Rockpools’ Education team is made up of knowledgeable recruiters, experienced educators and highlyskilled researchers and administrators who work together to grow and support talent within the sector. Led by Partner, Baljit Dhadda, the team boasts substantial, wide-ranging experience in education, with consultants’ backgrounds ranging from headteacher, senior advisor, lecturer, teacher to recruitment strategy manager within a range of education bodies.
We have an excellent track record of recruiting to a broad range of senior roles within Education, Skills, Children’s services and knowledge economy including universities, central and local government clients, non-departmental public bodies, third sector organisations, further education and schools. This has been achieved through assignments such as the Vice-Principal (Academic) for Edinburgh Napier University, Board Members for the Technology Strategy Board, the Children’s Commissioner, Chair, Trustees and Executive Directors for Thames Gateway Institute of Sustainability, Chair and Trustees for Action for Children, the Director of Children’s Services for Peterborough City Council, Board Members for Ofsted, the Principal of Tower Hamlets College and the Headteacher of Welbourne Primary School.
We are increasingly the choice of clients who want a challenging, thorough approach to locating the best talent for their organisations. We’re not just headhunters: we bring our knowledge of the sector and its agenda to our clients, offering valuable consultancy as part of the recruitment process. We also offer a range of tailor-made services to meet your leadership needs, including talent solutions and leadership development.
As the UK’s education agenda emerges more coherently with other key aspects of social policy, our team works across the company with colleagues in the Regeneration, Private and the Third sectors on our education appointments. Through this, we can find the right talent with the sharpest strategic understanding.
