Gift Douglas
Director @Apex Educ8 Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Apex Educ8 Ltd
Current Role: Director – Apex Educ8Major Duties:• Founded and currently lead a growing education recruitment agency, specialising in sourcing high-quality teaching and support staff for primary, secondary, and SEN schools across the UK.• Responsible for company strategy, growth planning, and day-to-day operations, including compliance, marketing, and commercial decision-making.• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of consultants and resourcers, ensuring high performance, accountability, and team culture.• Build and manage key school partnerships, overseeing service delivery, client satisfaction, and contract fulfilment.• Drive business development efforts by identifying growth opportunities and expanding our school client base across regions.Key Achievements & Projects:• Launched Apex Educ8 and placed educators in schools across London and surrounding boroughs within the first academic year.• Built a compliant recruitment process from scratch, aligned with DfE and KCSiE guidelines, ensuring every candidate was fully cleared and safeguarding ready.Previous Role: Associate Director – Prospero TeachingMajor Duties:• Managed a large education recruitment team, overseeing multiple consultants, team managers, and candidate managers.• Drove sales, business development, and account management strategies across several boroughs and regions.• Mentored new consultants and leaders, helping them build desks, manage pipelines, and consistently exceeded billing targets.Key Achievements & Projects:• Promoted from Consultant to Associate Director over a 15-year career span, consistently hitting personal and team targets year-on-year.• Managed and developed multiple consultants who went on to become top billers and team leaders within the business.Tools & Platforms Used:• CRM: Influence, Fire Fish• ATS: In-house systems, CV Library• Platforms: LinkedIn, Reed, Totaljobs, Indeed• Safeguarding & Compliance: DBS, Right to Work checks, GDPR, KCSiE
EDUCATION
London Metropolitan University
Bsc (Hons), Computer Science
West Thames College
GNVQ Advanced Engineering, Distinction
Claremont High School
GCSE's, English/Language Arts Teacher Education
SKILLS
ABOUT GIFT DOUGLAS
Apex Educ8 - Supporting Schools. Safeguarding Futures/ Safe Hands. Smart Rates. Strong Partnerships!Apex Educ8 is a REC-accredited education recruitment agency established in 2024, dedicated to supporting schools with affordable, compliant, and sustainable staffing solutions.We operate with a safeguarding-first approach, ensuring every candidate is fully vetted in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE). Our lean structure allows us to run on smaller margins, meaning schools benefit from transparent, competitive rates without compromising quality or candidate pay.As an agile and responsive agency with a growing database of cleared teachers and support staff, we pride ourselves on delivering fast, reliable cover while building long-term partnerships based on trust, compliance, and value for money.Apex Educ8 - Affordable. Compliant. Reliable!I value myself as a highly motivated, organised and passionate leader, catering for schools within the state school environment, further education and Independent sector.My aim is to help supply the education industry with inspirational/ engaging teachers and support staff, that will help contribute/ have a positive impact in the children’s schooling environment.I’m also a firm believer of educating myself on each schooling environment and know there are budgetary restraints with most schools, so I always endeavour to the do the best I can by working with affordable rates, whilst still been able to offer quality teachers/ support staff and above all, a quality service.“Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten”OUR STRENGTHSSafeguarding FirstAffordable and Transparent RatesAgile & ResponsiveREC AccreditedReady-to-work candidatesWHY SCHOOLS CHOOSE USAffordable and sustainable staffing solutionsCommitment to safeguarding & safer recruitmentPersonalised, flexible serviceLong-term partnership approach STAFF WE SUPPLYQualified Teachers (Primary & Secondary)SEN Specialists & Teaching/ Learning AssistantsCover SupervisorsPastoral Behaviour SupportFacilities & Back Office (Admin)Exam Invigilators
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