Director of Rugby
Cranleigh School
Surrey
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 November 2021
Job overview
Cranleigh School seeks to appoint for September 2022, a Director of Rugby to continue the development of the rugby program at the School.
The School has a wide ranging extra-curricular programme with rugby playing a significant role within it and has a clear 'sport for all’ ethos whilst aiming for national honours at the top end.
With over 350 pupils and 38 staff regularly involved within rugby, the School runs 18 sides from U14D through to the seniors (1st - 5th XV). Over the last five years the 1st XV has won; The Daily Mail Trophy (2019/20), Rosslyn Park Sevens Cup (2016, 2017), Rosslyn Park Runners Up (2018), St Joseph’s invitational XV Tournament (2016/17), The Surrey Sevens winners (2018) and finalists in 2019. Currently six of the 1st XV started in the junior B and C teams and we aim to maintain and progress that pathway within the rugby program. The School has produced 23 professional and international players over the last 10 years, with a number of pupils currently involved in elite academies. Rugby is the major sport for boys in the Michaelmas term. Rugby sevens is played alongside other sports in the Lent term.
The successful candidate will report into the Director of Sport and will be responsible for the running of the rugby program across all age groups at both the Senior and Prep School. He or she must have a proven track record in developing a positive rugby culture at all levels as well as the ability to implement whole team tactics and strategies in addition to motivating staff and players alike.
The successful candidate will be expected to be involved in all aspects of this busy boarding school including tutoring and the wider schools’ sports programme. The ability to teach is preferable, but not essential.
Please read ‘Why teach at Cranleigh?’ to be found on our website which gives an impression of the ethos to which it is expected that the successful candidate will contribute.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the post informally, please contact Andrew Houston, Director of Sport by email in the first instance: arh@cranleigh.org
For further details and a Job Description and an Application Form, please visit the School website: www.cranleigh.org/welcome/work-at-cranleigh
To apply, please submit a brief letter of application (no more than 500 words) together with a completed Application Form, supported by a full Curriculum Vitae and to include the names and contact details of two referees.
Applications should arrive no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday 3rd November 2021 and should be sent to by post: The Headmaster, Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8QQ or via email to recruiting@cranleigh.org
Initial online interviews are likely to take place from Friday 5th November 2021 with second round interviews from the week beginning Monday 15th November 2021.
Applications will be considered as they are received and the vacancy may therefore close earlier than advertised.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Cranleigh School
Cranleigh is a leading co-educational weekly boarding and day school set in a stunning rural location in more than 280 acres on the edge of the Surrey Hills. In 2015 the School celebrated its 150th anniversary; it has come a long way since its establishment as a school to support the local farming community in 1865.
Cranleigh’s beautiful campus is exceptionally well equipped, with outstanding classrooms, studio, performance and sports facilities, including three theatres, twelve rehearsal and performance spaces, competition pitches, equestrian centre, sports centres, golf course, outdoor education centre and swimming pool.
There are strong links between the School and nearby Cranleigh Preparatory School and pupils also join from a wide variety of other prep schools across London and the home counties, creating a lively, House-based community of young people who are drawn together by their inherent love of life and getting involved in everything Cranleigh has to offer.
In 2015 the newest addition to the Cranleigh family also celebrated a birthday. Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, situated at the heart of Saadiyat Island, the Emirates’ island of culture, opened its doors to the first pupils at the Junior School in 2014. Like the other Schools in the Cranleigh family, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi shares the motto Ex Cultu Robur (from Culture comes Strength), an ethos which celebrates co-curricular success alongside academic excellence with remarkable results for every pupil, year on year.
Location
Cranleigh’s 280 acre site, situated eight miles from Guildford near the Surrey - West Sussex border, is part of Cranleigh Village and within forty-five minutes of London.
Heathrow and Gatwick airports are within easy access; there is a fast, regular train service from Guildford to Waterloo.
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