Our culture and values

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ABOUT US

Our Culture and Values

At Connaught, we believe that our exceptional results are driven by values. Our consultative approach to recruitment is embedded in a set of beliefs about how we can do our best work on behalf of our clients—and about why our methods are so productive.

We operate according to four “guiding principles”, and these underpin all of our services. This values-based approach is at the root of why we inspire such trust and respect among both our clients and candidates. In turn, that trust powers ever better results.

Our Guiding Principles

1. Integrity

Honesty and transparency are essential in fostering enduring relationships. We apply a partnership model across all our recruitment searches, and so mutual trust is essential to our operations. Our clients and candidates know that we will always act in their best interests.

2. Knowledge

Like our clients, we are committed to understanding; our knowledge powers the insightful, informed guidance we can offer them. We align a profound apprehension of the independent school sector with over two decades of experience, enabling us to stay at the forefront of emerging trends and developments in independent education, keeping our clients ahead of the curve.

3. Determination

We are dedicated to high performance. This unwavering dedication to enhancing our clients’ recruitment results drives everything we do. We explore every possible avenue in search of the right candidate. We adapt and evolve our methods constantly. And we are always innovating to meet the evolving needs of independent schools.

4. Empathy

The success of any appointment is built on a deep understanding of both the unique culture of a school and the aspirations of the individuals we place. Empathy is therefore at the very heart of our work: we develop a total vision of our clients’ cultures and context – and place only those candidates we know will thrive within them.

Our passion for education is matched by our genuine desire to support both parties in achieving long-term success. Our values inform how we do this—and they ensure our success.

Client Testimonials

Chairman – Mander Portman Woodward Ltd., London

“MPW have worked with Connaught Education for a number of years both on teacher appointments and, more recently, on senior executive appointments. They regard it as a matter of professional pride to deliver entirely to the client’s satisfaction, which is a huge asset.”

Client Testimonials

Deputy Head – St Anthony’s School for Boys

“The Connaught team have been a great support to our school’s recruitment efforts. The service has been unfailingly professional and helpful, with much appreciated regular updates. The quality of candidates has been strong and I appreciate the quality of service which has run alongside sourcing people to fill our positions. I would recommend Connaught’s services to anybody looking to fill a position.”

Client Testimonials

General Manager – Voyager School Travel

“Connaught have been superb. They understood the brief we gave them to the letter and the quality of candidate offered to us has been fantastic. They are quick to respond to any queries we’ve had and always been polite, friendly & great to work with. I would highly recommend using Connaught. We have made many placements with them.”

Client Testimonials

Global Head of Recruitment – Inspired Education

“We started working with Connaught Education in the last year, originally engaged to help with multiple contingent recruitment headaches we had both in the UK and Internationally. I have found the team to be extremely proactive, diligent and transparent. They have worked hard to become part of our extended team and now a valued and trusted partner to our organisation.”

Client Testimonials

Head’s PA – The Mulberry House School

“I’ve worked with Connaught for about a year now and I am so grateful for our partnership and their assistance with recruitment. They work hard to find great candidates that fit well with our school, ethos and goals. They keep me updated and check in with what staffing I need. They impress me with how meticulous and reliable they are with their compliancy standards and efforts to ensure everything is ready before an interview. We have lots of document checks we require however Connaught take it on and ensure everything is prepared ahead of an interview. They are lovely people to work with and have made our school very confident to use Connaught for our staffing requirements.”

Client Testimonials

Headmaster – The Pilgrims School

“Over the years, Connaught has found us some superb teachers, and especially at some difficult times. They have really taken the time to get to know us as a school, and find people who will fit our ethos. I can’t recommend them highly enough.”

Client Testimonials

Headmistress – Buckingham College Preparatory School, London

“I have been dealing with Connaught Education and have found them to be extremely successful in understanding what I was looking for and in supplying excellent teachers, both supply and permanent for the school. The calibre of all these teachers is excellent and Connaught obviously vet their people really well. I have been delighted and always think of them first when seeking either supply or permanent staff.
As a matter of interest Connaught were recommended to me by Dr Trevor Lee at Northwood Prep.”

Client Testimonials

Operations Director – InvestIN Education

“Connaught supported InvestIN with sourcing and onboarding several safeguarding and pastoral staff. Working with Connaught was a delight – they were receptive to the needs and demands of our business and worked very quickly to help us staff our vacancies. They were professional, transparent and efficient, and regularly checked in on the progress of their candidates and were open to feedback along the way. Connaught has some excellent candidates, and we would definitely like to maintain our relationship with the team to help us with our safeguarding and pastoral needs!”

Client Testimonials

Principal – King William’s College, Isle of Man

“We used Connaught a while ago to fill a couple of vacancies and I would definitely use the firm again and I would be very happy to recommend you to any potential new clients. I’m very grateful for all your hard work and support.”