Head of Boarding
Woodbridge School
Suffolk
- Salary:
- Competitive Salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
Woodbridge School
Head of Boarding
The Head of Woodbridge School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Head of Boarding.
In the heart of the port town of Woodbridge, Suffolk, yet in easy reach of London, Woodbridge School is proud to educate c. 770 boys and girls from the ages of 4 – 18 in an ambitious but close-knit and supportive day and boarding community. With a rich history stretching back to the 16th century, the school has evolved across several centuries to sit now as a modern and forward-thinking institution at the cutting edge of independent education, whilst never forgetting its origins and traditions.
At the very centre of the Woodbridge School campus is the school’s coeducational boarding house, School House, a true home from home for its thriving community of 55 weekly and full boarders. With a committed team of live-in staff and duty tutors, boarding life at Woodbridge is as varied and diverse a student experience as can be found anywhere in the country, with weekend activities and trips running alongside sporting fixtures, evening social events, dedicated periods of academic study and free time to explore the local area and stunning Suffolk countryside.
It will be the Head of Boarding’s privilege to hold overall responsibility for the daily life and running of School House, sitting on the whole school management team, working closely with the Deputy Head Pastoral and reporting directly to the Head. Crucially, as well as continuing to safeguard a culture of pastoral excellence in the house itself, the Head of Boarding will play a seminal role in accelerating and further establishing the boarding programme at Woodbridge, through effective sales and marketing, the development of external relations, the recruitment of new students and staff, and by presenting and pitching to prospective parents, pupils and partners internationally. In these efforts, they will work in close collaboration with the Director of Marketing, Admissions & Communications and the International Boarding Recruitment Manager, as well as providing boarding-related strategic input as a member of the school’s senior team.
The preferred candidate will be an experienced pastoral middle or senior leader with a proven track record of success in senior school boarding education, either at Houseparent or Assistant Head level.
They will be a fierce believer in the independence and value that boarding can bring to young lives, will be outward-facing and confident, able to engage with a breadth of stakeholders and assume an ambassadorial role for the school and its provision, and will be willing to contribute above and beyond to the wider co-curricular life of the school community. Most importantly, they will demonstrate an affinity with the ethos and values of Woodbridge School, and will be motivated to commit meaningfully to the post in order to effect medium-long term growth and change.
Further information on Woodbridge School can be found at:
www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk. A candidate brief is available from www.odgers.com/91233.
Application forms, CVs and covering letters should be sent by the closing date, 09.00 BST on Friday 10th May 2024.
Woodbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About Woodbridge School
Woodbridge School
Set in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, Woodbridge School comprising our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School was established in 1587. An independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 4 to 18, the original mission of the School was to provide an education for the young who would then give back to their community, thus enriching it and them all; this is embedded and continues in all that we do today.
Woodbridge School, including our Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form and Boarding, has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) 2023.
Combining the best of tradition and innovation, our curriculum delivers the perfect balance of life skills, creative challenges and academic excellence. Woodbridge School offers an education that shapes itself around each student, ensuring they become everything they are meant to be. Our Prep School is a caring nurturing, lively and inspirational introduction to School, inspiring and investing a true love of learning in children. Our Senior School offers the perfect balance of creative challenges, academic excellence as well as interpersonal and social skills, for life throughout School – and beyond.
Every opportunity at Woodbridge School
Students have access not only to an excellent education but to a wealth of pastoral care, co-curricular activities, societies and sport. From learning hockey with a double Olympian, working with precious metals and fabrics in Leatherworking and Silversmithing, to attending Chess lessons taught by an International Chess Master, learning and exploring new techniques in Maths challenges, experimenting for fun in Science Club, developing performance skills in LAMDA and debating with our MUN club, there is something for every student.
‘Pupils develop excellent skills in the broader curriculum through a wide-ranging programme of extra-curricular activities.’ ISI Report 2023
Collaborative relationships
We expect students to work hard, develop the ability to work independently and to achieve excellent results as they have done this year; their superb GCSE and A level results reflect both the achievements and successful collaboration of and between our students and teachers; our students confirming their relationships with teachers is one of the main reasons they choose to stay on to study A levels at our Sixth Form.
We monitor progress carefully and provide targeted support when necessary, and always keep parents proactively informed, encouraging you to feel easy about contacting us at any time about any matter.
Clear vision and values
Of course, preparing young people for life means much more than just excellent grades. It means young people developing strong communication skills, the ability to lead and work with others and, above all, a self-confidence to positively contribute to the society in which they live. This means at Woodbridge, what happens outside of the classroom is just as important as what happens inside. Offering parents and students clear vision and values, which guide dynamic, respectful, high-achieving students to not only find their path but to fulfil their potential; at Woodbridge your child’s journey is our entire focus.
A flexible, comprehensive system of bus routes
With a number of minibus services operating daily throughout the local region, Woodbridge School offers a comprehensive system of bus routes reaching across Suffolk as well as Essex.
Full and weekly boarding
For those living further afield, the School offers full and weekly boarding options. Boarders form a vital part of the community at Woodbridge School, with everyone supporting and learning from one another.
Visit Woodbridge School
You are welcome to visit Woodbridge School at any time by appointment, or to join us at any of our whole School Open Days as well as our Sixth Form Open Evenings. Visit our website for dates and details of how to register www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk.
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