Bridgehead Communications
Education communications

The debate
you lead.

We put education leaders into the national and international conversation, from BBC Radio 4 to Forbes and the policy tables that matter.

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National+ international
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The promise

We have worked inside DfE policy and inside school leadership — we know what actually moves admissions.

40+
Schools and trusts advised
£28m
DfE programme launches communicated
100%
Of cases led by ex-DfE or sector-leader counsel

On the record

The coverage does the talking

A live feed of where our work has been showing up: real placements, real titles, real reach.

BBC Radio 4 Today6.7M listeners

SKILLS

Why Britain needs more tech apprenticeships to close the skills gap

Featuring Lawrence Barton DL

FE WeekEducation trade

EDUCATION

Devolved budget could drag adult education out of the doldrums

Featuring Lawrence Barton DL

Forbes174M readers

HIGHER EDUCATION

A new Georgia Tech arrives tomorrow, it looks promising

Featuring Kutaisi International University

FE WeekEducation trade

EDUCATION

Pre-16 technical education pathways: UTCs make the case

Featuring Baker Dearing Educational Trust

Schools Week50k+ sector readers

EDUCATION

UTCs group seeks millions from DfE for Sleeves model in mainstream schools

Featuring Baker Dearing Educational Trust

Times Higher Education14M+ academic readers

GLOBAL HE

Georgia's billionaire-backed university has high ambitions

Featuring Kutaisi International University

Business Insider150M+ monthly readers

EDUCATION

Kutaisi International University opens with global ambitions and a TUM partnership

Featuring Kutaisi International University

Capabilities

What a education engagement actually covers

01

Admissions and recruitment marketing

Search, paid and content campaigns calibrated to year-on-year roll targets and league-table movement.

02

Trust and university reputation

Vice-chancellor and CEO positioning, REF and TEF narrative, OfS and Ofsted communications.

03

Policy and stakeholder engagement

DfE, Ofsted, OfS and APPG engagement for sector bodies and large MATs.

04

Crisis and safeguarding

Safeguarding-trained crisis support — including out-of-hours media handling and parent communications.

Who we work with

The organisations sitting around our boardroom table

  • Independent schools
  • Multi-academy trusts
  • Sixth-form colleges
  • Universities
  • EdTech platforms
  • Sector trade bodies

FAQs

What people ask us first

Yes, and the dual perspective matters — we understand bursary-led admissions on the independent side and PAN-led roll management on the state side.

Yes. We support pre-inspection narrative, factual-accuracy responses and post-publication parent and staff communications.

Bring your education brief.
Leave with a plan.

Thirty minutes with a partner. No deck, no sales pitch, just an honest read on whether we're the right team for your situation.