About Tradewind | Tradewind Recruitment

The best people, in the best places

We specialise in attracting the very best senior leadership, teaching, and non-teaching support talent within all phases of the education sector for permanent positions.

At Tradewind Permanent Recruitment, we understand that identifying and hiring the best candidates for permanent teaching and support staff vacancies is crucial to the morale and success of any educational organisation.

We have an established and extensive national network of permanent only candidates. We are a trusted education partner to a wide range of educational establishments and understand that educational organisations thrive when the best people are in the best places.

A letter from our CEO

Thank you to all our hardworking teachers and support staff! Tradewind wouldn’t be where we are today without wonderful people like you. When we opened our very first London office in 2001, we had no idea that we’d grow to have more than 12 offices nationwide and have helped more than 150,000 educators to find their ideal schools.

We’re so proud of everything we’ve achieved with your support and we’re thrilled to be able to offer a service that you’re happy to recommend. We’re here to listen to your needs, provide you with unlimited access to free CPD courses and find you the education job you’ve always dreamed of.

We listen, we learn and we deliver.

Why? Because our people matter most.

Nick Murphy, CEO

Our approach

Our experienced account managers will conduct a bespoke search, connecting you with top-tier candidates, including passive talent not actively seeking roles.

This tailored and personalised approach for each permanent role we support, led by a team of dedicated and experienced consultants, means we can generate additional high quality permanent candidates to your crucial permanent roles. We then actively support and manage candidates throughout the application process, increasing the chances of appointing the best person for the role on the first try.

We specialise insourcing exceptional talent for a wide range of permanentroles including:

Middle Leadership Positions

Non-Teaching and Support Roles

Permanent Teaching Roles

SEND Roles

Senior Leadership Team

Who do we recruit?

We simplify recruitment, save you time, and help you secure the best talent, so you can focus on what matters most - providing an outstanding education. We specialise in sourcing exceptional talent for a wide range of permanent roles, including:

Headteachers

Deputy Headteachers

Specialist Teachers

SEND Teachers

Primary Teachers

CEO

Principals

Vice Principals

Human Resources

IT Specialists

Finance Professionals

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Our Schools

From senior leaders to English teachers, IT specialists, or Finance professionals, we can source and attract high calibre permanent candidates across all phases of education for a wide variety of school based or Multi-Academy

Academies

Multi-Academy Trusts

Nurseries

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

SEN Schools

Permanent Recruitment

At Tradewind Permanent Recruitment, we provide comprehensive services to ensure you find the perfect candidate for your permanent roles. Let us help you secure the best fit for your team with tailored solutions that deliver results:

Advertising your roles

Your roles will be advertised on national job boards with over 30,000 visitors a month, at no additional cost, attracting talent for positions ranging from teaching to senior leadership and specialist roles. We utilise the latest video software to create attractive job ads to showcase you and your permanent opportunities in an engaging way.

Seamless support

Our expert account managers take the administrative burden out of permanent recruitment while keeping you firmly in control of the decision-making process. With a personalised, meticulous, and targeted approach, we ensure every permanent placement is handled smoothly, attracting a diverse pool of high-quality candidates.

Digital campaigns

Our digital campaigns deliver effective, targeted, and branded marketing for your roles, leveraging our extensive network of high-quality permanent candidates and our active social platforms. Specially tailored to attract top-tier talent, including those “passive” candidates who are exclusively seeking the best roles.

Our Core Values

At Tradewind Permanent Recruitment, our core values run deep throughout every corner or what we stand for and drive us to meet the challenges of recruiting for permanent education roles head-on:

Serve as you wish to be served

Our word is our bond

Invest in relationships

Take personal responsibility

Get in touch

To make a booking or discuss our services further, get in touch with our permanent recruitment team. A consultant will be assigned to assist you with all of your education recruitment needs and they’ll be in touch as soon as possible.