We're Partnering with Eteach - and we're Excited to Tell You Why!
We have some news!
From today, Connecting Education is officially partnering with Eteach - the UK's leading education recruitment platform - to give MATs and schools a smarter, more complete solution for their hardest-to-fill leadership and central services roles.
We're genuinely proud of this one. Here's what it means and why we think it matters.
How it works
Eteach already gives schools access to the largest pool of education candidates in the UK - over 3 million registered job seekers. For most vacancies, that reach is more than enough to find the right person.
But some roles are different. Senior leadership appointments, Edtech positions, central services heads - these are the roles where the best candidates are rarely actively looking, and you might need a broader toolkit to be successful. We've seen it time and again.
That's where Connecting Education comes in.
MATs and schools advertising on Eteach can now add our headhunting service when traditional advertising hasn't delivered the right shortlist. We support the search - proactively identifying and approaching high-calibre candidates who wouldn't have responded to an advert - and present a curated shortlist through our Talent Dashboard, complete with video interviews already completed.
Advertise first. Headhunt if you need to. No disruption, no starting again, no switching between suppliers.
Why Eteach?
We've been deliberate about who we partner with. Eteach isn't just the premium name in education recruitment - they're a business that genuinely understands the sector and has built something that works for schools rather than around them. That matters to us, because it mirrors how we try to operate.
This partnership felt like a natural fit from the first conversation.
What we cover - and what we don't
It's worth being clear on scope, because we think clarity upfront saves everyone time.
Connecting Education works exclusively on senior and strategic appointments: CEO, COO, CFO, Executive Headteacher, Director of Education, and central services leadership roles such as Heads of HR, Finance, IT, and Marketing. This service is not for classroom teachers or support staff.
If you're not sure whether your vacancy falls within scope, just get in touch and we'll tell you honestly.
The timing is intentional
The timing here is deliberate. We know that right now, across the country, MAT leaders are staring at vacancies that need to be filled before September - roles that have been advertised, roles that haven't quite landed, roles that are keeping CEOs and HR teams awake at night.
If that sounds familiar, we'd love to hear from you. There's still time to appoint the right person before the new academic year, but not a lot of it.
What's next You can find out more about the partnership on the Eteach website, where we have a dedicated page explaining how the service works and how to get started.
Or if you'd prefer to just have a conversation, reach out to us directly. No hard sell - just an honest chat about whether headhunting is the right approach for your vacancy.
We're looking forward to what this partnership can do for schools and trusts across the UK. Exciting times.