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Security report for teachingpersonnel.com

Teaching Personnel Ltd. · Education · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Teaching Personnel Ltd. operates a professional recruitment and staffing platform focused on education sector jobs across England and Wales. The website offers job listings for educators and staffing solutions for schools, positioning itself as a flexible workforce partner. The company is part of the Supporting Education Group, reinforcing its market presence. The site is well-branded, with consistent messaging and trust indicators such as accreditations and social media integration. Technically, the website uses a modern JavaScript stack including RequireJS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Matomo analytics, and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for security. It is hosted on Azure CDN, ensuring reliable delivery. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices and performance considered moderate. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and bot protection via reCAPTCHA. However, security headers are not explicitly detected, and no public security policy or incident response contacts are found. Privacy compliance is good, with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic improvements in security headers and incident response transparency would enhance trust and compliance further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
63

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Teaching Personnel is a large UK-based education recruitment agency specializing in supplying qualified educators and tutors to schools and academies. Their business model focuses on flexible staffing solutions, including supply teaching and tutoring roles. The company targets educators seeking employment and schools needing staffing support. Their market position is strong within the UK education sector, supported by regional branches and a parent company, Supporting Education Group. The website content and integrations indicate a mature digital presence with active marketing and customer engagement through social media and reviews. Revenue streams likely include placement fees and staffing contracts. The company demonstrates a commitment to quality and trust through accreditations and testimonials.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented to mitigate automated abuse. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which is a compliance gap. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are well implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by adding security headers and formalizing incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party libraries and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable versions are in use.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and user privacy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Teaching Personnel Ltd.
Registration number
3225158
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Teaching Personnel Ltd.
Description
Provides staffing, tutoring, and supply workforce solutions for schools across England and Wales. Offers job listings for educators and recruitment services for schools.
Key services
Teaching job placements, Supply teaching staffing, Tutoring jobs, Flexible workforce solutions, Recruitment for schools and academies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
RequireJS, jQuery 3.5.1, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Matomo Analytics, SweetAlert2, Select2, Owl Carousel, Swiper, Bootstrap 3.4.1, Dropbox API, LazyLoad, Attrax CMS modules
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented for bot protection
  • Cookie consent banner present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager, Feefo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Abtasty
Tracking pixels
Matomo, Feefo
Marketing tools
Abtasty, Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional education recruitment platform targeting UK educators and schools.
  2. Strong integration of job listings and educational content.
  3. Good use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response contact info found.
  6. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
  7. Social media presence is active and linked.
  8. Mobile optimization and accessibility are well implemented.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modular JavaScript architecture using RequireJS and leverages popular libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Select2 for UI components. Analytics are handled via Matomo and Google Tag Manager, with marketing tools like Abtasty for A/B testing. Hosting is via Azure CDN, providing global content delivery. The site uses lazy loading for images and is optimized for mobile devices. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in CSS and JavaScript loading strategies. The CMS platform is Attrax, which supports dynamic widgets and content management. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and scalable, supporting a professional user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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