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Education recruiters' experiences in placing teachers support the findings of a report by the Training and Development Agency, which revealed last week that men made up only 16% of primary school teachers.

Darryl Mydat, managing director at The London Teaching Pool, told Recruiter that though around

Temp? No, a flexible employee

Right4staff has changed the status of its temps, making them flexible employees, following the footsteps of other large agencies.

The change means they are guaranteed certain standards of employment such as a disciplinary procedure and notice periods.

Right4staff has also launched its first dedicated hospitality desk at its branch in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

Huxley talks up HR importance

HR is a significantly more skilled career than it was five years ago as a result of a more litigious society, according to Andy Simpson, who is heading up Huxley Associates' newly-launched HR division from the company's London office.

Simpson told Recruiter: "Over the past five years human r

Russian ban on foreign sellers

Russia has banned all foreigners from working as retailers in its shops and markets. Up to 20,000 non-Russians currently work in Moscow markets in a tradition going back to Soviet times. President Vladimir Putin said that the interests of Russian citizens were at stake.

She's fired up so you're hired

Jo Cameron, an unsuccessful candidate on the 2006 series of BBC2's The Apprentice, has launched her own recruitment business, especially for women.

Midlands-based URhired will coach, help and place women into roles and companies where they are under-represented.

Feedback advice from the sites

Candidate feedback always brings something positive even if it's negative, Jobsite's marketing director Felix Wetzel told the Forum.

He said: "Following the development of Web 2.0, the next generation of jobseekers expect conversations and favour companies who provide them and enable them to pass on their experiences.

"A feedback loop increases the confidence of the candidate; it's l

Technical expands in Cambridge

Technical Moves has expanded its office in Harston, Cambridge after appointing new consultants Jack Cosh, Dom Monaghan, Paul Harrison and Jayne Fisher.

Sellick opens again in Chester

Financial and legal recruiter Sellick Partnership has opened its fifth office in Chester. Director Beverley Smith-Jagger is heading up the office.

New ways to fish out graduates

Employers looking to recruit graduates should contact recruitment agencies and consider doing deals with them, said Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

Gilleard, addressing the 'Fishing for talent in different pools' AGR conference this month, pointed to research by career specialist publisher Hobsons showing a large percentage of graduates use an

Regional networking goes North

Recruiter's next regional networking evening will take place on 12 July in Leeds.

The event, supported by JPA and the Royal Bank of Scotland, will provide an opportunity for recruiters from the region to discuss issues affecting the industry in Yorkshire, and follows on from other successful events across the country.

The plush setting of the Park Plaza Hotel will provide a