Director of Development
Brentwood School - All-Through with Sixth Form
Essex
- £70,000 - £80,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 7 February 2023
Job overview
Brentwood School is one of the UK’s leading independent day and boarding schools for boys and girls aged 3-18 years with a history spanning almost 500 years. Set within a 75-acre site, in the heart of Brentwood in Essex, and just under half an hour to the City of London by train, the campus provides a stimulating environment for innovative teaching and a first-class education for some 1900 pupils. Accessibility has always been a high priority for the School and there has been a long tradition of supporting families who otherwise could not access a Brentwood School education. Brentwood currently spends over £2m pa on providing means tested bursaries.
The School is now seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of Development to take the lead in creating, developing and delivering Brentwood’s strategies for fundraising and alumni relations. Both will align with the School’s vision, goals and values and build upon the solid foundations already in place, which include a programme of alumni events and communications, an established database and a preliminary fundraising campaign. This is a pivotal role as the School seeks to develop and deliver its ambitious vision to provide more transformational bursaries. to enable children from all backgrounds to attend the School.
This is a newly created post reporting directly to the Headmaster and part of the Senior Leadership Team. It will be a senior and valued role at the School, and the new postholder will provide outstanding strategic direction and inspiring leadership to staff, governors, volunteers and the Development Officer.
This is an exciting opportunity at an impressive and inspiring, yet warm and welcoming, school and will most likely be suited to a strategic and experienced development professional, with a track record in major gifts fundraising, gained inside or outside the education sector. The successful candidate must be dynamic and forward-thinking with the ability to apply best practice across the full development range to the unique needs of the Brentwood community.
Further information about the role and details of how to apply can be found at www.rsacademics.com
Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics to arrange a confidential discussion about the post:
Lucy Mediratta, Search Consultant: lucymediratta@rsacademics.com
The closing date for applications is 10.00am on Tuesday 7th February 2023.
Brentwood School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the role are indicated in the candidate information.
RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
Attached documents
About Brentwood School - All-Through with Sixth Form
- Brentwood School - All-Through with Sixth Form
- Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood
- Essex
- CM15 8EE
- United Kingdom
First established in 1557, Brentwood School is one of the UK’s leading independent schools for boys and girls aged 3 to 18. Set within a 75-acre site, in the heart of Brentwood town, and a direct train ride from London Stratford station, Brentwood's campus provides a stimulating environment for innovative teaching and a first-class education.
The facilities at Brentwood School are of the highest quality across all areas - academic, arts and sport. Brentwood has around 1800 students, making it larger than the average school of its type, and just over 1200 of these students are in the Senior School, which includes approximately 70 boarding pupils.
Brentwood's history spans almost 500 years and its School motto, ‘Virtue, Learning and Manners’, is taken from the School statutes of 1622. The principles of academic achievement within a caring Christian ethos remain a cornerstone of the School’s philosophy today.
Brentwood School is an excellent place to work and extremely well-located. Picturesque grounds and state of the art facilities make for a wonderful and inspiring learning and working environment. The campus is in the centre of Brentwood and a walk away from all the cultural, retail, gastronomic and nightlife facilities it has to offer. It is a mere 40 minutes to London from Brentwood Rail Station and 20 minutes from Shenfield Station, and with Crossrail due for completion in 2021, passengers will be able to reach Central & West London without having to change.
Headteacher
Mr Michael Bond
Benefits
As an academic institution, Brentwood recognises the importance of investing in its people and the value of continuing professional development:
· Competitive salary
· Generous contributory pension scheme (and part of the Teachers' Pension Scheme)
· Optional subsidised private health care
· Free School lunches during term time*
· Employee Support Programme
· Cashplan scheme with discounts for hundreds of high street and online brands
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Free Brentwood School Sports Centre membership*
· Free on-site parking*
· Investment in people - a thorough PDP (appraisal) system
· Outstanding support for PGCE/NQT/RQT
· An innovative and ambitious Research & Development programme
· Warm working environment, stunning school grounds and positive culture
· The excellent attitude and behaviour of the pupils
· Small class sizes
· Outstanding resources
· Free tickets to all of our regular high-quality concerts, musicals, shows, recitals and other entertainment held at School
· The high level of pastoral care and parental support
· A broad academic and co-curricular programme
· The dedication and commitment of colleagues
· Pleasant working environment, School grounds and atmosphere
- *Non-contractual benefit
Values and Vision
Although nominally a co-educational school, Brentwood School operates the diamond structure. This essentially means that pupils are taught in a co-educational setting only up to Senior School, before being split into single-sex groups. In the Sixth Form, the classes are co-educational once again, this is intended to ensure that students get the best of both single-sex and co-educational schooling. Admission into Brentwood School is selective, either by formal or informal assessment depending on year group. The school maintains high academic standards for its students, with a high-quality curriculum built around a strong set of core subjects, and supported by a huge range of co-curricular and sporting activities.
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