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Specialist Interim Leadership for Education.

Right Leader. Right Setting. Right Time.

When it matters most, the right leader changes everything

Brava places exceptional interim leaders into education’s most demanding settings. We specialise in complex, high-need environments, including SEND schools, PRUs, SEMH provision, and mainstream schools navigating significant challenges : where leadership quality isn’t just important, it’s critical.
We’re deliberately small. Every placement is handled personally, with deep attention to context, culture, and fit. You won’t get a shortlist generated by a database. You’ll get a consultant who understands your world.

Right Leader

The right interim leader for your setting – someone who has led in SEND schools, specialist provision or complex mainstream environments before, and knows how to make an immediate difference without needing months to find their feet.

Right Setting

Every placement begins with a genuine understanding of your environment. SEND schools, SEMH schools and complex mainstream settings each have their own pressures and culture. We understand that before we recommend anyone.

Right Time

When a leadership gap appears, speed matters. We move quickly without compromising on quality, because in specialist and complex settings, the cost of the wrong appointment is too high.

Why Brava?

Because specialist settings deserve specialist expertise. SEND schools, PRUs, APs and complex mainstream environments operate under pressures that most agencies simply don’t understand. We do.

Every conversation with Brava is a real conversation. You’ll speak to someone with genuine sector knowledge, who takes the time to understand your context before recommending anyone.

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Feedback from Education Leaders

”Rather than just matching me to a job, David from Brava took the time to truly understand me. His professional curiosity, initiative, and deep understanding of the employment market didn't just help me secure my next opportunity, it gave me the confidence to own it.

That kind of support is more than I ever expected from a recruitment partner. If you're navigating your own career shift, I cannot recommend connecting with David and the Brava team highly enough.

Interim Headteacher

”I have been working as an interim for the past 13 years and have used many agencies and can honestly say the support, attentiveness to detail and being respected as an individual has made the experience of attaining my current role through David one of the best in my time as an interim. David was tireless in bringing a satisfactory agreement to my terms - a very personalised service.

Interim Leader

”I have had the pleasure of working with Brava Education during a recent recruitment process, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. If you're looking for a talent partner who operates with integrity and a human approach, Brava are exceptional.

Head of Quality

”David recently assisted me in the search for a specialist interim position. After a detailed search fact find David responded to our request on deadline with two candidates that matched our detailed search criteria. The due diligence carried out by David made the selection process simple. I would happily recommend David and he will be the first person I call when future requirements come up.

Managing Director

”David is an excellent and professional recruitment consultant. Not only has he found an excellent placement for me but ensured that I am happy there and that things are going well. He has also maintained contact and identified opportunities for subsequent work. I feel very well supported and would recommend David to others.

Interim Senior Leader

”David placed me into a position that supported me to not only establish myself in a new setting but also give me the confidence to set up my own company. David further supported me to allow my interim contract to be under my own companies name to build it with the security behind doing so. I want to also say that the team David has behind him is incredible and a credit to him.

Interim Director