The need to strengthen the Senior Leadership recruitment at Education Village Academy Trust.

Requirements:

• Introduce just-in-time assessments to support fast-paced hiring
• Add rigour and objectivity to decision-making
• Create a smooth, engaging experience for candidates

People Spark became a trusted partner for all senior-level recruitment, embedding the Wave psychometric tool by Saville Assessments into the process.

This included:

• Delivering fast, high-quality assessments for shortlisted candidates
• Providing clear, data-rich feedback to support confident hiring decisions
• Enhancing candidate experience through meaningful insight and professional feedback

• Over a four-year period, all senior hires made using this approach have performed exceptionally well and integrated successfully
• Hiring panels gained deeper insight and challenge through objective assessment data
• Candidates experienced a smooth, insightful recruitment journey

People Spark have also provided ad-hoc coaching to the senior leadership coaching and specialist guidance on culture development.