The QM award demontrates that agencies and local authorities have met a national standard by operating a robust recruitment selection and vetting process when engaging supply teachers.  In doing so it gives increased confidence to schools parents and and pupils that staff supplied through them are recruited in line with the Department for Education guidance and current legislation requirements.

The Quaility Mark scheme sets 19 standards covering the way that supply teachersare recruited, selected and supplied to schools.

To achieve QM status applicants undergo a rigorous application process including a comprenensive on site audit. A further audit is carried out every year to offer continued assurance that standards are being maintained.

class people was awarded the QM in June 2010. This represents class people's continuing drive to stay at the forefront as the leading independent agency in the region. We received the following feedback from the QM team:

"Maintaining the Quality Mark status acknowledges  the dedication and professionalism  that go into ensuring these stringent standards of compliance are met on a daily basis. It is clear that you have worked hard both mainitng and raising the standards in the provision of supply. Of the files we sampled we are pleased to report that there was 100% accuracy in recruitment, selection and vetting"