Executive Search
WE FIND THE BEST LEADERS
International schools depend on the expertise and experience of their senior leaders.
School leadership within the Middle East is both challenging and rewarding. There are schools at very different price points but they all benefit from investing in proven leadership talent.
The skillset required today has shifted a lot from ten years ago. Today, the successful leader needs to understand the context and they need to get to know their community inside out. They need to have grasped the importance of people and show they can motivate, lift expectations, develop talent and hold staff accountable.
They need to understand learning but not in a way that simply follows the latest fashion. They have to embed great teaching and learning so that the students and parents see results. They need to use data because, without it, it is too easy to ‘talk the talk’ but fall into complacency.
We are building a global network of great leaders. We are always bringing on new talent as well. And, because we understand the region so well, our special success is in matching people to local needs. We have found leaders for start-up projects that call on a different skillset from the outset. We have found leaders for turnarounds. We have found leaders to move a school to the next level.
BBD Education has placed many senior leaders in the region’s schools. The journey is rarely straightforward. There has to be a fit. Relationships have to work. Often, incoming leaders have to be prepared for interviews with the local regulators. BBD helps with all these steps because we know the local setting.
We have recently placed staff in:
- Hartland International School, Dubai
- Newlands School, Dubai
- Riverston School, Dubai
- Oaktree Primary School, Dubai
- Diyafah International School, Dubai
- Diyafah High School, Dubai
- Global Schools Foundation, Dubai
- City School Dubai, Dubai
- Al Salam Private School, Dubai
- Al Salam Community School, Dubai
- Sunmarke School, Dubai
- Amity School Abu Dhabi
- Ajman Modern School, Ajman
- Smart Vision School, Dubai
- Metropolitan School, Egypt
- Smart Start Kindergarten, Dubai
- Renaissance School, Dubai
- Masterminds Early Learning Center, Dubai