Director of Communications
Newton Prep School
London SW8
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Highly Competitive - dependent on skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- July 2024
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2024
Job overview
Newton Prep is one of London’s leading independent prep schools for children between the ages of 3 and 13 situated at the heart of one of London’s most exciting areas in Nine Elms; conveniently situated close to Battersea Park and Queenstown Road BR stations and the new London Underground Northern Line Battersea Power Station. We have high standards and expectations and are interested in education in the fullest sense. We seek to ensure that our pupils benefit from a proper balance of academic excellence, fun and activity combined with strong pastoral support.
The Director of Communications plays a central role in promoting the school’s ambitious aims and vision. The role is responsible for three key areas: Communications, Admissions, and Events and covers strategy, PR & Media Relations, Website & Social Media, Photography & Video and Internal Communications. The post-holder will lead a team of four and is also a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
We are looking for a strategic thinker who has vision and creativity so that the aims and targets established and identified in the School Improvement Plan (SIP) are fulfilled. They must be able to foster collaboration and consistency within their own team, and with other teams within the school. They will have the ability to spot growth opportunities and will seek to build partnerships with other schools and organisations.
We are keen to hear from applicants with an ability to introduce creative communications solutions, someone with excellent team-work skills and someone with a creative flair for design with exceptional attention to detail. Experience gained from working within a school or college environment is desirable but not essential.
We offer a highly competitive salary based on skills and experience; a 10% employer contribution pension scheme; free on-site parking; staff gym; free school lunches, tea and coffee during term time; cycle to work scheme; free ‘travel to work loan scheme’; free annual flu vaccination and a 24-hour counselling and legal advice service.
Full details of the post may be obtained from the School’s website www.newtonprepschool.co.uk or by phoning the HR Department on 020 7720 4091 ext. 1255.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining why you believe you are suitable for the role. Please send both documents electronically to the HR Assistant at hrassistant@newtonprep.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Friday 17th May 2024.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 20th May 2024. However, the School reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advised application closing date should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible.
Newton Prep is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure check including a Barred List check.
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About Newton Prep School
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In a London landscape crowded with prep schools, Newton Prep stands out. The school, founded in 1991, has an unbeatable combination of size and eclecticism, coupled with extraordinary facilities and outside spaces. Its position at the heart of Central London’s most burgeoning development, Newton is a short walk away from the Nine Elms to Battersea riverfront. This hosts the bustling new ‘town’ around the rebuilt Battersea Power Station; a new extension of the Northern Line tube now means the school is within five minutes of three stations.
When arriving, visitors and prospective parents always comment on Newton Prep children: they are well-educated, of course, but noticeably curious, kind and articulate. Above all, in this modern world, they are equipped with the best of British values: pupils are encouraged to think for - and be - themselves.
Academic success is central to all that is taught. More than that, however, the school ensures children are equipped with a sense of self, resilience and hopefulness. We encourage children to think outside the curriculum. Whether it’s piano lessons, judo or Boggle, children need ways of engaging: we aim for our Newton Prep children to enter adolescence feeling that they already have more to contribute than just academic achievements. Yes, we need to get them into the right schools, but not at the total expense of their well-being, character and love of learning.
Inspiring a love of learning is central to Newton Prep’s offering. With a huge all-weather pitch capable of supporting four fixtures at a time, a 120-seat recital hall, a music technology suite, recording studio, 300 seat auditorium, three gymnasiums, bustling art studios, dance studios, two libraries and three hands-on science labs, children are encouraged to “do” as well as “learn”. We have an oasis of a garden where our children perform Shakespeare, hunt for mini-beasts and conduct scientific experiments.
Despite the excellence of their education, Newton Prep children are notable for their lack of arrogance; there is no sense of entitlement here. The kindness and generosity shown by the pupils towards their peers is remarkable; we are particularly proud of the engagement between the older children and our youngest pupils.
This spirit of community is also built into the Newton Diploma, our revolutionary humanities curriculum for Years 7 and 8. This is a cross-curricular, rigorous and exciting programme which allows pupils to explore links between subjects, extend initiatives for service and leadership, and breathe real fire into their intellectual curiosity.
We are not a blazers-and-boaters kind of school. As a school only thirty years young, we are not limited to looking back at the past to inform what we do in the future. We focus all our present energies on ensuring a bright future for our bright children. We want Newton Prep children to enjoy their precious childhood years.
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