Head Matron

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at The Elms as Head Matron.

School information

Set in the Malvern Hills, The Elms is in a stunning location and is the oldest (1614) prep school still on its original site. While retaining all that is good about a traditional prep school education, the school is modern in its thinking and development of its pupils. The School is a vibrant, demanding, and supportive environment which encourages pupils and staff to be involved in a broad range of activities and interests. Art, Drama and Music are especially strong, and the School has an excellent reputation for Sport. There is the school’s farm, where children interact with pigs, sheep, cows, goats, and poultry. The Elms School is a vibrant and happy community with a great sense of purpose and collegiality, where the knowledge of each child as an individual is at the heart of the school. The aim of the school is to embrace childhood, whilst giving every child a sense of adventure and willingness to try new things and be the best version of themselves. The children go onto a variety of senior schools both in the area, and across the UK.

The closing date for applications is 11pm Friday 13th December, with interviews taking place the following week. The Elms reserves the right to close this job early should sufficient calibre apply, therefore early applications are advised. Please complete an application form through TES outlining how you meet the person specification.

Preferred start date: April 2025

The Elms is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with diverse staff. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and talent that our staff invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and achievements as well. In recruiting for staff, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your languages spoken, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support you in completing an application.

The Elms is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

The Governors of the Elms are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 527252.