Tonbridge School
Kent
Salary:
Competitive salary dependant on skills and experience, plus benefits package.
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
26 September 2025
Job overview
IMPACT Programmes at Tonbridge School are transformative suite of Online, Blended, Winter, Easter, Revision, and Immersion programmes for ambitious students aged 13–17. Our flagship IMPACT Summer Programme will be launching in July 2026. Designed for girls and boys aged 13 to 17, these two- and four-week residential sprint courses will equip students with the skills for success in today's evolving, interconnected world.
We are looking for an Academic Director (IMPACT Programmes) to be responsible for the development, leadership, and delivery of the academic vision of this exciting new initiative.
This role demands an inspirational academic leader with strong organisational skills. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the IMPACT Programmes into a world-class initiative, offering students an unforgettable educational experience that combines academic challenge with personal growth, and positioning Tonbridge at the forefront of international summer and online education.
The post is offered on an initial 1-year Fixed Term Contract with a review in September 2026.
Closing date: Friday 26 September at 12 noon
We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged.
Tonbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
High Street, Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1JP
United Kingdom
Tonbridge is one of the leading boys' boarding and day schools in the UK and is highly respected, both here and internationally, for providing a world-class education. It occupies an extensive site of 150 acres in Kent – just a 40-minute train journey from London Charing Cross. There are some 800 boys in seven Boarding Houses and five Day Houses. One of the key strengths of Tonbridge is that it blends tradition and innovation successfully, with high achieving boys wearing their gifts lightly.
The School is renowned for its excellent teaching and for academic achievement. Each year exam results at GCSE and A-level are outstanding, with boys progressing to leading universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group institutions: the large majority securing their first-choice destination. Tonbridge leavers have also recently gained places (and scholarships) at top US institutions including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dartmouth, Northeastern and UC Berkeley and, worldwide, at universities in Austria, Australia, Canada, China and Hong Kong.
Pastoral care is based around an outstanding House system. Strong and positive relationships between boys, staff and parents are central to its success, and the School strives to ensure that each pupil, whether a boarder or a day boy, feels fully at home and well supported. Tonbridge was the first school in the UK to put mindfulness on the curriculum for all Year 10 pupils. There is also a vibrant programme of Co-Curricular breadth and depth, with a wide range of societies covering everything from Beekeeping to Ultimate Frisbee. The School has a strong commitment to widening access and is striving towards doubling the number of boys who receive means-tested fee assistance to be 80 to 100 boys by 2028.
Tonbridge encourages its students to make connections – connections between academic subjects, between different sports and activities, between people, between cultures: with the aim of producing fine minds and good hearts. The School's ethos is summed up in just two words: 'Only Connect'.
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