Hourglass is proud to utilise its combined experience of over 30 years in education to provide high calibre senior leaders, predominately in London and the home counties. Teachers come back to Hourglass time and again. They know our approach is about career management, and that we’re ambitious for them and their schools. Ultimately this means today’s middle leaders will be senior leaders tomorrow – and they come to us to help them make that move. With a strong network of leaders – constantly updated through our consultants’ activity in the market – we identify talent. With Hourglass’ state-of-the-art recruitment solutions, and dedicated consultant support, schools can be confident that they will be supported on every step of the process.

As specialist education recruiters, our consultants are immersed in the lives of their candidates, and the ethos of their client schools. Key members of the team have a background in classroom management and school leadership. We have a truly unique insight into the challenges surrounding successful leadership – and selecting the candidates who are best placed to lead an organisation from the front. Case study 1 – Hourglass as an extension of the SLT In 2017, Hourglass began its relationship with a large, rural all-through academy in Buckinghamshire.  In special measures, the academy struggled to recruit, and suffered from a poor reputation in the surrounding area.   Hourglass consultants worked as an extension of the SLT to rebuild essential expertise, ultimately providing more than 18 core subject specialists. Case study 2 – Hourglass’ impact across a large multi-academy trust Hourglass has been working with a complex multi-academy trust in the south east for more than eight years. W…

Hourglass consultants use our tried and tested search methodology. We approach each search assignment by taking the time to work on our client’s specific requirements, timeframes and strategic objectives. During this process, our consultants will use their skills and expertise to advise on specific market information, recommendations and examples of what we know works well. We will also gather the information we need to market the role and promote the client’s culture values and vision, and act as your ambassador as we interact with potential candidates. Only then do we finalise the brief and start assess the appropriate talent pools using our personal networks and unique market insight. Our track record includes hard-to-fill appointments that require specific skill sets and qualifications. Hourglass consultants are extremely well placed to undertake these searches. Interim solutions With such an extensive database of leadership candidates, we’re able to respond to time-critical situat…