Conducting an Executive Search for a Head of Senior School in an independent, non-selective, non-denominational day school renowned for its distinct and challenging approach to academic excellence.
The Brief
Following the successful appointment of a Business Manager in 2022, a leading independent girls’ school once again partnered with Future Leadership to secure a highly capable Head of Senior School. Renowned for its rigorous academic standards and distinctive approach to education, the school is an independent, non-selective, and non-denominational day school committed to fostering intellectual curiosity, resilience, and leadership in its students.
With a culture that encourages students to embrace challenges, push boundaries, and excel across diverse disciplines, the school prides itself on developing fearless, adaptable leaders. Its students are deeply connected to their community, demonstrating respect, compassion, and integrity in all aspects of their lives.
The search focused on identifying an exceptional educational leader with a strong presence, a strategic mindset, and an inclusive, collaborative leadership style. The ideal candidate would inspire both students and staff, champion academic and personal development, and contribute to the school’s ongoing legacy of excellence.
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Senior Women Appointed since 2002
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
The Future Leadership™ team, under the leadership of Liam King, executed a comprehensive executive search strategy, beginning with in-depth stakeholder consultations conducted on-site. These engagements provided critical insights into the school’s future direction and leadership needs, informing a highly targeted search process.
Leveraging our extensive network and industry expertise, we identified and engaged with proven school leaders who demonstrated not only the requisite experience but also the ability to inspire and unify their communities in driving transformational change. A multi-channel advertising campaign, spanning both digital and print platforms further amplified the search, attracting a high level of interest from a diverse candidate pool.
Throughout the process, the selection panel received regular strategic updates, with detailed candidate profiling ensuring alignment with the school’s expectations and long-term objectives. This rigorous and transparent approach enabled the identification of a leader poised to guide the school into its next phase of growth and innovation.
The Outcome
The successful candidate is an experienced educational leader with a proven track record of driving excellence and innovation in schools across diverse educational settings. Their experience across a broad spectrum of schools has provided them with deep insights into varied pedagogical philosophies, leadership approaches, and school cultures. This breadth of exposure has honed their ability to adapt, inspire, and implement best practices that align with the school’s strategic vision. Their appointment ensures a forward-thinking, people-centric leadership approach that will foster collaboration, elevate academic outcomes, and position the school for long-term success.
‘’My experience with Future Leadership was extremely smooth from start to finish. Liam and Paul were very helpful and the communication around the application and appointment process was excellent.’’
