Residential Boarding Matron/Houseparent

Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective state grammar school with academy status situated in the small market town of Newport in rural Shropshire. It is a newly co-educational school from September 2024, taking approximately 30 girls into year 7. There are five forms of entry and currently about 1050 pupils on roll; approximately 100 of these are boarders. The Sixth Form has about 370 students of whom about 120 are girls.

Vacancy details.

We are looking to appoint a Residential Boarding Matron/Houseparent, for our Junior Boarding House, Longford Hall. This role is vital to the successful running of the boarding house and is paramount to the students residing here.

Your residence will be within the grounds of Longford Hall, a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion and accompanying Coach House, with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.

It provides accommodation for up to 50 boys and various members of staff. The grounds play host to P.E. and Games lessons for pupils during the day and numerous sports team training sessions and fixtures after school and at the weekend. Please see the additional information for details on this amazing opportunity.

Should you wish to visit Longford Hall, please contact Mr. Daniel Murray, Head of Junior Boarding Housemaster, via email, dan.murray@adamsgs.uk.

If you are interested in the post please complete the online Application Form, detailing in the Supporting Statement why you feel you are the right candidate for this role and your relevant experience.

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 3rd March 2025, with interviews being held week commencing 17th March 2025.

Under the Data Protection Act 2018 the information or data which you will supply on the Application Form will be processed and held on computer and will also be processed and held on your personal records if you are appointed, in line with the above legislation.

The data may be processed by the Haberdashers’ West Midlands Academies Trust for the purposes of equality monitoring, compiling statistics, and for the keeping of other employment records. All data will be stored, processed and deleted in line with our Data Protection & Privacy Policy available at:

Policies & Key Documents | Haberdashers' Adams (adamsgs.uk)

By signing and returning this Application Form you have been deemed to be giving your explicit consent to the processing of data contained or referred to on it, including any information which may be considered to be sensitive personal data.

In line with the current Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines (KCSiE), please be aware that we will be conducting an online search on yourself as part of our due diligence checks within our recruitment process.

Haberdashers' Adams is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and the list of those prohibited from teaching or working within the profession.

A full copy of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found at https://www.adamsgs.uk/about-us/policies