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Instructions · What links here · Affinity Workforce Solutions (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 days ago by Ezwh123 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 2 days ago by Ezwh123

Submission declined on 21 September 2026 by DoubleGrazing (talk).

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 12 days ago. Last edited by Ezwh123 2 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

This draft has been resubmitted and is currently awaiting re-review.

Submission declined on 19 August 2026 by Qcne (talk).

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Declined by Qcne 45 days ago.

Submission declined on 18 August 2026 by TNM101 (talk).

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Declined by TNM101 46 days ago.

Comment: Please read WP:REFB and WP:Inline citations TNM101 (in solidarity · chat) 12:04, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

'''Affinity Workforce Solutions''' is a United Kingdom-based education recruitment and workforce management company.

History

In 2023, Affinity Workforce Solutions acquired Career Teachers, an education recruitment company operating in England.^[1] In June 2025, Affinity Workforce Solutions acquired The Protocol Group. Independent business publications reported that the acquisition expanded the company's presence in the further education sector and added compliance and safeguarding services to its operations.^[2]^[3] In 2026, Affinity Workforce Solutions acquired Training Toolz. TheBusinessDesk reported that the acquisition represented the company's first expansion beyond its core recruitment activities.^[4]^[5]

Recognition

In 2026, Affinity Workforce Solutions was included in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list for the third consecutive year.^[6]

References

↑ "One of the UK's largest education recruitment agencies, AWS, acquires Career Teachers". The Educator. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
↑ "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". East Midlands Business Link. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
↑ "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". Staffing Industry Analysts. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
↑ "Education workforce provider expands beyond recruitment with acquisition". TheBusinessDesk. 22 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
↑ "Affinity Workforce Solutions buys UK-based Training Toolz". Staffing Industry Analysts. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
↑ "Affinity Workforce Solutions named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for third consecutive year". FE News. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
"Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". Staffing Industry Analysts. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
"Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". East Midlands Business Link. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
"Recruitment firm acquires Nottingham-headquartered group". Business Sale Report. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
"Affinity Workforce Solutions named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for third consecutive year". FE News. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

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[1] "One of the UK's largest education recruitment agencies, AWS, acquires Career Teachers". The Educator. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[2] "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". East Midlands Business Link. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[3] "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". Staffing Industry Analysts. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[4] "Education workforce provider expands beyond recruitment with acquisition". TheBusinessDesk. 22 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[5] "Affinity Workforce Solutions buys UK-based Training Toolz". Staffing Industry Analysts. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[6] "Affinity Workforce Solutions named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for third consecutive year". FE News. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

[7] "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". Staffing Industry Analysts. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

[8] "Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires The Protocol Group". East Midlands Business Link. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

[9] "Recruitment firm acquires Nottingham-headquartered group". Business Sale Report. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

[10] "Affinity Workforce Solutions named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for third consecutive year". FE News. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

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