A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, efficient and organised individual to lead the school’s Careers and Higher Education Admissions for both boys and girls.
Required for September 2025
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, efficient and organised individual to lead the school’s Careers and Higher Education Admissions for both boys and girls.
We are looking for a passionate careers professional with a vision for guiding young people towards meaningful futures. The School is seeking an innovative Head of Futures who will inspire, support, and strategically develop our students' career pathways and aspirations. Responsible leading and coordinating the Careers Team, as well as creating a comprehensive careers education and guidance program that empowers our students to excel. This includes providing expert advice and support for post-18 applications through UCAS (University and Colleges Admissions Service), Degree apprenticeships, and applications to overseas universities.
The successful candidate will be able to build strong links with universities, employers and industry professionals and provide personalised career counselling and support. They will develop robust work experience and networking opportunities and help students make informed decisions about their future education and career trajectories.
With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32-acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.
In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.
Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.
For further details and to apply online for the position please visit the School website.
Closing date for applications: 30 April 2025 at 12.00 noon
Interviews will be held on 06 May 2025
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.
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Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA
01204 840201 www.boltonschool.org
Closing Date: 30 April 2025
