Ardingly College
Chair of Governors
Ardingly College is a successful and modern co-educational school in a beautiful and traditional school setting in West Sussex. The Senior School has over 800 pupils from 11-18, 300 of whom are boarders and the Prep School has over 200 pupils.
The school puts the values of Collaboration, Compassion, Engagement and Resilience at the heart of its education, and strives to help its students to become ready for the next stage of their lives beyond school, in a programme known as World Ready.
Students are drawn from the South-East and London as well as abroad, and a modest but growing endowment supports a bursary programme for talented students with limited financial means. In recent years, the College has educated half a dozen Ukrainian and Afghan refugee children free of charge.
The wellbeing and welfare of our students is paramount, with a strong emphasis on pastoral support provided throughout the school. In the most recent ISI inspection of educational quality in 2018 the College was judged excellent for both student achievement and personal development and in 2021 the College passed all elements of the Regulatory Compliance Inspection.
Ardingly College now look to appoint the next Chair of Governors to continue to secure the long-term future of the College and its boarding community and ensure the highest possible standards of governance.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and communicative leader, capable of winning trust, and will bring a commitment to education, and in particular an ability to articulate the value of boarding education and a belief in the merit of independent schools generally.
The time commitment for this role will be approximately 20-25 days a year. The post is not remunerated but reasonable expenses will be paid.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Ardingly College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference LBNBA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on 27th March 2024.
The school puts the values of Collaboration, Compassion, Engagement and Resilience at the heart of its education, and strives to help its students to become ready for the next stage of their lives beyond school, in a programme known as World Ready.