Assistant Head - Pastoral, Kimbolton Prep School

  • Organisation: Kimbolton School
  • Location: Cambridgeshire
  • Tenure: Full-time
  • Closing Date: Monday 17 March 2025

Our prestigious Independent Prep School, set in lovely surroundings in Cambridgeshire, is offering an exciting opportunity to appoint an Assistant Head - Pastoral with a start date from September 2025.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate leader to join Kimbolton Preparatory School as Assistant Head – Pastoral from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced school leader to play a pivotal role in shaping the wellbeing and pastoral care of our pupils.

As Assistant Head – Pastoral, you will lead and embed key pastoral initiatives, supporting mental health, emotional resilience, and character education. Working closely with the Head of Prep, Senior Leadership Team, and key pastoral staff, you will oversee safeguarding, behaviour management, and pastoral tracking, ensuring interventions are data-driven and impactful.

We are looking for a compassionate and strategic leader with a strong understanding of pastoral care, safeguarding, and emotional wellbeing. If you are passionate about supporting young people and have the expertise to drive positive pastoral initiatives, we would love to hear from you.

For further details, please open the Application Pack link below. If you are interested in applying for this position, please email a letter of application and complete and return an application form to Human Resources at recruitment@kimboltonschool.com

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 17th March 2025.

Long-list interviews will take place during week commencing 17th March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for final stage interviews in the week commencing 24th March.

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.

Our prestigious Independent Prep School, set in lovely surroundings in Cambridgeshire, is offering an exciting opportunity to appoint an Assistant Head - Pastoral with a start date from September 2025.


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We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate leader to join Kimbolton Preparatory School as Assistant Head – Pastoral from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced school leader to play a pivotal role in shaping the wellbeing and pastoral care of our pupils.

As Assistant Head – Pastoral, you will lead and embed key pastoral initiatives, supporting mental health, emotional resilience, and character education. Working closely with the Head of Prep, Senior Leadership Team, and key pastoral staff, you will oversee safeguarding, behaviour management, and pastoral tracking, ensuring interventions are data-driven and impactful.

We are looking for a compassionate and strategic leader with a strong understanding of pastoral care, safeguarding, and emotional wellbeing. If you are passionate about supporting young people and have the expertise to drive positive pastoral initiatives, we would love to hear from you.

For further details, please open the Application Pack link below. If you are interested in applying for this position, please email a letter of application and complete and return an application form to Human Resources at recruitment@kimboltonschool.com

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 17th March 2025.

Long-list interviews will take place during week commencing 17th March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for final stage interviews in the week commencing 24th March.

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.


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