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Transform Recruitment UK

About Transform Education Recruitment UK

SEND recruitment that starts with the child.

We place teachers and support staff in mainstream schools, specialist SEND settings and alternative provisions across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Over 20 years in recruitment and a personal passion for SEND led us to set up Transform UK.

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Our recruitment services

From a single day’s cover to a permanent appointment, we take time to understand each role before we put anyone forward.

See how we can help

We recruit for

  • Day-to-day supply
  • Short-term assignments
  • Long-term placements
  • Permanent appointments

In

  • Mainstream primary schools
  • Mainstream secondary schools
  • Specialist SEND settings
  • Alternative provisions

Our core values

Children at the heart
We are passionate about SEND. Every child's individual needs, wellbeing and potential sit at the heart of each placement we make.
Integrity in every partnership
We are honest, open and dependable. We build lasting relationships by doing what is right for schools, professionals and the children they support.
Beyond the CV
We get to know every candidate beyond their qualifications: their strengths, experience, motivations and ambitions. Then we match them with a setting where they can thrive.

Good enough is never enough. We go the extra mile to understand people and create placements that really work.

Marc Ashford, CEO and founder of Transform Recruitment

Welcome from our CEO

Welcome to Transform Recruitment.

I’m Marc Ashford, CEO and founder of Transform Recruitment. Having worked in recruitment for more than 20 years, I know that finding the right people is about far more than filling vacancies. It is about creating meaningful connections that can change lives.

My passion for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) recruitment is deeply personal. My son, George, is deaf and attends a specialist deaf setting. Through his experiences, I have seen first-hand the extraordinary difference that dedicated, compassionate and highly skilled professionals make to a child and their family.

That understanding is at the heart of everything we do. In SEND recruitment, good enough is never enough. Every child and young person deserves the very best support, and every school and specialist setting deserves professionals who share that commitment.

At Transform Recruitment, we take the time to understand the people and organisations we work with. We build trusted relationships and put quality, care and integrity at the centre of every decision.

Thank you for visiting our website. We look forward to working with you and making a lasting difference together.

Marc Ashford

CEO, Transform Recruitment