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Staff absence can have a huge impact on the running of your school, and that’s where The Education Broker comes in.
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As specialists in staff absence insurance, we work with some of the biggest and A-rated insurers to offer cover for staff absence across the education sector, including schools, colleges, academies, nurseries and special schools.
We can provide different levels of staff absence cover to find a policy that meets your establishments unique needs, which is why we are a partner of ISBL. We can also arrange a face-to-face meeting at your school to go through all your options.
Every policy comes with a market-leading health and wellbeing service, Health and Wellbeing Hub which includes up to 8 sessions of face to face counselling per issue, every year. We also include a 1 day stress intervention service, 24/7 telephone counselling for your staff, an online health portal, occupational health services and health checks for all insured staff members.
We have a number of features available to ensure we cover your needs and budget, including a range of cover for excess periods, options to cover stress leave, maternity/paternity leave, and pre-existing conditions and pre-planned operations (which come as standard on our SchoolSafe and SupplySmart policies).
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Teachers in the UK are more stressed than ever. What are the factors behind this, and how can you manage staff absence?
Staff absence insurance, also known as, school staff insurance, covers you against the increased cost of working as a result of a staff absence. A claim can cover you for the costs of things like calling in a substitute teacher and sickness pay.
If a member of staff is unable to work, there can be unexpected costs. Supply cover can be an unforeseen expense for long periods and often isn’t budgeted for. Having an insurance policy is like having a safety net. Staff absence insurance helps to protect you from these unplanned expenses by paying you a benefit, allowing you to budget more accurately.
With just one form, we source four different staff absence policies from three A-rated insurers, saving you time and effort. We’ll then compare our policies for you in line with your needs so that you can make an informed decision. The Department of Education encourages you to conduct a ‘best value’ analysis. By using The Education Broker, you’ll be doing this in one easy step.
All of our staff absence insurance policies have the option to include maternity, paternity and adoption leave cover. These are all different so that you can choose the right level of cover for your school’s requirements.
When you take out a policy with us, you'll be entitled to use of our wellbeing service, Health and Wellbeing Hub. It’s designed to proactively maintain or improve the health of your staff, reducing the likelihood of absence. We’ll arrange for a health technician to visit your school to perform health checks on your insured staff. They’ll then go through the results with you and offer advice to improve your schools – it’s a great team-building exercise and makes your staff really feel like you care.
Every case is different so please contact us to chat through your circumstances with a member of our team.
Yes. You can cover staff such as administrative staff, support staff and caretakers. Simply choose the staff categories you want to be covered. Part-time staff can also be covered, with the benefit proportionate to the hours worked.
All claims are handled by our in house claims department. You will be given your own claims handler who will be able to answer any questions you have. Remember the sooner you make your claim the sooner we’ll be able to pay you. We’ve made it easy for you to log a claim with a number of ways to contact us
If there are staff changes, it’s important to let us know as soon as possible so that your policy is kept up to date – this helps us to pay your claims promptly. Making a staff change is easy and can be done at any time. Simply contact our team.
Yes, Towergate acquired The Education Broker in 2019 and has continued trading under this brand, due to its recognition within the staff absence market. The Education Broker is now part of the Towergate Group, providing staff absence insurance to primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, Multi Academy Trusts and more.