About Eduplace Recruitment · Est. 1994

Nearly Three Decades of Sector-Specific Talent Delivery.

Eduplace Recruitment was established in 1994 with a single operating principle: sector expertise produces better placements. Every application is reviewed by a specialist. Every shortlist is curated. Every placement is followed through to confirmation.

We operate across Education, Hospitality, and Retail in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, China, and GCC. Our candidate placement services carry no cost to applicants. Zero fees. No exceptions.

1994

Year Established

450+

Educators Placed

Practice Areas

Cost to Candidates

Operating Principles

How We Operate

Our operating model is built on three non-negotiable principles that govern every engagement — from initial brief to placement confirmation.

Human Assessment. No Exceptions.

Every application submitted to Eduplace Recruitment is reviewed by a sector specialist. No automated filtering. No keyword screening. Assessment is contextual — qualifications, trajectory, fit, and mobility evaluated together by a person who understands the sector.

Curated Shortlists. Not Volume Plays.

Employers receive a shortlist of candidates who have been pre-vetted against the specific brief. We do not send large volumes of unqualified resumes. Every candidate on the list has been assessed for role fit, culture alignment, and performance track record before being presented.

End-to-End Engagement. Brief to Placement.

Our involvement does not end at shortlist delivery. We coordinate interviews, support offer management, and remain engaged through contract execution and onboarding. Placement integrity is a standard — not a differentiator.

Our Leadership Team

Three specialists. Three decades of combined sector expertise. One operating standard.

Gregory Howard

President & CEO

Gregory Howard has led Eduplace Recruitment's education practice for nearly three decades. His deep sector expertise spans international school recruitment across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. Gregory personally reviews every education application — ensuring that each candidate assessment reflects judgment, not automation.

Edward Place

Recruitment Director

Edward Place leads talent acquisition strategy and employer relationship management across all three sectors. With a proven track record in executive search and candidate vetting, he brings a structured, results-driven approach to every engagement. Based on the Gulf Coast, Edward is responsible for shortlist quality and employer brief delivery.

Leonie Woodway

Director of Global Operations

Leonie Woodway oversees global operations and candidate management across Eduplace Recruitment's three practice areas. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, she ensures end-to-end process integrity — from initial application through to placement confirmation and onboarding support. She brings operational precision to a relationship-driven business.

Company History

Built on Sector Depth. Sustained by Results.

Eduplace Recruitment was established in 1994 to address a gap in specialist sector recruitment: most agencies treated talent as interchangeable. We built a business around the opposite premise — that deep sector knowledge produces better matches, shorter time-to-placement, and higher retention.

Over nearly three decades, we have placed 450+ educators internationally, expanded geographic coverage to four regions, and recently launched Hospitality and Retail practices built on the same methodology. One constant: every application is reviewed by a human specialist with genuine sector knowledge.

1994

Established

Eduplace Recruitment established with a focus on international education placement.

2000s

Middle East Expansion

Established active practice in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain — matching demand for international school staffing in the region.

2020s

US Expansion

Established US operations from Panama City Beach, Florida. Active placement across UK, Australia, New Zealand, China, and GCC.

2025

Hospitality & Retail Launch

Launched new Hospitality and Retail practice areas. The same methodology that placed 450+ educators — now applied to hotels, resorts, and luxury retail.

From Our President

Too many talented educators are treated as interchangeable resources. I believe — and have always believed — that the right placement changes lives. Not just for the teacher, but for every student in their classroom.

When I joined Eduplace Recruitment, international teaching recruitment was dominated by volume. Agencies would collect hundreds of CVs and forward them in bulk. Schools got noise instead of signal. Teachers got silence instead of feedback.

We built our practice around a different model: know the sector, know the candidate, know the school. Review every application personally. Give honest feedback. Follow through from first conversation to first day in the classroom.

That approach has taken us from education into hospitality and retail, growing into a team that places professionals across four continents. But the principle hasn't changed — every application still gets a human review, and every placement still matters to us personally.

Gregory HowardPresident & CEO · Eduplace Recruitment

Gregory Howard — President and CEO, Eduplace Recruitment