Job Description

Tonbridge School

Kent

Salary:

Competitive and generous salary dependant on skills and experience.

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 September 2025

Apply by:

11 August 2025

Job overview

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The New Beacon is a leading day and boarding prep school for boys aged 3-13, with a co-educational nursery, renowned for its commitment to excellence in education, sport and the arts.

We are seeking a friendly and highly organised School Secretary to join our team at The New Beacon, providing dedicated administrative and secretarial support to the Early Years, Pre-Prep and Junior School.

As the first point of contact for parents, pupils and visitors, the successful candidate will play a key role in representing the School with warmth and professionalism. Working closely with the Heads of Section and wider staff, the School Secretary will help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the School by managing communications, coordinating diaries, maintaining records, and supporting a wide range of school activities.

This is a rewarding and varied role, ideal for someone who enjoys working in a busy school environment and takes pride in providing exceptional administrative support.

Closing date: Monday 11 August at 12 noon.

The New Beacon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to any post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged.

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About

Tonbridge School

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Tonbridge School

High Street, Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1JP
United Kingdom

+44 1732 365555

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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