A major local business, Springfield Properties was keen to work with us to attract people to the Moray area. Therefore, for a period of time during the school year 2015/16, teaching posts in Moray were advertised along with the offer of six months rent free accommodation in a new build apartment, provided by Springfield Properties. These were located across Moray and so we could equally attract people to areas other than the main hub of Elgin.

This offer was taken up by many teachers and was particularly beneficial for those coming from outwith the area, who perhaps still had a property elsewhere and it allowed them to come here and have six months to make necessary arrangements for their current property without having to worry about additional rent etc therefore giving additional peace of mind. Whilst there is still a shortage of teachers and we still face recruitment challenges, this approach was quite “different”, was an excellent example of private/public sector partnership and it gained significant local and national media coverage which in itself highlighted the local area.