Head of Boarding

🏫 New Hall School
📍 Essex⏱ Full Time
📅 Posted Yesterday📅 Closes 1 Jun 2026🔗 Via Tes Jobs
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New Hall School is seeking to appoint a Housemistress; the job title at New Hall is Head of Boarding (HoB). The HoB plays a central role in leading and developing a thriving, supportive, and high-quality boarding environment. The HoB is responsible for ensuring outstanding pastoral care, fostering a strong sense of community, and promoting the emotional, social and academic development of all boarders. There are four HoBs, who work closely together, sharing ideas and expertise. The postholder is expected to uphold, support, and actively promote the Catholic ethos of the School, as outlined in its Mission & Ethos Statement. Acting in loco parentis, the HoB ensures that all students feel safe, valued, and supported, while maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding, wellbeing, and personal development. It is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder be female for reasons of privacy and decency. Please refer to the attached job pack for details of the role. What New Hall offers: Residential accommodation of a high standard, attractive and well-maintained Excellent benefits & CPD Lunch without charge in term time Discounted annual membership for New Hall Sport Club New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment. The main campus occupies the stunning Grade I listed former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. The School’s conference and events venue is at the Grade I listed Boreham House, one mile away. New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300. Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall’s Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street. The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminates at Heathrow airport. There are nearby airports: London Stansted, London Southend and London City. Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement. Application closing date: midday, Tu

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