Director of Rugby
- Organisation: Harrow School
- Location: North West London
- Tenure: Full-time
- Closing Date: Tuesday 23 February 2027
The Director of Rugby will deliver the strategic vision for rugby at Harrow, driving excellence in coaching and player development across all year groups.
Contract summary:
Contract length: Permanent
Working weeks: Full time, 39 weeks a year (term time plus six weeks in the holidays)
Salary: Please contact the School’s recruitment agents for salary information.
Please note that the School is working with ICE Education on this appointment. Any specific questions which are not covered in the candidate pack may be emailed to: Director of Recruitment, Dan Scargill: dan@ice-education.co.uk
The role: The Director of Rugby, alongside the Master in Charge, will deliver the strategic vision for rugby at Harrow, fostering a high-performance culture while promoting wide and enthusiastic participation across the School. They will drive excellence in coaching and player development across all year groups, supporting boys to achieve their potential. The Director of Rugby will be the principal coach, devising and delivering an inspiring, coherent and innovative programme across the School. This will include leading the coaching of the 1st XV, Development XV and 1st VII, and accompanying teams on Saturdays and to tournaments. For more information please review the candidate pack attached as a separate document to this advertisement.
The skills: Harrow seeks to appoint a leading practitioner to oversee the next stage of the development of the game in the School. They will build on the excellent work of recent years. The successful candidate will have an acknowledged track record of success in the game as a player and coach. This is likely to include involvement in the elite game in some capacity. Experience of coaching high performing age group players is essential, though this may not necessarily be in an educational environment. Awareness of modern approaches to the game is vital, as is the capacity to prepare and inspire the 1st XV to compete at the highest level. The ability to build a team of coaches and support staff, and oversee their work, is vital.
The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Sport and exercise are an important part of life at Harrow which has a long and illustrious sports heritage. A large staff is involved in delivering high quality coaching across the programme. There are 25 Masters-in-Charge of sports and over 70 teaching staff regularly involved in sports coaching. Additionally, there are 60 professional coaches, as well as a lead professional in each of the major sports.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times. In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including Children’s Barred List information) and prohibition checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as “spent” under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School. Please refer to the School's Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details.
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The Director of Rugby will deliver the strategic vision for rugby at Harrow, driving excellence in coaching and player development across all year groups.
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Contract summary:
Contract length: Permanent
Working weeks: Full time, 39 weeks a year (term time plus six weeks in the holidays)
Salary: Please contact the School’s recruitment agents for salary information.
Please note that the School is working with ICE Education on this appointment. Any specific questions which are not covered in the candidate pack may be emailed to: Director of Recruitment, Dan Scargill: dan@ice-education.co.uk
The role: The Director of Rugby, alongside the Master in Charge, will deliver the strategic vision for rugby at Harrow, fostering a high-performance culture while promoting wide and enthusiastic participation across the School. They will drive excellence in coaching and player development across all year groups, supporting boys to achieve their potential. The Director of Rugby will be the principal coach, devising and delivering an inspiring, coherent and innovative programme across the School. This will include leading the coaching of the 1st XV, Development XV and 1st VII, and accompanying teams on Saturdays and to tournaments. For more information please review the candidate pack attached as a separate document to this advertisement.
The skills: Harrow seeks to appoint a leading practitioner to oversee the next stage of the development of the game in the School. They will build on the excellent work of recent years. The successful candidate will have an acknowledged track record of success in the game as a player and coach. This is likely to include involvement in the elite game in some capacity. Experience of coaching high performing age group players is essential, though this may not necessarily be in an educational environment. Awareness of modern approaches to the game is vital, as is the capacity to prepare and inspire the 1st XV to compete at the highest level. The ability to build a team of coaches and support staff, and oversee their work, is vital.
The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Sport and exercise are an important part of life at Harrow which has a long and illustrious sports heritage. A large staff is involved in delivering high quality coaching across the programme. There are 25 Masters-in-Charge of sports and over 70 teaching staff regularly involved in sports coaching. Additionally, there are 60 professional coaches, as well as a lead professional in each of the major sports.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times. In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including Children’s Barred List information) and prohibition checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as “spent” under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School. Please refer to the School's Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details.
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