Deputy Head Pastoral (Prep)
Required: September 2025 or January 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 27th April 2025
Brentwood Prep School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.
The Prep School became an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) candidate school in May 2024 and staff have begun an exciting journey of developing our curriculum and pedagogy. All new staff who join the school are supported through IB led training as well as in-house training and we enjoy collaborating across teams in order to deliver a truly world class education. Having a background in the PYP approach is not essential as we have a culture of learning together and recognise the different experiences staff bring from both the state and independent sectors. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head Pastoral to lead on the strategic approach for the continual evolution of pastoral systems and roles, the day-to-day delivery of outstanding pastoral care for all pupils and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Prep School.
The fundamental importance of keeping pupils safe and proactively developing their mental health and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at the Prep School. This work is done in partnership with families, ensuring we support and enable parents in pastoral matters. The Deputy Head Pastoral leads on the development and sustaining of an inclusive community that celebrates our diversity and embraces learning about each other as individuals.
The Deputy Head Pastoral works closely with the Head of the Prep School, the Deputy Head Academic and the Deputy Head Staffing, Co-Curricular and Operations collaborating on all strategic areas within each of their remits. We operate a “First Teams” approach where Senior Leaders take shared responsibility for each others’ domains and openly learn from each other. Also working in frequent collaboration with the Deputy Head Pastoral (Senior School) to ensure the seamless continuity in our 3-18 approach and shared systems to maximise impact.
We follow a continual cycle of improvement, being proactive in finding ways we can develop our approach and skills in order to harness the very best from all of our colleagues.
All SLT have a modest teaching load to enable them to stay current in their practice whilst managing the scale of their leadership responsibilities.
Brentwood School has its own pay scale that is significantly above the maintained sector. Where needed to support relocation, subsidised accommodation may be available.
For further information about working at Brentwood School, please see the links on this page or email: recruitment@brentwood.essex.sch.uk Applications can be submitted through the TES website, alternatively, applicants who do not have a TES account should use the relevant Interactive Recruitment Form on this page. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.
Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Information Pack – Deputy Head Pastoral (Prep)
Job Description – Deputy Head Pastoral (Prep)
