ecruit has saved us time and as a service is always quick to respond which is important when working to tight deadlines for urgent recruiting needs.
HR Manager, Hallfield School
Saved in recruitment costs
Vacancies filled
Average cost per hire
Saving on recruitment fees
Founded in 1879, Hallfield School is one of Birmingham’s most respected independent schools, located in Edgbaston and educating children from 3 months to 13+.
The school is renowned for:
A strong academic track record
A nurturing environment that develops confident, well-rounded pupils
A diverse and dedicated staff community
A consistent commitment to excellence across both teaching and operational roles
To maintain this high standard, Hallfield requires a steady flow of reliable, high-quality staff across teaching, pastoral, administrative, and estates functions.
As the school continued to grow, Hallfield faced several recruitment challenges common across the UK education sector:
Sourcing early-years staff, teaching assistants, and specialist roles was becoming extremely costly.
Traditional school networks no longer produced sufficient applicant flow.
HR spent excessive time:
Writing job adverts
Responding to applicants
Screening and filtering large volumes of irrelevant candidates
Schools often need staff quickly, especially for mid-term cover, new class openings, and urgent operational requirements.
Hallfield needed a solution that was affordable, flexible, and fast — without compromising candidate quality.
The school chose bulk advertising credits from ecruit, giving them:
Bulk credits significantly reduced overall spend compared to purchasing single adverts or using agencies.
Credits could be used for a wide variety of roles, from cleaning staff to teaching assistants to admin positions.
Ensuring vacancies were visible to the right candidates quickly.
HR could call or email ecruit for rapid support when a campaign needed tweaking or refreshing — a key benefit during urgent hiring cycles.
With adverts written, published, and pushed across multiple boards, Hallfield’s HR team gained back valuable admin hours.
Hallfield School achieved strong, consistent outcomes across multiple roles.
Early Years & Nursery staff
Teaching Assistants
Administration & Marketing roles
Cleaning and Estates positions
Equivalent to an 87% reduction in recruitment costs.
A fraction of the £3,000–£4,000 typically charged by school sector recruitment agencies.
The school highlighted how critical ecruit’s quick support was for urgent term-time hires.
Hallfield valued having a named contact who understood their needs and supported each campaign.
Overall, ecruit helped Hallfield attract high-quality candidates while overcoming the administrative burden and financial pressure that had previously held back their recruitment efforts.
Caroline Long, HR Manager, summarised the partnership:
“ecruit has saved us time and as a service is always quick to respond, which is important when working to tight deadlines for urgent recruiting needs.”
Staffing gaps were filled faster, at lower cost, and with significantly less administrative strain.
Hallfield School now sees ecruit as a trusted recruitment partner, offering:
Cost-effective hiring
Consistent applicant flow
Supportive, personalised service
Flexibility across all school departments
A reliable solution to replace agency dependence
The school continues to use ecruit to support an efficient, sustainable, long-term recruitment strategy.
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Reduce recruitment costs by up to 85%
Increase applicant volume and quality
Save hours of admin time
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Maintain continuity of teaching and learning
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