Director of Admissions
Sherborne Girls
Dorset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2022
Job overview
Founded in 1898, Sherborne Girls is a vibrant boarding community set in a beautiful campus in a Dorset market town. Educating just under 500 pupils ages 11 to 18, Sherborne Girls is a friendly and compassionate environment where girls’ individual strengths, talents, and interests are nurtured. The school believes in helping every girl find her niche, providing plentiful, diverse, and challenging opportunities across every facet of education. Sherborne helps girls write the story of their lives, empowering them to become inquisitive, aspirational, kind, and ready for the challenges of the 21st century with a clear sense of ambition and the personal qualities to succeed in whatever path they choose.
Sherborne Girls is now seeking a talented admissions professional to lead its Admissions and Marketing teams. The Director of Admissions will be a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team and will work in close partnership with the Head to develop and oversee the delivery of pupil recruitment strategies to meet the school’s recruitment targets. They will lead the implementation of a Prep School Engagement Strategy encompassing current feeder schools and new markets and ensure an effective and efficient admissions process for both internal and external audiences. They will also play a key role in evolving the school’s entrance procedures, capturing and examining data on recruitment trends and conversion rates, and overseeing contact with UKVI.
The successful candidate will have the personal dynamism and gravitas to be a strong ambassador for Sherborne Girls to prospective parents and advisors. They will bring significant admissions experience, ideally within the independent school sector, and knowledge of the boarding market would also be beneficial. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading successful multi-disciplinary teams, preferably within a senior leadership position, and will have experience in a customer-focused environment. They will be proactive, resourceful, and positive, and will have strong relationship management skills.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Sherborne Girls School on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference GATC.
Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours).
Applications should be received by noon on Monday, 20 June 2022.
About Sherborne Girls
Sherborne Girls is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18, located in the market town of Sherborne, Dorset. Established in 1899, this selective institution has around 490 pupils, the majority of whom are full boarders. At Sherborne Girls, we are committed to providing an outstanding education to every girl in our community, helping her write the story of her life.
Sherborne Girls is part of the Sherborne Schools Group. The group includes Sherborne School (for boys), Sherborne Preparatory School and Hanford.
The Sherborne Schools Group offers a unique and exciting educational offering for girls and boys aged 3 to 19.
Head, Sherborne Girls
Dr Ruth Sullivan
Vision and values
Sherborne Girls' vision is to be the leading full-boarding girls’ school for all-round personal development and academic fulfilment, and to create a community of empowered learners who will be an influence for good in a challenging world.
The school aims to provide a broad and enriching, full boarding education that develops the unique talents of every girl within a supportive community. To send out into the world girls of character, commitment and compassion who are able to think clearly and creatively, choose wisely and have the courage to make a difference.
Five values underpin the ethos of Sherborne Girls:
Curious – Sherborne girls will be intellectually enquiring and imaginative; they will seek challenge and inspiration in the pursuit of excellence.
Courageous – Sherborne girls will be bold and adventurous; they will have the courage to take risks, the resilience to overcome adversity and the inner confidence to lead others.
Compassionate – Sherborne girls will be principled, considerate and kind; they will have a sense of responsibility to make a positive contribution to the communities in which they live and work.
Adaptable – Sherborne girls will be resilient and flexible; they will be able to adapt to the demands of the modern day and to respect and celebrate the differences of others.
Spiritual – Sherborne girls understand Christian values, they value reflection and well-being in themselves and others.
ISI report
“The school fully meets its aims. The pupils achieve at a high level in both their academic work and their activities. They make rapid progress in their learning as a result of the good, often excellent, teaching, and the excellent curricular and extracurricular provision which provides an extensive range of subjects and activities.”
View Sherborne Girls' latest ISI report
Link to the Sherborne Girls prospectus
See a range of films showing life at Sherborne Girls
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