Head
The Purcell School
Bushey, Hertfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019 or earlier
- Apply by:
- 3 May 2018
Job overview
The Purcell School
Head
The Board of Governors of The Purcell School is seeking an inspirational leader and ambassador to take up the position of Head in January 2019, or earlier if available.
The Purcell School is a leading independent specialist music school, providing a rounded education for 180 pupils aged 9-18. Whilst proud of its strong heritage as the oldest specialist music school in the UK, the co-educational day and boarding School is an exciting and forward-thinking environment in which gifted young musicians can flourish. Students benefit from being part of a supportive, creative community which offers outstanding pastoral care, strong academic teaching and some of the best musical tuition in the country. Above all, Purcell students share every day of their education with other similarly talented, focused and dedicated young musicians from all over the world. This is an excellent opportunity for a visionary candidate with high ambitions for all pupils to build upon the School’s strong international reputation and ensure that The Purcell continues to be recognised as one of the best specialist music schools in the country.
Further information on The Purcell School can be found at http://www.purcell-school.org
A candidate brief is available from www.odgers.com/66527.
Application forms, cover letters and CVs should be sent by the closing date, Friday 4 May 2018, to Freddie Dennis at Odgers Berndtson.
The Purcell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and 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).
About The Purcell School
The Purcell School is a world-famous boarding and day school in Bushey near Watford, which aims to provide a rounded education with music at its heart.
The school was founded in 1962, and is Britain’s oldest specialist music school. There are currently over 180 pupils aged from 10-18 years, of whom about 30% come from abroad. Over 75% of pupils are boarders. The sixth form currently comprises around 90 pupils with approximately 25-30 pupils joining the school each year specifically for the Sixth Form. The majority of pupils progress to music conservatoires, many of them on scholarships, while a small number each year elect to go to university, often to Oxbridge or Russell Group institutions.
The school has an enviable reputation for the quality of its musical education and performance. Students enjoy individual tuition on one or two instruments, or in composition, from some of the very best teachers available. They take part in over 200 orchestral, choral and chamber concerts, and have opportunities to perform regularly at venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and St Albans Abbey.
In addition to their musical studies, students study for GCSE and A Level. The range of subjects on offer includes all three sciences, art, drama, English literature, modern languages, history and music technology. All pupils take GCSE and A-level Music.
Our students are the liveliest, most committed and self-motivated young people you could hope to meet. Every day, the School’s corridors echo with the sound of extraordinary music as our students prepare for concerts both here at School and in the most prestigious venues in London.
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