updatedge – Online Availability for Education Recruiters, Supply Staff, Schools & Trusts – Recruitment Agency Profile

About Agency

Overview

• Founded in 2019 and headquartered at 4 City Walk, London, E2 6, updatedge serves 5 employees specializing in education staffing solutions
• Provides a free portal for schools, business hirers, and recruitment agencies to view live availability data and send direct offers to temporary workers
• Enables temporary workers to share real-time availability with multiple contacts while maintaining agencies’ critical compliance roles (right-to-work checks, safeguarding, payroll)
• Targets education institutions including primary, secondary, and SEN schools through specific supply staff management solutions
• Eliminates CRM system updates for availability tracking by providing direct communication between schools/employers and pre-vetted temporary workers

Specializations

• Primary/secondary/SEN school supply staff management with direct availability sharing for cover managers and headteachers
• Healthcare & social care temporary staffing solutions for local authorities and public sector organizations
• Contingent workforce management for academy trusts and public sector employers using zero-hour/contract workers

Services & Approach

• Real-time availability sharing platform for temporary workers across education, healthcare, and public sectors
• Direct offer management system enabling schools to bypass agency intermediaries for pre-vetted supply staff
• Assignment confirmation coordination between agencies and mutual contacts when workers accept direct offers
• Free core functionality for workers to manage multiple agency relationships while maintaining compliance safeguards