January 16 - 18, 2026
LONDON
MILLENNIUM GLOUCESTER & BAILEYS HOTELS, KENSINGTON
Fair Organizer: Gez Hayden
Search London-January: the major recruiting opportunity for IB and British International curriculum schools Worldwide.
Candidates may request invitations to the Search Associates London January 2026 Job Fair from August 15 2025.
Which Schools ATTEND?
Search London-January is firmly international. As our major job fair attended by 150 leading international schools from all over the World - Europe, Middle East, South Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia, Africa and the Americas including the USA - recruiters generally seek to hire teachers whose experience is consistent with the fair's curriculum focus and those offering expertise that is in high demand (please see detail below).
Which Candidates Should Attend?
Attending schools seek candidates with international school experience and those who have taught any of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes, the British International Curriculum - the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), IGCSE / GCSE, and A Level. Teaching couples are welcome to attend when one partner only fits these criteria.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ABOVE?
Candidates are welcome who have other domestic and international curriculum experience, offering the following as first choice (ie first job preference in your Search Associates account) - Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Music (General), French with Spanish, Early Childhood and KG, Music, Elementary PE, Elementary Art & Design, Special Education, Counselors, instructional coaches, and Librarians. If unsure if you are a fit, please request your own Senior Associate to advise on your suitability and issue your invitation.
ATTENDANCE
This is an in-person-only event. Schools will start to interview from 09.00 on Friday January 16. Attendance is therefore very strongly advised on Friday January 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 (ideally arriving before 10.00 Friday 16, leaving if possible not before midday Sunday).
Candidate Invitations
We open to candidates on August 16. Please request an invitation from your home associate on or after that date. This oversubscribed job fair fills up quickly. Registration by November is recommended.
Scale
This is the largest Search fair, attended by up to 500 candidates and 150 schools, of which 75% offer one or more IB programme, and 40% British International curricula.
Candidate Support
Candidates attending Search London-January are assigned an experienced advisor from the team of Senior Associates attending, and their offices' colleagues. The advisors provide a listening ear to assist candidates in making decisions.
Venue
The venue for Search London-January is the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London. Schools will also interview in the adjoining Bailey's Hotel.
Gez Hayden
LEARN HERE ABOUT PRECONDITIONS FOR REGISTERING FOR THIS JOB FAIR, AND ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD FIT
YOUR SEARCH FILE AND FORWARD PLANNING
- You must be a fully activated Search candidate, invited to register for this job fair by your Senior Associate. (If unsure of your invitation status, contact your Senior Associate).
- You must have at least 4 references on your file, of which minimum 3 must be Teaching, Counselor/Librarian or Leadership references.
- All reference and contact information on the application must be complete.
- The Bio Notes section of your file must be complete.
- You should attend on Friday January 16, in order to register, attend orientation, attend the essential interview sign-up and meet your advisor for the fair. Best to plan not to leave before midday, Sunday January 18.
ARE YOU A FIT?
This competitive fair - Search Associates' largest - attracts schools from all over the world, and traditionally enjoys a strong placement rate. Recruiters are seeking experience in delivering the programmes indicated below.
- EXPERIENCE
- This is a fair where recruiters seek candidates with prior experience of teaching the IB PYP, MYP, CP and Diploma; IGCSE / GCSE and A Level; UK National Curriculum; IPC & IMYC.
- Also welcome: teachers will find success here who are domestically or internationally experienced in & seeking as first preference fields such as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, French plus Spanish, Early Childhood and KG, Music, Elementary PE, Elementary Art & Design, Special Education, Counselors, instructional coaches, and Librarians
- This is a worldwide job fair, where candidates open to placement in more than one region will have most choice of opportunities.
- Candidates with domestic school (not international school) classroom teaching experience in North America and Australia/NZ, (often seeking a position in a school in Europe only), will find this fair to be competitive, but may request an invitation. Please consult on this with your own Senior Associate.
Gez Hayden
Welcome to the Candidate Information Page for the Search Associates London-January Job Fair 2026
Thanks for your interest in our London January Job Fair. Candidates may request an invitation to this job fair from August 15, 2025. On this page, find information and updates (as they are posted). We assume you have already read the General Information summarising the Fair's nature and candidate fit. If you have not, please do so now.
If you wish to attend the fair you must first be an activated Search candidate. Request an invitation from your home Associate from your dashboard in your Search account. The bullets below are important. Please read them.
- The first attendance day of this fair for candidates is Friday, January 16, 2026.
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The administrative venue is the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, Kensington, London. This is where the Search Office, Interview Booths and candidate advisors are located. Recruiters will interview not only in this hotel in interview booths, meeting rooms and hotel rooms, but also in the adjoining Bailey's Hotel. It is more convenient, but not required, for candidates to stay in the Millennium Gloucester and The Bailey's hotels - this affords a private on-site refuge (your hotel room) in which to reflect.
- Limited hard copy information is supplied to you. There is no paper messaging system. Schools and candidates communicate via email, and via the Fair Portal. The Fair Portal helps you manage and organise your experience of the fair.
- Ideally, you should have with you a laptop/tablet, and a smartphone.
- Connectivity - internet connection is available. A small amount of mobile data for your smartphone is also advisable, particularly for peak usage times in the hotel.
- Recruiters will have secure access to your full Search file and confidential references during the job fair. It is prudent, however, to hand a résumé to recruiters at interview sign-up and at interviews themselves. This is both an aide-mémoire for recruiters, and a document on which they can make notes about you.
- Bring with you:
- 25 2-side maximum A4 or Letter size résumés
- a laptop or tablet for accessing digital information at the fair, and a smartphone for communicating via the Fair Portal and receiving calls. Most information provided is digital.
Please email any questions to Amelia Ren-Hayden on ahayden@searchassociates.com
Gez Hayden
Welcome to the Schools Information Page for the Search Associates London-January Job Fair 2026
On this page, schools interested to attend can obtain information and updates on the Search London-January Job Fair. Invitations are issued to schools in June 2025. If your school wishes to attend this job fair and does not receive its invitation by June 16 2025, please contact me, Gez Hayden. The bullets below are important.
- Dates: Friday January 16 to Sunday January 18 2026. We recommend recruiters arrive in the evening of Thursday January 15.
- Venue: The venue of this fair is the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London, UK.
- Interview Booths: A limited number of interview booths is available on a first come first served basis.
- Accommodation - The Millennium Gloucester Hotel is the recommended accommodation venue. We are also offering rooms at the adjoining Bailey's Hotel. It is in order for recruiters to interview in that hotel also.
- No paper copies of candidate Search files and confidential references are issued at this job fair. This information is provided to you securely online, through the Fair Portal.
- A self-print facility is available for colleagues who need to read from paper. Candidates will have one-page résumés ready for you, on which to make notes about them.
- Messaging at the fair - Search London January does not use a paper messaging system. Communication will be through email and through the Fair Portal messaging function.
- Fair Portal - this helps you manage your experience of the fair. It will be made available shortly before the fair begins. It functions equally well on both computers and portable devices.
- Bring with you
a Laptop/Tablet, and a smartphone
Incremental updates are posted on this page as they become available from August onward: Recruiter Schedule and Conditions, interim updates for recruiters, and other documents.
Please email any questions to me on ghayden@searchassociates.com.
Gez Hayden
For School Boards considering engaging Search Associates to conduct a leadership Search, or to conduct governance workshops, and for Heads and Aspiring Heads wishing to learn how Search Associates' Consultancy Services Division can assist their future career development, Senior Consultant
Jeremy Lewis will be available at the Fair, to meet in person and to describe the range of related services we offer.
ACCOMMODATION (SCHOOLS AND CANDIDATES)
The venue for this job fair is the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, Kensington, London, UK. The adjoining Bailey's Hotel also offers accommodation for recruiters and candidates. Schools/recruiters interview rooms will be located mainly in the Millennium Gloucester Hotel.
- Early booking is essential to be sure of a room.
- We recommend that recruiters stay at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel. However, we also offer the possibility for recruiters to stay at the adjoining Bailey's Hotel.
- Please note that the Millennium Gloucester Hotel does not offer a club lounge.
- It is not a requirement for the candidates to stay at either of the fair hotels, but it is advantageous to do so, in terms of personal convenience. There are several other hotels within the walking distance of the fair venue.
INTERVIEW BOOTHS (SCHOOLS)
| A limited number of interview booths is available in function rooms, of which a proportion is available for interview use on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the event. The majority are available for interview use on Saturday and Sunday only. Schools may request the interview booth in their Fair registration form. The interview booths will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
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SYNDICATE ROOMS (SCHOOLS)
Schools requiring syndicate rooms for interviews should please contact Events Coordinator Bianca Grasu on bianca.grasu@millenniumhotels.com. These are converted bedrooms (bed removed).
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