How Aspire2 Helps Prepare the Ground – Not Just Place the Plant…

Sometimes the question isn’t “Who should we appoint?” — it’s “Are we ready for them when they arrive?”

At Aspire2, we don’t just run recruitment processes. We work with schools and boards to step back and look at the bigger picture — the one that can so easily get missed when the pressure’s on to find someone quickly.

We’ll often ask:

• Have you had the right conversations internally before bringing someone new in?
• Are your expectations aligned — or are there a few different versions of success floating around?
• Do you know what kind of leadership you need now — not just what worked five years ago?

Before any appointment is made, we work with our partners to help surface what’s often sitting just below the surface — the dynamics, blind spots, or legacy thinking that can quietly derail a great appointment.

That might mean:

• Coaching conversations that reveal cultural readiness (or resistance)
• Psychometric insights that bring clarity to team dynamics
• Making space for the team to sense-make, rather than rush to solution

If you’re engaging an agency to help you recruit a senior educational leader, ask yourself:

• Will they challenge our assumptions?
• Will they understand the unique context we’re in?
• And most importantly… will they stick around long enough to help us get it right, not just get it done?

That’s what we do at Aspire2. We help support you to prepare the ground so leadership can land — and grow.