Director of Sport in Milton

Location: Repton Preparatory School

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time.

Salary: Commensurate with skills and experience

Terms of the appointment include: The appointment is subject to a term’s notice. There may be the opportunity of accommodation on site for candidates at a reduced rent for those wishing to contribute to the boarding duty team.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and dynamic Director of Sport to lead the sporting provision at Repton Prep, one of the UK’s leading prep schools. This is an outstanding opportunity for a practitioner with clear vision and a passion for sport to shape the experience of every pupil in the school.

Repton Prep offers a high-quality boarding and day education to around 400 girls and boys aged 2 to 13. The school sits on a self-contained, fifty-acre rural campus less than three miles from Repton, where a traditional manor house is complemented by modern teaching and co-curricular facilities. The Peak District National Park and the major cities of the East Midlands are within easy reach, and excellent transport links connect the school to the heart of England and beyond.

The school enjoys all the benefits of a stand-alone prep while also forming the first stage of a through-school journey from 2 to 18. Repton and Repton Prep share the same hallmarks: academic rigour, first-class pastoral care, sporting excellence, individual opportunity, personal development and a commitment to a full-boarding ethos. Both schools belong to the Repton Family of Schools, a growing global group that educates 11,000 pupils across three continents. The development of this international community is central to Repton’s future vision, and it brings opportunities for collaboration, shared expertise and professional growth that few prep schools can offer.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am on Monday 16 November 2026.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with the Heads of each sport to establish, monitor and maintain coaching best practice for each sport.
• Ensure that sports staff are efficiently deployed across the School.
• Manage a competitive and balanced fixture programme.
• Ensure fair team selection and promote good sportsmanship and conduct across all aspects of school sport.
• Encourage and nurture non-games staff to support and contribute to the extra-curricular sports programme of the School.
• Alongside the Deputy Head Academic, agree the staffing and deployment of staff to school teams and sporting activities.
• Use SOCS for all fixtures, activities and communications regarding Sport, monitoring registers, absences and use these records to monitor participation across the School’s sporting provision.
• Oversee inter-house sports competitions, Sports Days and those events which celebrate pupil sporting achievement.
• Maintain and update the Sports Handbook annually.
• Manage and oversee all necessary administration to ensure written policies, codes of practice and risk assessments, as well as trips paperwork, are kept up to date and that staff are properly trained and informed in the operation of these.
• Ensure a uniform approach to sports kit, match day clothing and the overall presentation of pupils and staff involved in sporting activities.
• Ensure appropriate transport is booked as required.
• Ensure that fixture lists for each sport are produced by the required deadline and that a full fixture list is delivered including, Saturdays and mid-week – playing other independent schools and local maintained schools, as well as local clubs, to ensure the most appropriate fixtures throughout the age range.
• Communicate effectively with parents, staff and pupils as appropriate.
• Manage the Sports and Travel budgets in accordance with the School’s financial policies.

Teaching:

• Teach a timetable of curriculum sporting lessons to pupils from Years 1-8 as directed by the Deputy Head Academic.
• Develop strategies to improve individual pupils and promote sporting initiatives to support the development of the Sports scholars.
• Use your experience and judgement to select suitable candidates for scholarship and work with them to support their application.
• Maintain appropriate levels of CPD to deliver Sport to the highest standard.
• Help deliver a through-school curriculum in Sport and ensure that lessons delivered at the Prep prepare pupils for the Senior School.
• Provide support to pupils in accordance with their educational needs and the School policy.
• Competency in the use of ICT in planning and delivering lessons and supporting school processes, including sports analysis technology such as Hudl.
• Promote professional standards of punctuality and discipline with all pupils.
• Be an advocate for Sport (both in and out of school) to pupils, parents, staff and Governors.
• Create the department’s vision for future development.
• Take responsibility for procuring, maintaining and preparing supplies of general and specific materials and components so that they are available in good time for the effective delivery.
• Ensure that all sports equipment is in good and safe working order by undertaking/arranging regular maintenance and repairs.
• Keep Health & Safety policies, risk assessments and records up to date.
• Plan well-structured lessons and have the ability to share expertise with colleagues and inspire.
• Oversight and maintenance of all Schemes of Work for all year groups, the Development Plan for Sport and written policy guidelines on all aspects of departmental.
• Set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.
• Report on pupil progress and outcomes via our reporting cycle, which includes written progress reports and parent-teacher meetings.
• Report on pupil progress and outcomes in staff meetings, drawing on any data and evidence as needed.
• Ensure that you are abreast of all Personalised Learning needs of pupils in your classes, through liaison with our Head of Personalised Learning and using information shared with all staff.
• Attend Heads of Department meetings, keeping in touch with standards and developments elsewhere, and promoting professional development for any other staff who support the delivery of the Sports curriculum.

Whole School:

• Contribute to either the day or boarding duty rota (depending on resident status).
• Attend meetings as required by the Head and Deputy Heads.
• Contribute to the activities programme by offering after school activities.
• Offer other activities and lead trips as necessary as part of contributing to the day-to-day provision in a busy boarding prep school.

About Repton School:

Repton is the ancient capital of Mercia, and the School, founded in 1557 from a bequest from Sir John Port of Etwall, was established on the site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey and latterly a 12th century Augustinian priory and the School today incorporates many of the original buildings from the estate. The School has over one thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it large enough to achieve excellence in and out of the classroom, yet small enough for individuals to grow and succeed. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school. At Repton Senior, each pupil, whether day or boarding, is a member of a House. Academic standards are high and creative activities, including music, art, drama and design, flourish. The School has a national profile in sport, in particular in football, hockey, cricket and swimming. Our pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom and they develop the skills, qualities and values that will lead to a successful life. Repton was one of the first British schools to set up overseas schools with the establishment of Repton School Dubai in 2007, and the development of a community of international schools is key to Repton’s future vision. Currently, Repton has schools in Dubai (2), Abu Dhabi (2), China, and Egypt, with plans to open a further four more over the next few years. Repton also includes five schools in the UK (Repton, Repton Prep, St Wystan’s, Vinehall and Marlborough House) with the ambition to grow its UK family of schools.