please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message randstad education type limited industry recruitment founded 1993 as select education acquired by randstad 2010 headquarters luton united kingdom number of locations 19 in the uk key people patrick malony md john dunn marketing and business development director lee smith coo products employment agencies human resources services number of employees 170 website www.randstadeducation.co.uk randstad education is the largest recruitment consultancy in the education sector in the united kingdom . it was formed in january 2010 after the acquisition of select education founded in 1993 by the multinational human resources group randstad holding . the company specializes in providing qualified supply teachers to primary and secondary education as well as special needs early years and further education . randstad education also works with other members of the teaching profession including newly qualified teachers further education lecturers and heads of school . randstad education has 19 offices in the uk and is based in luton . contents 1 history as select education 2 accreditations 3 charitable works and philanthropy 4 references 5 external links history as select education edit select education was founded in 1993 as a specialist provider of supply teachers to schools opening offices in edgware birmingham bristol leicester and manchester a year later . in 1995 it began operating at a profit and continued to expand over the following years with more offices opening in the uk . the company quickly became the market leader . during this expansion period select launched several divisions and subsidiaries at home and abroad . this culminated in launching the verb group of companies in 2007 with six members . the verb group was then sold to randstad holding between 2008 and 2009 being officially rebranded and relaunched in early 2010 . accreditations edit in february 2010 the dcsf awarded randstad education its quality mark after all 38 branches achieved 100 % grades . the report called the company a credit to the reputation of the industry . 1 randstad education is also a member of investors in people the iso standard and the recruitment and employment confederation . charitable works and philanthropy edit randstad education works with a number of charities and organisations namely barnados a british charity that aims to care for vulnerable youths . chickenshed a london based theatre company that frequently works with children . the national association for gifted children a charity that helps high achievers . voluntary service overseas which aims to spread international equality and help . the campaign for learning which aims to promote learning as a social activity . references edit randstad education dcsf department for children schools and families calls randstad education a credit to the reputation of the industry . press release . mynewsdesk . retrieved 2010 06 01 . external links edit randstad education official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title randstad education & oldid 741595044 categories companies based in lutonemployment agencies of the united kingdomhidden categories use dmy dates from april 2015use british english from april 2015articles needing additional references from june 2010all articles needing additional referencesorphaned articles from may 2010all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 september 2016 at 13 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view