PK Education, Supply Teacher Agency
We started working with PK Education in 2014 giving us the opportunity to bring so many of our capabilities together – media relations, social media and website management, film production and event organisation and management.
Between 2014 and 2018, we saw staff numbers at PK Education double, offices increase from four to seven, as well as a complete rebrand of the supply teacher agency. The brand, which was designed by Sheffield based agency Moors Creative, encompassed a new logo and website for the supply teacher agency; really setting them apart from the competition in what is a very competitive market.
We are incredibly proud of the event management work we did for PK Education’s staff awards for three consecutive years – coming up with a theme, finding a venue, co-ordinating suppliers and event management on the night,
2016 – Back to Basics
In keeping with the theme, we took PK back to basics and hosted the awards and daytime team building events at the fabulous YHA Castleton in the glorious Peak District. Utilising the 27-acres of grounds at the Youth Hostel, we organised team building events during the day before hosting a Back to the Future themed award ceremony in the evening. We transformed the youth hostel’s private dining room into the Enchantment Under the Sea dance scene from the iconic film. A stage with a glitter curtain backdrop, banner and lectern was the focal point of the room, while an original 1950s juke box took centre stage and provided the entertainment.
2017 – Above and Beyond
Held at the National Space Centre, PK’s 2017 awards could only have a space theme and we took our inspiration from the iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Our shopping list in the weeks running up to the event included glow sticks, space dust and flying saucers.
On the day, we stranded half the team in space while the rest, stationed in mission control, rescued them as part of the team building activities. That evening we kicked off with a couple of Storm Troopers and a smoking cocktail to welcome the team. Needless to say, the award ceremony was out of this world, topped off by a surprise live appearance by a fantastic Daft Punk tribute act.
2018 – Everybody’s a Star
Liverpool called for this year’s awards. And we went music themed, staying in the Beatles Hard Days Night hotel and shipping the PK team off to Cover Stars to record a family-themed track.
Our shopping list this year included inflatable guitars and microphones, more glow sticks and novelty sunglasses and moustaches. Never has online shopping been more satisfying and the daily deliveries from Amazon kept us entertained for weeks.
The awards were also a rare opportunity for all the offices to come together, so we used this to get some great film material. Working with Defeye Creative we’ve produced a series of Vox Pops that we use across PK’s social media channels to attract new staff and candidates to this exciting company.
During the four years we worked with PK Education the company grew to seven offices, covering six regions across England. .
