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Director of Admissions

Director of Admissions

Godstowe School

High Wycombe

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
10 October 2019

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Director of Admissions with effect from 1st November 2019 (or as soon as possible thereafter).

Godstowe is a thriving independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3 to 13, and boys aged 3 to 7.

The School occupies approximately 12 acres on the outskirts of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire with enviable facilities spanning buildings from the foundation of the School in 1900 to our latest brand-new state of the art Swimming Pool, completed earlier this year.

The School benefits from an enviable reputation, preparing girls for Common Entrance and Scholarship to the most prestigious senior schools in the UK. Although non-selective at entry, girls excel in all subjects. With 450 pupils overall, including approximately 90 boarders, pastoral care is at the heart of the School. We welcome pupils mainly from Britain, but many join us from abroad in preparation for senior schooling.

We are seeking to appoint a Director of Admissions from 1st November 2019, or earlier if possible. The post holder will report directly to the Headmistress and will liaise closely with the senior leadership team.

The Director of Admissions will be supported by an Admissions Assistant.

The successful applicant will handle the complexity of day-to-day admissions, a busy programme of visits by prospective parents, manage the administration process, as well as take an important role in the development of our pupil numbers. We are looking for an excellent communicator with an understanding of the principles of sales and marketing, strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy schedule.

Interested candidates should apply in writing by email to our retained Consultant Alan Hine at alan@alanhine.co.uk or should feel free to call him for an initial discussion on 01865 339313.

Applications will be considered on receipt.

Godstowe is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Godstowe

IAPS Day and Boarding School for girls aged 3-13, 450 pupils

About Godstowe School

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  • Godstowe School
  • Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe
  • Buckinghamshire
  • HP13 6PR
  • United Kingdom
+44 1494 529273

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Something Special is happening at Godstowe

Godstowe was founded by two strong, progressive women, originally in fact as a school whose purpose would be to prepare girls for the move down the hill to Wycombe Abbey School. Their vision was for an innovative, academic and broad education for girls and, without a doubt, this continues to live on in today’s school.

Our ethos is simple. All we want is for our girls and boys to be Confident, Happy and Successful. Indeed, if the first two are true, the third will almost certainly follow. Success is defined in many ways, and we mean successful in the broadest sense: successfully kind, successfully courteous as well as successful in achieving a wide range of goals. We keep our pupils busy and engaged, we entertain and intrigue them, encourage them, and excite them. Happy children are easy to teach.

With outstanding, highly qualified teaching staff as well as a strong and experienced pastoral team, excellent facilities, wonderful surroundings, a non-selective intake policy and a more positive, exuberant and industrious atmosphere than you will find in other schools, it is likely that most of our children will be happy to learn, happy to stretch themselves, happy to support each other, and happy to do whatever they can to take an active part in their own education. Why push children through the curriculum when they can be inspired to make their own journey, choose their own routes and arrive at their destination under their own steam?

Our pupils love their time at school. It never ceases to amaze me just how much highly motivated and enthusiastic people can willingly contribute, and we don’t just mean the girls and boys, we mean the staff and the parents too! Godstowe is alive with opportunity. Remember, to learn a lesson you need to live it.

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