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Head of Prep

  • Organisation: Thomas's Battersea
  • Location: South West London
  • Tenure: Full-time
  • Closing Date: Friday 3 October 2025

Thomas's Battersea is Hiring! Thomas’s Battersea seeks a dedicated, inspiring and visionary leader to take on the newly created role of Head of Prep – (Years 3-8) to lead on education and day to day management of over 350 pupils.

Working closely with the Head and Senior Deputy Head, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the school’s continued success and serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record in leadership, a passion for innovative education, and the drive to inspire both staff and pupils, fostering a culture of academic excellence, mutual trust, creativity, and holistic development.

Thomas’s Battersea, part of a flourishing family-run group of independent, co-educational day schools offering a broad curriculum and with kindness at the heart, is a school of pupils aged 2-13, and the Head of Prep will be responsible for the day-to-day running of those in Years 3 to 8, overseeing their academic and pastoral progress, acting as a role model to all members of the community, and always striving to deliver excellence in all areas of school life.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd October 2025

Start date: September 2026

Interview dates: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025

Thomas's Battersea is Hiring! Thomas’s Battersea seeks a dedicated, inspiring and visionary leader to take on the newly created role of Head of Prep – (Years 3-8) to lead on education and day to day management of over 350 pupils.


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Working closely with the Head and Senior Deputy Head, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the school’s continued success and serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record in leadership, a passion for innovative education, and the drive to inspire both staff and pupils, fostering a culture of academic excellence, mutual trust, creativity, and holistic development.

Thomas’s Battersea, part of a flourishing family-run group of independent, co-educational day schools offering a broad curriculum and with kindness at the heart, is a school of pupils aged 2-13, and the Head of Prep will be responsible for the day-to-day running of those in Years 3 to 8, overseeing their academic and pastoral progress, acting as a role model to all members of the community, and always striving to deliver excellence in all areas of school life.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd October 2025

Start date: September 2026

Interview dates: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025


Thomas's Battersea

Thomas's Battersea
28-40 Battersea High Street, London, SW11 3JB

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