Hi, I’m Phil, the founder of Leave Dates, a UK-based HR tech company known for its user-friendly and straightforward approach.

We help you manage and track employee leave, giving you complete visibility of staff time off while reducing admin.

Managing employee holidays is a crucial HR issue for many small and medium-sized businesses. By focusing on this specific problem, our solution is incredibly easy to set up and use.

What’s more, you won’t have to pay for an expensive HR platform that includes features you don’t need or understand.

In 2024, we were recognised with the Capterra Shortlist and named GetApp Category Leader, based on over 250 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.

If you’re looking to elevate your HR function, let’s connect! 🌐

Phil Norton

Zest Education

With more than a decade of experience in the supply industry, I have worked closely with more than 75 primary schools across Birmingham and Solihull and placed more than 3000 members of staff in those schools. I aim to be the best in whatever it is that I do and provide a level of service to both schools and school staff that is unrivalled.

Zest Education is an award winning agency, small enough to give a personal service, but large enough and experienced enough to be able to find our candidates the roles in schools that are right for them. We pair small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.

It’s fair to say, that we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved to date. 

We hold the Gold Standard Audit Award from REC for our safeguarding policies and processes, Department for Education approved agency on the UK Government Crown Commercial Services list, through to being able to support all of our eligible teachers and support staff with the Government's furlough scheme - during the pandemic and now offering a PAYE payroll system.

With the addition of such well known, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals, Zest Education will look to build on this success and be in an even stronger position to achieve what we set out to do from the beginning - that’s to place the very highest calibre people into schools, and help to give our young and eager minds of the future, the best possible start in life.

If you would like us to help you on your journey towards the next ideal school-based role, get in touch today, on 0121 803 8880.

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ABC Teachers part of TES

I ran a desk that I started from scratch. I was the South Birmingham & Solihull Education Consultant for ABC Teachers and worked with between 40-50 primary schools on a weekly basis (30% of market share available to me) peaking at 360 days.
I was also the Head of the Primary Division for the company and held a lot of responsibility as a senior leader. This included managing the performance and growth of six Education Consultants and two Resourcers.

Head of Primary Division

ABC Teachers

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Trainee Education Consultant

Fitness First

Increasing annual memberships on a month by month basis. I would use personal marketing, attracting the general public and corporate accounts with background knowledge of the industry and marketing techniques. Continually hitting set targets and becoming one of the most successful consultants in the UK.

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Experienced recruitment Director specialising in recruiting for roles within the education sector. 

With more than a decade of experience in the supply teaching industry, I have worked closely with more than 75 primary schools across Birmingham and Solihull and placed more than 3000 members of staff in those schools. I aim to be the best in whatever it is that I do and provide a level of service to both schools and school staff that is unrivalled.

If you want an informal conversation about how I would be able to help or would like to find out more of the schools that I work with, please get in touch.

I aim to be a success and the best at everything I do. I achieve this by ensuring that I provide a professional and tailored service to everybody that I work with.

Proven track record of delivering incredibly successful results within all keys stages at primary, faith, independent schools and academies across Birmingham and Solihull.

For an informal discussion about how I can support your recruitment or work needs, contact me on 0121 803 8880 or scott@zesteducation.co.uk.

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