Salary:
A very attractive and competitive package is offered with comprehensive colleague benefits and family accommodation.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2025
Apply by:
10 February 2025 Job overview
Contract type: Permanent Hours of work: Full time, term time Salary: A very attractive and competitive package is offered with comprehensive colleague benefits and family accommodation. For more details, please refer to our candidate pack. Anticipated start date: September 2025 Closing date: Monday 10th February 2025 at 6pm Interviews: Interviews will commence in the week of Monday 24th February Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Stowe is looking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Designated Safeguarding Lead from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join Stowe’s Executive Leadership Team. The successful candidate will play a significant leadership role in the School and contribute to all aspects of School leadership, management, strategy and development. This post would suit someone with successful experience of pastoral leadership in a predominantly co-educational boarding school and who is now aspiring to further their career, and possibly to pursue Headship in due course. The Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Designated Safeguarding Lead will have wide-ranging responsibilities: the main priority of this role is to maintain high pastoral and safeguarding standards across the whole School, working closely with Houseparents in both boarding and day houses to ensure that pupils flourish and reach their potential. The Deputy Head (Pastoral) and DSL needs to be empathetic, kind, flexible and forward thinking, and able to inspire others by example in delivering excellent pastoral care. We welcome informal discussions about the role, please feel free to contact Mike Rickner (Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding lead): mrickner@stowe.co.uk or Liam Copley (Senior Deputy Head): lcopley@stowe.co.uk Completed applications should be returned to the Head, Dr Anthony Wallersteiner: awallersteiner@stowe.co.uk and recruitment@stowe.co.uk Please be aware that for Safeguarding reasons, CVs alone will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Monday 10th February 2025 at 6pm. Interviews will commence in the week of Monday 24th February. Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and we reserve the right to make an appointment before this date, should a suitable applicant be found. Stowe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and online background checks. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and pupils. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our pupils and staff.
About
Stowe School
Stowe School Stowe, Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 5EH United Kingdom +44 1280 818000
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences. At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn. Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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A very attractive and competitive package is offered with comprehensive colleague benefits and family accommodation.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2025
Apply by:
10 February 2025 Job overview
Contract type: Permanent Hours of work: Full time, term time Salary: A very attractive and competitive package is offered with comprehensive colleague benefits and family accommodation. For more details, please refer to our candidate pack. Anticipated start date: September 2025 Closing date: Monday 10th February 2025 at 6pm Interviews: Interviews will commence in the week of Monday 24th February Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Stowe is looking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Designated Safeguarding Lead from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join Stowe’s Executive Leadership Team. The successful candidate will play a significant leadership role in the School and contribute to all aspects of School leadership, management, strategy and development. This post would suit someone with successful experience of pastoral leadership in a predominantly co-educational boarding school and who is now aspiring to further their career, and possibly to pursue Headship in due course. The Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Designated Safeguarding Lead will have wide-ranging responsibilities: the main priority of this role is to maintain high pastoral and safeguarding standards across the whole School, working closely with Houseparents in both boarding and day houses to ensure that pupils flourish and reach their potential. The Deputy Head (Pastoral) and DSL needs to be empathetic, kind, flexible and forward thinking, and able to inspire others by example in delivering excellent pastoral care. We welcome informal discussions about the role, please feel free to contact Mike Rickner (Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding lead): mrickner@stowe.co.uk or Liam Copley (Senior Deputy Head): lcopley@stowe.co.uk Completed applications should be returned to the Head, Dr Anthony Wallersteiner: awallersteiner@stowe.co.uk and recruitment@stowe.co.uk Please be aware that for Safeguarding reasons, CVs alone will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Monday 10th February 2025 at 6pm. Interviews will commence in the week of Monday 24th February. Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and we reserve the right to make an appointment before this date, should a suitable applicant be found. Stowe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and online background checks. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and pupils. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our pupils and staff.
About
Stowe School
Stowe School Stowe, Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 5EH United Kingdom +44 1280 818000
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences. At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn. Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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