Bryanston School

Located on a beautiful 30-acre campus, Bryanston Prep offers a unique learning environment. Positioned at the end of Bryanston’s senior school driveway and less than a mile from its main campus, the Prep provides the best of both worlds – a small, nurturing setting with access to Bryanston’s exceptional facilities.  Bryanston Prep offers both day and boarding options, with increasing demand for flexible boarding solutions, and is enjoying a period of growth and development, since coming into the Bryanston family three years ago.

At Bryanston Prep, great emphasis is placed on cherishing childhood, embracing the rural surroundings while delivering outstanding educational opportunities. Younger pupils thrive through exploration and outdoor learning, while Years 7 and 8 benefit from additional specialist senior school teaching and take part in Art, Design & Technology and sports at the senior school.  The Prep School pupils enjoy a wealth of enriching experiences that support academic excellence and personal growth.

This role presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of Bryanston Prep at an exciting time of strategic development for Bryanston. The new Head will play a key role in the whole-school strategy, optimising opportunities both locally and further afield for growth. The Bryanston ethos is deeply embedded in the Prep, with Years 7 & 8 embracing the one-to-one tutor system and specialising in four key pillars of excellence: the Creative & Performing Arts, Sport, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Digital World.

The Head of Bryanston, Richard Jones, is seeking to appoint someone who is inspirational and dynamic, with the ability to shape the future of the prep school within the evolving independent educational landscape. The successful candidate will build upon the strong foundations already in place, working closely with the Head, the Senior School leadership team, and the governing body. The ideal candidate will embrace the Bryanston ethos, cultivating a family-oriented community for both day and boarding pupils. They will inspire staff and pupils alike, drive growth and innovation, and strengthen ties with the senior school to ensure an outstanding all-through educational journey for pupils.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Bryanston Prep School on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference TBSSA. Jo Ogilvy, consultant, is also available for a confidential conversation via jo.ogilvy@saxbam.com  Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 6 March 2025, but early applications are encouraged.

The welfare of Bryanston pupils is of paramount importance. Bryanston is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers share this commitment.  Bryanston is committed to celebrating diversity and a culture of open-mindedness and inclusion. We stand against everything to do with discrimination and promote fundamental British values.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School will conduct an online search of any applicant invited for interview. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.