Madeleine is a Recruitment Consultant at Compass Associates, specialising in senior leadership recruitment across Specialist Education, Fostering, and Residential Care in the UK.

She works closely with providers, boards, and senior leaders, supporting them to appoint leaders who not only have the right experience, but who also align with the values, culture, and purpose of their services. Alongside this, she partners with senior professionals to help them navigate their next career move with clarity and confidence.

Madeleine’s approach is relationship-led and long-term. She aims to be a trusted first point of contact for both clients and candidates — someone who understands the realities of leadership within specialist education and care, rather than treating recruitment as a transaction.
She is committed to developing a deep, up-to-date understanding of the sector by staying close to market trends, regulatory pressures, and frontline challenges. By remaining well connected with both providers and leaders, her focus is always on achieving outcomes that strengthen services, support staff, and ultimately improve the lives of the people those services exist to serve.