply Teachers to New Directions the ‘preferred provider’. As part of the Framework Agreement New Directions are committed to providing their supply teachers with access to training as well as an element of performance management. Each local authority in Wales has individually signed up to this framework agreement, nevertheless, it should be noted that there is no compulsion for schools to use the preferred provider. If you’re registered with a supply agency, you should ask them about the training that they can offer you.
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