Some of the key benefits gained by teachers and education staff from joining the WorkinSchools network
Professional and social networking
Pupil free networking for people who work in education
Social networking - Invite friends and colleagues who work in education to be your friend, enjoy an online social world where you can share your thoughts and ideas as well as chat and share photos and videos
Professional networking - Network with schools, recruitment agencies and other professional bodies, manage your career profile and hear about jobs and other great opportunities
Seek or offer advice - Ask your colleagues and peers in the network community for advice by creating a forum entry in the Staffroom
Create your own education related forum topics or comment on posts raised by other education professionals in the Staffroom
Chat via instant messaging with colleagues and friends when you are online as well as email messaging to your inbox when you are not
Instant video messaging - chat to friends and colleagues anywhere in the world over webcam
Share teaching resources
Upload, share and access thousands of teaching resources free
Upload and catalogue your own teaching resources and access them from any pc with an internet connection
All your individual branch job vacancies listed in one place for candidates to view
Share your teaching resources - support the teaching community by sharing resources you find useful with other education professionals
Access and download thousands of resources added by other teachers all for free
Resources are catalogued by key stage, subject and school type for simple keyword searching
Intuitive career management
Upload your CV and career profile, browse and apply for jobs
Manage your own career profile page, showing your qualifications, career history and current position as well as your latest CV, you can also pre-populate application forms and covering letters so you only need to do them once
Instant notifications of new jobs matching your profile, browse and apply online for new positions, communicate via instant messaging or email with potential new employers and recruitment agencies
If you are happy in your current position simply choose ‘employed and happy’ and enjoy the professional and social networking aspect of the site with all the career management features turned off
Totally free for personal members
No charges, ever
Once you have completed the simple free registration you can access and use every part of the site
Invite friends and colleagues to join you, have fun, get advice and share resources for free