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Commercial Education


The Spencer Groups' recruitment practice in education works purely in the dynamic, exciting and global Commercial Education sector.

The Spencer Groups' headhunting service supports and enables our clients to access talent across the world. Our most recent assignments have been to source candidates for roles in Europe, Africa, Middle East and South East Asia. We have successfully recruited experienced teaching professionals who have made the critical step into leadership in some of the most challenging markets around the globe.

Our exceptionally thorough approach means that our clients know they are appointing the "best possible candidate". There are no perfect candidates, just as there are no perfect roles or companies, so there is always a need for informed choices. At the Spencer Group we are committed to giving both client and candidate all the information they need in order to make those informed judgements.

This approach has worked well for us, and it has been proven by the fact that we have clients we started working with over 10 years ago that are still using our headhunting services today. When we asked them why, it always comes back to honest expectation management. Some of the candidates we placed over 9 years ago are still with the same client, having become leaders within those organisations.

Our clients include global players from established names known throughout the sector, to the most rapidly expanding and dynamic companies.

We specialise in the acquisition of leadership talent across Student Recruitment, Sales & Marketing, Programme/Operation leadership and Admissions. We do not recruit pure frontline teaching posts.

Recent assignments include:

  • Head of Marketing
  • UK Sales Director
  • Market Development Managers for Africa and the Middle East
  • Regional Director, China
  • Director of Adult EFL Education
  • Director of UK Admissions
  • Manager of International Admissions
  • Head of Female Campus, Middle East
  • Head of Male Campus, Middle East

As you can see from above, our proven recruitment solutions are used across the operational and commercial spectrum. Our honest, no-nonsense approach to client and candidate expectation management has led to all of our clients in this sector coming back to us year after year.

If you are a leadership or commercial professional within EFL or international education, whether from the public or private sector, we'd be keen to talk to you.

If you represent an organisation that's looking for world leading talent in this highly specialised global market, then please do not hesitate to contact us to see how the Spencer Group can support you in these critical acquisitions.

For further information on our capabilities and experience, please don't hesitate to contact Julian Minett (Managing Director) on info@spencergroup.co.uk or (+44) 0118 935 9444.