Tonbridge School
Kent
Salary:
Highly competitive, School's own scale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
10 October 2025
Job overview
The Governors of Tonbridge School would like to appoint a Head of Learning Strategies & EAL / SENDCO ideally to start in January 2026, but applications will be considered from candidates who cannot start until April 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher or current Head of Learning Strategies, who is looking to develop their skills and experience, working in a department with outstanding facilities, widely renowned for the excellence of its provision. The successful candidate will join a department comprising of full and part time staff. The department is based in the Smythe Library on the ground floor and consists of teaching spaces and offices. A Learning to Learn programme is taught to all pupils in Year 9 and over 150 pupils regularly access LS and EAL department. All pupils have access to the Learning Strategies Department, and it is particularly popular with pupils before the public examinations.
A Level 5 Certificate in SpLD, and evidence of further relevant professional development is required. A Level 7 Assessment Certificate such as the PAPAA, CPT3a or APC is desirable, but not essential.
The successful candidate will also support and take part in the wider life of the School.
A highly attractive package is offered, including salary on the School's own scale.
Applications should be received by Friday 10 October at 12 noon.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. A DBS Disclosure is required to Enhanced Level.
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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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