About Us

Founded in 2017, we’re an ambitious and multi award winning recruitment agency based in the heart of the North West. Operating nationwide, we work with local authorities (on and off frameworks), schools, multi-academy trusts, housing associations and direct employers to help them with their recruitment needs.

We specialise in placing interim, temporary, daily cover, and permanent professionals from entry to board level across a range of sectors, including education, special educational needs, housing, change and transformation, the built environment, and health and social care.

With a team of 60+ staff based at our Preston head office, we’re proud to be recognised as one of the region’s leading employers. Our consultants bring deep sector knowledge and adopt a consultative approach, enabling us to understand the unique challenges of each client and deliver high-quality, effective hiring solutions. Our track record of industry awards reflects both the standards we uphold and the culture of excellence we have built. For jobseekers, we offer exclusive education and public sector jobs across the UK on a range of different contract types.

Our Career Hub offers tailored support, including CV and cover letter guidance, interview preparation, CPD resources, and insights from industry professionals. These real-world perspectives make the advice more practical and credible, helping professionals make informed decisions about their skills, career paths, and opportunities.

Proudly award-winning

Recruiter Awards

2025 - Best Public/Third Sector Recruitment Agency
2025 - Best Temporary Recruitment Agency
2025 - Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team
2025 - Most Effective Compliance Operation (Highly Commended)
2024 - Recruitment Agency of the Year

REC Awards

2025 - Best Company to Work For
2025 - Agency Star of the Year - John Shorrock (Highly Commended)
2024 - Temporary Recruiter of the Year - Richard Shorrock
2024 - Agency Star of the Year - Richard Shorrock

Spencer Clarke Group team at an awards ceremony

The Spencer Clarke Group standard

As one of the region’s top employers in the North West, we offer market leading salaries, attractive benefits packages, and personalised career plans to attract and retain the best talent.

We invest significantly in state-of-the-art recruitment technology, marketing, and branding to enable our consultants to grow and achieve. By supporting and valuing our employees, we empower them to deliver outstanding service to our clients and candidates, enabling the agency to thrive.

We are extremely proud of the hundreds of positive reviews we’ve received on Google, Trustpilot, and Glassdoor. These testimonials highlight our success as a recruitment agency and as an employer.

Building brighter futures

Our commitment to reshaping the recruitment experience extends further than the four walls of Spencer Clarke Group.

We are extremely passionate about transforming the perception of the recruitment industry, supporting our local community and building brighter futures for the children within it.

We are active supporters of multiple charities including Fylde Food Bank, Home-Start Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and Helping Hearts Fylde. We are incredibly proud of the work we have done to support them and the local community.

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Vision

To positively impact lives by connecting candidates and clients, enabling opportunities for shared success.

Mission

To set the benchmark in our industry, dedicated to exceptional service, and constantly evolving to exceed expectations.

Culture and values

Our ‘10 Points of Culture’ represent our values and how we do business. As one of the leading recruitment agencies in the UK, we pride ourselves on being innovative, creative, ambitious and dedicated, to name but a few. Our core values underpin everything we do and bi-monthly, we award a Culture Champion who has best displayed our culture.

Supportive
We’re always here to guide, advise and support — helping clients and candidates make confident recruitment and career decisions.
Rewarding
There’s nothing better than seeing people thrive. Connecting great talent with the right opportunities is what makes our work worthwhile.
Passionate
We care about what we do and the people we work with. That passion drives us to deliver the best results every day.
Innovative
We’re always looking for smarter, better ways to work — challenging the norm and embracing new ideas.
Hard working
We believe that success doesn’t happen by accident. We go the extra mile to be an agency which surpasses expectations.
Fun
We believe a positive and inclusive environment brings out the best in people. Our team brings energy, creativity and personality to everything we do.
Energetic
We approach every day with enthusiasm, driven by the impact we make through our work.
Dedicated
Whether you’re a client, candidate or employee, we invest time, care and commitment into every relationship.
Creative
Whatever the ‘norm’ is, we look for creative alternatives to find fresh solutions and defy expectations.
Ambitious
In just a few short years, we’re already making big waves in the world of recruitment — and this is only the start!

Meet our team

Matt Byrne-Fraser
Lead Consultant
Education Recruitment specialist in
Secondary schools
I have worked in recruitment for over 10 years now. If you’re a secondary school seeking teaching staff, or a candidate looking for your next teaching role, I’d be happy to help.
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Joel Khambay
Senior Consultant
Public Sector recruitment specialist in
Planning and building control
I love the fast paced environment of recruitment and my role at Spencer Clarke Group involves increasing our presence within the Planning and Building Control. I also recruit across the Legal market.
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Richard Shorrock
Associate Director
Public Sector recruitment specialist in
Special educational needs
It fills me with pride when a council can completely turn around and enhance their statutory provision through the talent which we supply them with. It’s extremely rewarding!
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The Spencer Clarke Group story

With an extensive background in recruitment, in 2017, Managing Director Mike Shorrock took a leap of faith and opened the Spencer Clarke Group doors.

Mike’s vision was clear: to redefine how recruitment should be done, become the agency of choice across the public and private sectors, establish the business as one of the North West’s leading employers, and actively support the local community.

Over the years, and with an incredible team to support him, Mike has more than achieved his vision. With a growing team of 60+ employees, we’ve successfully launched into new sectors, expanded into additional office space, and picked up an impressive haul of industry awards along the way.