Independent Schools Sector

We work across the United Kingdom’s independent schools sector, thinking beyond the obvious to find and develop proven and emerging leaders, and with the national organisations that support them.

GatenbySanderson’s wider work enables our schools team to provide insights beyond one sector. We support candidates as they move between sectors and we are relentless in our commitment to attracting diverse and innovative talent.

Our clients are united by a shared ambition to shape a better society. We support them to make senior leadership and Board appointments that last.

Clients choose us for our sophisticated advocacy to candidates, and because we commit to searching beyond the usual people, backed by our firm’s cross-sector network and cutting edge AI.

Clients also choose us for our differentiated marketing, backed by our expert in-house team, and for our unique approach to candidate assessment that supports right fit, first time. We believe these elements combine to offer something distinctive at a time of considerable challenge for the UK schools sector.

We know leadership doesn’t begin or end with a single appointment.
That’s why our integrated Leadership & Talent Consultancy, with organisational psychologists supports individuals and organisations long after recruitment, using behavioural insight, objective assessment and our Altitude model, designed specifically for public sector leadership, to drive fairer, more confident decision-making.

From Leadership and Talent Assessment to Development, Insight and Benchmarking we offer tailored solutions that meet your unique needs and deliver lasting impact.

We are hugely experienced in placing interim leaders who have the gravitas and communication skills to help you deliver transformative agendas.
Investing heavily in sourcing, developing and supporting the very best interims, we build strong and personal relationships with them to understand their areas of expertise and link them successfully to our clients. Working across government, regulation, not for profit, education, housing and health we specialise in providing executive interim leaders to organisations that need strategic leadership at times of change.

Our interim leaders work across a range of disciplines.
These include Chief Executives; Resources; Finance; Operations; HR and OD; Commercial; Technology and transformation; Social Care; Property & Development; and Governance.

Find out more about our Interim Practice.