Head
Handcross Park Prep School
West Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2022
Job overview
The Handcross Park School Board of Governors is seeking to appoint the next Head of Handcross Park School with effect from September 2023.
The next Head will lead a dedicated and loyal team of staff at an important stage in the School’s evolution. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop the School further, to work with a supportive Board of Governors and senior leaders, to draw from the expertise available at Brighton College and to put your own mark on the School. For the right candidate, this leadership challenge will be an exciting and highly rewarding experience.
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit the RSAcademics website by clicking on Apply.
Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics by email to arrange a confidential discussion with the consultants handling this appointment:
Angela Short, Head of Prep School Search: angelashort@rsacademics.com
Charlotte Faber, Senior Advisor: charlottefaber@rsacademics.com
The closing date for applications is 10am, Tuesday 18th October 2022.
Handcross Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS and other checks in line with safer recruitment best practice.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure available from RSAcademics.
RSAcademics is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Handcross Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undergo appropriate child welfare screening including checks with former employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
The School is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 307038
About Handcross Park Prep School
Handcross Park is a popular co-educational, day and boarding Prep School for around 400 pupils aged 2 to 13. Set in large, idyllic grounds, we are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools. Our school is purposeful, ambitious, forward-thinking and, most importantly of all, it is kind. Our motto is Be Trewe, and it encompasses a set of core values that we work hard to weave through the fabric of all that we do.
Situated in the village of Handcross, adjacent to the M23, the School is 20 minutes from Brighton and 15 minutes from Horsham and Gatwick. The School attracts day children from surrounding towns including Haywards Heath, Horsham and Crawley and neighbouring villages. Boarders include children from London (weekly boarders) and a wide international community.
With excellent, inspiring teaching, we provide a broad and innovative education whilst focusing on traditional values such as kindness, good manners and mutual respect. We ensure that each child reaches his or her own individual potential, both in and out of the classroom.
Our purpose-built Nursery and Pre-Prep, also known as The Secret Garden, is located within an old walled garden and offers a safe and inspiring environment with an extended outdoor play area and access to our Forest School. Children may enter our Nursery at the age of 2 and move onto the Prep School at the age of 7.
The Prep School has excellent facilities enabling teaching staff to broaden every aspect of a child’s education and these include an IT suite, science labs, a music school, a large sports hall, DT workshop, art studio, an outdoor classroom, an indoor swimming pool and extensive sports fields. There is also a full after school activities programme offering more than 100 clubs.
Our excellent Common Entrance record and outstanding scholarship results (Academic, Sport, Music, Drama, and more) are testament to the teaching we provide, preparing our children for Brighton College and other top senior schools.
Our Boarding House is situated in the heart of the main school building and currently has beds for around 56 boys and girls from the age of 7. With both weekly and full boarding available, the boarding community is a vibrant one.
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