Rossall School is among the most successful and prestigious independent boarding and day schools in the North West with flourishing pupil numbers.
With an enticing and highly aspirational culture, Rossall School is offering opportunities for exceptional educators to come and work with supremely talented, inspiring and compassionate professionals to teach our hard working, ambitious and delightful pupils.
A National Centre of Excellence for Sport.
An outstanding opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Management Team at Rossall School as Assistant Head (Director of Sport). It is a very exciting time for the development of sport at Rossall and the School currently enjoys an incredible level of success in a growing number of disciplines. We are currently ranked number one in the country for golf and our football teams regularly progress to the final stages of national competitions. Our U18 Headmaster’s XI plays in the HUDL league (the top flight of independent schools’ football) and, in 2022, were finalists in the BOODLES ISFA U18 cup. Our girls have been U18 national champions twice in the past three years.
The successful candidate will possess ambition, drive and resilience. He or she will be committed to investing in a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to lead one of the most exciting projects currently taking place within the independent sector. The School has partnered with Manchester City, one of the world’s greatest football clubs to take our signature football programme to the next level and the successful candidate will need to have the confidence and experience necessary to work with external partners within the sports and education sectors.
The Assistant Head (Director of Sport) will be responsible for the overall strategy, leadership and management of the Sports Programme and the line management of the Head of Academic PE, Heads of Sports and Heads of Academies/Elite programmes. The role will work closely with other school colleagues on a professional level to establish and maintain productive relationships and ensure an appropriate balance of pupils’ timetable loading. The positioning of this role reflects the School’s ambition to become the number one school for sports in the North of England. Inclusivity is as important as elite performance. Alongside our phenomenally successful signature programmes sits the responsibility of ensuring a balanced and varied programme for children from the ages of 3 months to 19 years of age.
Further details of the post can be found on the website
Closing date: Monday 14th April 2025
Rossall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS clearance will be undertaken by the School. The position is regulated activity and therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An online check will also be conducted. The School's Child Protection and safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: