Assistant Head (Pre Prep)

ASSISTANT HEAD (PRE PREP)

Application period closes: 9.00 am on Monday 23 February 2026
Interviews: Thursday 26 February 2026 / Friday 27 February 2026
Employment Commences: 1 September 2026
Salary: Competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience and responsibility.
Contract: Permanent, Full time

The Assistant Head (Pre-Prep) provides strategic and operational leadership for the Pre-Prep, ensuring a high-quality educational experience within a nurturing and ambitious environment. The role includes leading and developing Pre-Prep staff, fostering strong partnerships with parents of younger pupils, and promoting excellence in teaching, learning and pastoral care.

As Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, the post-holder plays a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. Working closely with the Deputy Head (Academic) and Deputy Head (Pastoral), they monitor pupil progress across EYFS and Key Stage 1, ensuring high standards and smooth academic transition from EYFS into KS1, and from Pre-Prep into Prep.

The Assistant Head (Pre-Prep) supports the Head of EYFS in maintaining full compliance with statutory EYFS requirements and in delivering outstanding early years provision. The role also includes shared responsibility for a form class, modelling excellent classroom practice and contributing directly to the academic and pastoral development of pupils.

The post-holder is a member of the Senior Management Team, working collaboratively alongside the Deputy Head (Academic), Deputy Head (Pastoral), Assistant Head (Operations), Head and Bursar, and reports directly to the Head. They contribute to whole-school strategic leadership and development.

Please view the attached job application pack. Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role/person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications should be sent to the HR Manager by the closing date. No CVs will be accepted.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then please contact the Head via email or phone. Please view the attached job application pack for contact details.

Safeguarding Statement

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.