Head of Art
Edgeborough School
Surrey
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2024
Job overview
Edgeborough boasts a beautiful dedicated art facility, located in the heart of the school. The department is incredibly well resourced, fostering a vibrant and creative learning environment for students. We also take pride in our kiln and ceramic facilities, providing students with the resources to explore and express their creativity in the realm of pottery and ceramics.
Edgeborough School is seeking a highly motivated, passionate, and qualified Head of Art to inspire children in our nurturing, caring and collaborative Prep Department, teaching across Year’s 3-8. Applications will be welcomed from qualified teachers, or a professional interested in entering the profession.
The successful candidate will be welcomed into a highly collaborative partnership with the Head of DT, with the prospect to share a new strategic direction for visual arts. They will also have the opportunity to build on our successful programme of extra-curricular opportunities, showcases, festivals and exhibitions, reviewing and refining our offering for a modern Prep School.
Edgeborough is an outstanding co-educational Preparatory School with approximately 380 pupils aged between 2 and 13. The School was founded in 1906 as a small, privately owned boarding school for boys and was registered as a charitable trust in 1966. The School became co-educational in 1992. The Pre- Prep and Nursery have been added subsequently.
The School is set in 50 acres of beautiful, rolling Surrey countryside in Frensham. It is extremely well resourced both in terms of buildings and staff. Facilities include a Sports Hall, Theatre, Music, Art, DT and Dance studios, state of the art Science and ICT facilities, Swimming Pool, an outstanding Boarding House and a large Astro- turf.
Edgeborough joined the Charterhouse family in 2021 and the arrival in 2022 of Head, Daniel Cox, sees the school embark on a new and exciting journey of increased opportunities for staff and pupils alike.
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About Edgeborough School
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Edgeborough is one of Surrey’s top preparatory schools.
There are approximately 380 children aged 2 – 13, the huge majority of whom go on to some of the country’s leading independent senior schools. These include: Bradfield College, Canford, Charterhouse, Churcher’s College, Cranleigh, Eton College, RGS Guildford, Guildford High School, Harrow, King Edward’s School Witley, Lord Wandsworth College, Marlborough College, Monkton Combe, Prior’s Field, Radley, St Catherine’s Bramley, St Swithun’s, Tormead, Wellington College and Winchester College. Edgeborough enjoys a very strong reputation and overall entrance results are high with a large number of pupils successful in gaining scholarships throughout the disciplines. Older pupils are encouraged make excellent use of the school’s weekly and flexi-boarding provision.
The school is extremely well resourced both in terms of buildings and equipment. Sports facilities include grass pitches, sports hall (x4 badminton courts), outdoor swimming pool, and large astro-turfed area (x4 netball pitches). Additional facilities include: theatre, music suites, art studio, a drama and dance studio, well-equipped science laboratories and state of the art ICT facilities.
The school is set in 50 acres of wonderful, rolling Surrey countryside in Frensham. Pupils are very well behaved, courteous and supportive. Any new member of staff will be joining an exceptionally strong and well organized team of teachers and assistants.
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