Experience

MLK Search

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations (South)

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom 💥 MLK = Make Leaders Key 💥 M/LK Search are an education-only, Leadership Search firm, combining innovative Search processes with our extensive knowledge of the education sector to deliver the market’s most influential Middle and Senior Leaders to Schools and Academy Trusts. Our process is scientifically and technologically led to ensure the right person is matched to the right setting. We specialise in sourcing Chief Executives, Operational Leaders, Headteachers and Senior… Show more 💥 MLK = Make Leaders Key 💥 M/LK Search are an education-only, Leadership Search firm, combining innovative Search processes with our extensive knowledge of the education sector to deliver the market’s most influential Middle and Senior Leaders to Schools and Academy Trusts. Our process is scientifically and technologically led to ensure the right person is matched to the right setting. We specialise in sourcing Chief Executives, Operational Leaders, Headteachers and Senior Leaders for Schools and Academy Trusts throughout the UK. - Want to improve your DE&I strategy? - Looking for a new opportunity in educational leadership? - Need incredible middle or senior leadership talent for your school? Call us: 0203 6333 222 Email us: greg.bookman@mlk-search.co.uk Building a foundation that empowers the future. Championing diversity & inclusion within the educator sector. Check out our 'Lessons in Leadership' Podcast for great insights and top tips from the best in the industry OUT NOW! 👇 ➡𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OvaJi6 ➡𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSSMS5CQ4cFlbNVOe6DXhRg Show less



Protocol Education

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tuition Director

  • Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  London, England, United Kingdom Maintaining my roles and responsibilities on the Senior Leadership Team I also lead on the DfE’s National Tutoring Programme (NTP) contract to design and deliver high-impact tuition to disadvantaged pupils across the country. Managing a team of 8 delivering over 2,000 hours of tuition both online and face to face in mainstream schools, MATs and alternative provisions on a weekly basis. Developing the company’s tuition offering outside of the NTP contract through Local… Show more Maintaining my roles and responsibilities on the Senior Leadership Team I also lead on the DfE’s National Tutoring Programme (NTP) contract to design and deliver high-impact tuition to disadvantaged pupils across the country. Managing a team of 8 delivering over 2,000 hours of tuition both online and face to face in mainstream schools, MATs and alternative provisions on a weekly basis. Developing the company’s tuition offering outside of the NTP contract through Local Authorities and alternative provision Heading up Quality Assurance and successfully navigating termly audits externally conducted by Tribal Group.

• Associate Director - London & Home Counties

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2022

  London, United Kingdom Overall responsibility for: Learning and Organisational Development: designing a new learning framework for the business and creating four key programmes to successfully onboard new starters, create high performing recruiters and improve the competency and capabilities within our management and leadership teams. Managed a company culture project called ‘Shaping Our Future’ which supported the company’s post-pandemic development and lead to us achieving Investors in People… Show more Overall responsibility for: Learning and Organisational Development: designing a new learning framework for the business and creating four key programmes to successfully onboard new starters, create high performing recruiters and improve the competency and capabilities within our management and leadership teams. Managed a company culture project called ‘Shaping Our Future’ which supported the company’s post-pandemic development and lead to us achieving Investors in People Silver. Safeguarding and Compliance: Direct responsibility for Safeguarding and Compliance team upholding stringent vetting compliance checks aligned to expectations of the DfE’s Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and requirements of the EAS and REC professional standards. Team of four direct reports and indirectly responsible for 10 vetting and compliance administrators clearing over 150 fully vetted educators on a weekly basis. This role also exposed me to managing internal and external quality audits to uphold our exceptional standards in line with REC and ISO 9001:2015 expectations. Educator experience: lead on a project to digitalise our educator recruitment and onboarding process to improve speed of recruitment, our professional development offering and communications to better attract and retain great educators.

• Senior Regional Manager - London (Tottenham Court Road and Finchley)

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  London, United Kingdom Senior Regional Manager with responsibility for Mainstream Primary, Secondary and SEND branches across London and Home Counties; as well as interim responsibility for the Candidate Management team in our Head Office. Spanning four locations I had four direct reports at Area and Branch management level, who in turn we’re responsible for eight sales team and c30 consultants of all levels. At peak the region was delivering upwards of 5,000 days on a weekly basis.

• Senior Area Manager - London Primary TCR

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  Tottenham Court Road As Senior Area Manager I was responsible for the highest performing team within Protocol Education. Having started as a consultant within the London East Primary team I worked my way up through Managing Consultant and into a Management role within the same team. In my time at the helm I have developed the branch from from 6 sales consultants to a dynamic group of 16 employees all at different stages of their career. I'm responsible for their progression from Support Consultant… Show more As Senior Area Manager I was responsible for the highest performing team within Protocol Education. Having started as a consultant within the London East Primary team I worked my way up through Managing Consultant and into a Management role within the same team. In my time at the helm I have developed the branch from from 6 sales consultants to a dynamic group of 16 employees all at different stages of their career. I'm responsible for their progression from Support Consultant through transition to Sales as an Associate, Consultant, Senior Consultant and into Management. Throughout my five year tenure as Manager my team won the Branch of the Year award on three occasions. I have mentored a number of Consultants and Managers not only in my team but across the company in London and Regional branches. I have also designed and delivered my own training workshops to new and experienced staff. My own Team Building Seminar was delivered to a group of experience sales people who had joined a new team. The idea was to create a single vision and bring many different techniques and personalities together to drive success. The team went on to become 'Branch of the Year' within its first full year together. More recently, through my own observations, I realised that with huge changes in our market, our company expectations and our personnel it would be good for new starters to come together with their peers and look at 'Simple Sales'. This highlighted some sales techniques as well as understanding targets and expectations of an Associate and, most importantly, overcoming fear and being able to celebrate success. This was delivered to 7 Associates who were new to their roles, the company and sales in general.

• Branch Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2014



MECS Europe

• Belgium
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Recruitment Consultant

  • Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

  Canary Wharf, London Having found my feet as a recruitment consultant I wanted to try my hand at a new type of recruitment in a new sector. MECS was a small IT recruitment company based in Docklands that dealt with contract and perm recruitment. I was responsible for C++ Software sales which was a brand new concept and meant I had to learn quickly in order to create opportunities and buy-in from both candidates and clients. Whilst I built good relationships with some top clients in Medical Imaging and Hedge… Show more Having found my feet as a recruitment consultant I wanted to try my hand at a new type of recruitment in a new sector. MECS was a small IT recruitment company based in Docklands that dealt with contract and perm recruitment. I was responsible for C++ Software sales which was a brand new concept and meant I had to learn quickly in order to create opportunities and buy-in from both candidates and clients. Whilst I built good relationships with some top clients in Medical Imaging and Hedge Funds I found that more people were being laid off than hired meaning deals were inconsistent and frustrating. Having been there for a short period of time I soon realised that permanent recruitment was a vast change from what I had been used to and found that it too slow and laborious to keep my interests. After a year I decided to part ways and re-join Protocol as a Manager Joining MECS in the wake of the recession was not the highlight of my career but it did break me out of a comfort zone, introduced me to good (and steered me away from bad) habits which set me up for a successful future in leading teams and managing people. Show less

• Recruitment Consultant

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2008

  Chancery Lane, London My first position in recruitment was as a Consultant supplying teachers and support workers to Primary and Secondary schools in Hackney and Waltham Forest.