Head of Prep
Trinity School
Devon
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 7 April 2025
Job overview
We are seeking an inspirational and experienced Head of Prep who will provide strategic direction, foster a culture of excellence, and ensure high-quality teaching and learning for pupils in the Prep School. The successful candidate will be a passionate advocate for supporting young minds, committed to nurturing curiosity, innovation, and academic achievement among our students.
About Trinity School
Trinity School is situated in 14 acres overlooking the town of Teignmouth and Lyme Bay. Trinity pupils are passionate about learning and curious about the world; they have the courage and confidence to embrace a variety of activities, seek out challenges and to build resilience through their experiences. Academic aspiration is matched by a commitment to excellence in extracurricular life.
About the Position
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Working Pattern: Normal school hours during term time plus Inset and Training days
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Start Date: September 2025
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Providing leadership and management for our prep school
- Implementing and delivering an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, differentiated curriculum for students, and support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
- Facilitating and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
- Contributing to raising standards of student attainment
- Setting high expectations for pupils' behaviour, establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline.
- Ensuring that the current requirements of examination boards are met.
- Part of this role will involve safeguarding responsibilities including the reporting of any safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Team
About you
We are looking for someone who has:
- A well-qualified graduate with QTS and a strong track record of leading and managing a Prep School
- Proven experience as an excellent classroom practitioner.
- Collaborative working practices developed and demonstrable, with the ability to manage change and work under the pressure of changing circumstances.
- An approachable and supportive disposition, so that pupils are confident that their concerns will be heard and will receive sympathetic treatment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to sustain effective relationships on behalf of the School, both internally and externally.
Why Join Trinity School?
At Trinity School, we are dedicated to creating an environment where both students and staff flourish. In addition to being part of an exceptional team, here is what you can expect:
- Company Sick Pay
- Company Pension
- Smaller class sizes.
- Access to a collaborative learning community.
- Coaching development.
- Excellent pastoral care and development.
- Refer a friend scheme with a financial reward.
- Wellness programme.
- Attractive life assurance package which is 3 times your annual salary.
- Free lunch.
- Free parking
If you are a dedicated leader with a passion for inspiring young minds, we would love to hear from you. Apply today.
We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity School!
Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants for ALL jobs will undergo appropriate child-protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to enhanced level, costs are covered by the company. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Attached documents
About Trinity School
Trinity School is an independent, co-educational, all-through school for children aged 3-19 years old. It is situated in Teignmouth, Devon, and has approximately 490 day and boarding pupils. Bursaries and scholarships are available.
Trinity School was founded in 1979. It is a Christian school built on joint Anglican and Roman Catholic foundations. Pupils of all faiths and none are welcome in the school, which follows a Christian ethos in all aspects of school life.
Headmaster
Mr Robert Robinson
Values and vision
Trinity School places great value on the work of the chaplaincy, which gives pupils the opportunity to explore the Christian faith, as well as acting as another strand in school's pastoral support.
ISI report
"The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils of all ages and abilities feel valued and encouraged to learn. Informed by the school’s ecumenical traditions, its ethos creates a community where pupil are welcomed as individuals with unique abilities and talents and are enabled to make good progress overall. The curriculum is good, enabling pupils to develop their basic skills in literacy, numeracy, scientific exploration and the creative arts as they progress from the EYFS to the sixth form. Pupils are confident and articulate, use information and communication technology (ICT) completely, work independently and cooperatively, and make good progress according to their ability. Lessons are well prepared and teachers use their subject knowledge well to encourage and support their pupils.”
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