Head Swimming Coach
The Royal School Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
- £25,857 - £27,553 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 26 January 2026
- Apply by:
- 12 January 2026
Job overview
The Royal School Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced and ambitious Head Swimming Coach to play a key role in the continued growth of RSW Swimming, one of the UK’s leading school-based performance programmes.
Working closely with the Director of Swimming, you will lead the Performance Squad (13–16), oversee the Academyand Development Squads, and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across the pathway in line with the programme philosophy and standards.
The Royal has produced four Olympians — including Olympic and Paralympic champions Matt Richards and Tulley Kearney — and continues to develop swimmers who progress to national and international teams. With exciting development projects underway, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to the next chapter of an ambitious and expanding programme.
RSW Swimming is fully integrated into the School, combining performance sport with excellent education and pastoral support. Swimmers benefit from:
A clear pathway from Academy to Elite
Professional coaching and S&C provision
Strong academic, boarding and pastoral structures
A vibrant, supportive and aspirational environment
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About The Royal School Wolverhampton
- The Royal School Wolverhampton
- Penn Road, Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- WV3 0EG
- United Kingdom
The Royal School Wolverhampton is a co-educational, all-through free school based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, for students aged 4-19. The school is non-selective and non-denominational.
The Royal School was founded in 1850 as an orphanage by a local philanthropist and businessman, John Lees.
Boarders can join the school from age 10 upwards and stay in one of its single-sex boarding houses. Boarding accommodation is in spacious and well-equipped 25-acre grounds surrounded by woodlands, offering a secure and peaceful environment with the convenience of an urban setting.
Principal
Mr Tom Macdonald
Values and vision
The Royal School Wolverhampton aims for pupils to grow into confident and mature young adults with an awareness of their own potential, alongside an understanding and appreciation of their wider community. It has an extended school day, with its academic timetable running alongside a busy programme of extracurricular activity.
The Royal School is home to students of many different nationalities, which it believes adds to the diverse learning experience of pupils and their effective preparation for the world outside of school. Teachers provide a unique cultural, academic and sporting mix that plays a vital role in every child’s success. The school has a long-standing tradition of a friendly, competitive house system and gives seniors the opportunity to take on leadership roles through the Duke of Edinburgh scheme and Combined Cadet Force.
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