Deputy Head Pastoral

Company: Eltham College

Job title: Deputy Head Pastoral

Job reference: LANAE

Closing date: Thursday 5th December

Founded in 1842, Eltham College is a thriving coeducational day school located in south-east London. Originally a boys' school that first accepted girls into its Sixth Form in the late 1970s, Eltham College is now fully co-educational and has nearly 1,100 students in total, including 240 pupils in the on-site Junior School. Eltham College has a distinctive character born out of its Christian heritage. It upholds its founding Christian principles whilst accepting students of all faiths and none. The School has its own chapel, and all staff and students from Year 6 upwards are expected to attend a weekly service led by the Chaplain, a member of the senior staff, or by students.

Eltham College occupies a 70-acre site in the London Borough of Bromley. Whilst holding strongly to its ethos of providing a balanced education for its students, the School places a deliberate emphasis on academic success and is now regularly found amongst the leading academic schools in the country in terms of results and value-added. Eltham College was recently named "Independent School of the Year 2024 (London)" in the Parent Power Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024.

Following the promotion of the present incumbent to Headship, we are seeking a talented and ambitious teacher to join the Senior Leadership Team at Eltham College as Deputy Head Pastoral. The school is highly successful, and the expectation is that all four Deputy Heads are expected to be interested in, and committed to, the pursuit of excellence across the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the College.

The post holder will have specific responsibility for safeguarding and ensuring the highest possible standards of safeguarding, welfare, care and support. He/she will be supported by a strong pastoral team comprising the Assistant Heads (Lower and Middle School and Head of Wellbeing & EDI), the School Nurse, Counsellor, Form Tutors and school Chaplain. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will progress to their own headship in due course and full mentoring will be given to support this.

The successful candidate is likely to have significant pastoral and/or senior management experience as the Head of Section, Boarding Houseparent or have worked at Assistant Head level or above. Heads of large academic departments with pastoral experience would also be considered.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Eltham College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit

www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference LANAE. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com.

Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 5th December.

Founded in 1842, Eltham College is a thriving coeducational day school located in south-east London. Originally a boys' school that first accepted girls into its Sixth Form in the late 1970s, Eltham College is now fully co-educational and has nearly 1,100 students in total, including 240 pupils in the on-site Junior School. Eltham College has a distinctive character born out of its Christian heritage. It upholds its founding Christian principles whilst accepting students of all faiths and none. The School has its own chapel, and all staff and students from Year 6 upwards are expected to attend a weekly service led by the Chaplain, a member of the senior staff, or by students.

Eltham College occupies a 70-acre site in the London Borough of Bromley. Whilst holding strongly to its ethos of providing a balanced education for its students, the School places a deliberate emphasis on academic success and is now regularly found amongst the leading academic schools in the country in terms of results and value-added. Eltham College was recently named "Independent School of the Year 2024 (London)" in the Parent Power Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024.

Following the promotion of the present incumbent to Headship, we are seeking a talented and ambitious teacher to join the Senior Leadership Team at Eltham College as Deputy Head Pastoral. The school is highly successful, and the expectation is that all four Deputy Heads are expected to be interested in, and committed to, the pursuit of excellence across the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the College.

The post holder will have specific responsibility for safeguarding and ensuring the highest possible standards of safeguarding, welfare, care and support. He/she will be supported by a strong pastoral team comprising the Assistant Heads (Lower and Middle School and Head of Wellbeing & EDI), the School Nurse, Counsellor, Form Tutors and school Chaplain. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will progress to their own headship in due course and full mentoring will be given to support this.

The successful candidate is likely to have significant pastoral and/or senior management experience as the Head of Section, Boarding Houseparent or have worked at Assistant Head level or above. Heads of large academic departments with pastoral experience would also be considered.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Eltham College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit