Head
Peponi House
Kenya
- Expired
- Salary:
- Excellent reward and relocation package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
New buildings, new opportunities, and an exciting future vision
This is an exceptional opportunity to take over the headship of one of the leading prep schools in Kenya. Located in a leafy suburb of Nairobi, Peponi House is highly regarded and educates 410 children aged 5 to 13, from a cosmopolitan mix of local and expatriate families. Noted both for the quality and breadth of its education and for its happy, bubbly atmosphere, Peponi prepares the children for entry to its sister senior school some 20km outside Nairobi, as well as to leading boarding schools, primarily in the UK. The school’s motto “A school of many nations, a family of one” sums it up perfectly.
The new Head will take over a thriving school which is in the process of being almost completely rebuilt. The new buildings represent a very significant capital investment by any standards and underline the school’s vision of being “the best prep school in sub-Saharan Africa”. This is an adventurous goal and we are looking for someone who is excited by the professional, academic and pastoral scope it offers. The Kenyan education system seeks to produce self-sufficient children with highly developed “soft skills”, rather than detailed knowledge of obscure facts and figures, and Peponi’s style of inspiring and innovative education exactly meets this national aspiration.
The successful candidate will be a current Head, Deputy or similar, with high quality educational and leadership experience as well as passion, commitment and a degree of resilience. Kenya has its frustrations as well as its joys, so you will need patience as well as energy and drive. Above all, you must really understand prep education and how young children learn and grow.
In return, we are offering the chance to enjoy great job satisfaction and achieve a better quality of life in a wonderful location. Nairobi is a bustling city with plenty to do outside work, and the school itself is in a quiet and green suburb. You’ll have easy access to countryside and the Kenyan coast and mountains are world-class destinations. The reward and relocation package is excellent.
Please download the full candidate briefing and an application form from this advert. Our advising consultant, Simon Shneerson, will be happy to discuss the school and the role in the strictest of confidence. He can be contacted on 07986 100237, seven days a week between 8 am and 9pm UK time, or his e-mail address is headhunter@btinternet.com
To reflect the long bank holiday in the UK, we have extended the closing date for applications to 11 am on Monday, 6th June, but earlier applications will be very welcome.
Peponi House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants will be subject to child protection screening, including checks with past employers, the UK Disclosure and Barring Service and/or authorities in other countries
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About Peponi House
Peponi House is the prep school in a family of three schools, nurturing excellence and focussing on the whole child. We strive for well-rounded and intellectual global citizens of the future, unlocking their ultimate potential through an exciting, high quality, British international education, enhanced by an African setting.
The school is recognised as one of the leading prep schools not just in Kenya but in East Africa as a whole. It is highly regarded within the country and by leading senior schools in the UK and elsewhere, and it was rated “Outstanding” in its most recent UK-style inspection.
There are currently 470 children from Years 1 to 8 (age 6 to 13), representing a rich diversity of 48 nationalities and coming from Kenyan and expatriate families. The family ethos runs through everything we do and the atmosphere is cheerful and friendly, with a real sense of community and excellent relationships with happy and supportive parents.
The school is located in Lower Kabete, a leafy suburb of Nairobi, on a spacious campus that has just been completely rebuilt. The “new” school has bright, well equipped classrooms and some world-class specialist facilities, all supported by advanced IT. This huge investment in premises and resources is just one part of an overall strategy to make the school “the best in sub-Saharan Africa”, an ambitious goal that has also seen much work on re-designing and enhancing the curriculum, teaching and learning, extra-curricular activities, and other aspects of school life.
Peponi House is strongly child-focussed and everything the school does is aimed at caring for the children and giving them the best possible education and care. Academic teaching, skills development and individual encouragement are taken extremely seriously, but having fun is also critically important and the atmosphere is happy to the point of being visibly bubbly. As a result, the children have a real love of learning and are excited about exploring new things and new ideas.
It's a great place to work too. Nairobi is a cosmopolitan city with all that entails, and the climate is pleasantly warm but not too hot. The school is within easy reach of countryside, and nature and wildlife are always nearby. The reward package for staff is excellent and there are many opportunities for personal and professional development. Add that to the satisfaction people gain from seeing the happy children achieving so much, and it's no surprise that many of the staff are long-serving.
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