Marketing and Admissions Lead
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School:
Royal Grammar School -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
The salary will be in the range of 48-52k gross per annum. The actual salary will reflect the experience and skills offered by the successful applicant. Excellent benefits offered- please see job information for more details. -
Hours:
37.5 hours per week, all year round -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
8th May 2025
Marketing and Admissions Lead
Required as soon as possible
RGS proudly attracts high calibre applicants from across the region for our finite number of school places. From Hartlepool, Carlisle to Berwick (and anywhere in between) successful applicants are talented, socially diverse students, who all thrive in our fast-paced academic setting. Our Marketing and Admissions cycle is currently supported by a broad range of colleagues working in academic, pastoral and operational roles across the school. Each give invaluable expertise but only dedicate part of their time to the recruitment of students; our only colleague solely dedicated to this function is our Head of Admissions.
Looking ahead to potentially more challenging times for admissions for all independent schools, we are investing in this function with this new role, in order to maintain both the academic calibre and broad social diversity of our school. The postholder will provide a vital leadership role, both coordinating all marketing and admissions activities and colleagues involved, and providing new capacity, particularly needed in our admissions marketing.
We are seeking an experienced, confident and proactive team-player with strong organisational and interpersonal skills who is able to develop and maintain productive working relationships with all key stakeholders in particular colleagues, partners and prospective families. The postholder will prioritise relationships through the admissions journey, so that all applicants leave our process feeling it has been handled with humanity, transparency and the applicants’ wellbeing of the upmost priority.
Hours: 37.5 hours/week, 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday throughout the year + key admissions/role events.
Salary: In the range of 48k- 52k gross per annum. Actual salary will be dependent on skills and experience offered by the successful candidate
Excellent benefits available – please refer to our job information pack for full details
Closing date: 9.00am Thursday 8th May 2025
Applications should be sent directly to jobs@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
RGS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of neurodivergence, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Whilst all applications are considered on merit, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented in our staff community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-interview referencing, internet searches and pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list check and other appropriate checks.
Royal Grammar School
In 1525, the Mayor of Newcastle, Thomas Horsley, wrote his will, in which he generously gifted his estate to fund a grammar school. Five centuries later, Horsley’s vision lives on in the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle’s corridors and classrooms, and his philanthropic spirit drives the RGS’s commitment to education.
Few schools can claim a 500-year history. Over the years, the RGS, has continued to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country’s leading schools – consistently topping the regional table for academic excellence.
Today, RGS is a fully co-educational school with over 1,300 students aged 7-18 (Years 3 to 13). Its academically selective places are highly sought after. The school has more than 250 students in the Junior School, which shares the same outstanding site as the Senior School. Its Sixth Form is one of the largest in the independent sector, with more than 340 students.
While RGS prides itself on academic excellence, the school is also known for its emphasis on a holistic education. The school’s ‘There’s More to Life’ approach informs its holistic education, which is central to students’ success, health and happiness.
RGS is based in the heart of Newcastle, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a modern Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.
Academic Success
RGS is a special place, known and respected throughout the whole country as well as the North East. It’s a place where aspirations are high, results are outstanding, and opportunities are endless. Our students go on to study highly selective courses at the most sought-after universities but also leave the school realising that life outside the classroom has been equally beneficial.
In 2023, RGS was named ‘Independent School of the Year’ overall in The Telegraph Group’s national awards. Most recently, the school was again named North East Independent Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025 by The Sunday Times’ Parent Power Schools Guide.
Academically, the school is highly selective. Students are assessed for entry at the key entry points (Y3, Y5, Y7, and a handful at Y9, plus Sixth Form). The biggest entry points are Y3 (60 students), Y7 (c.75 students) and Y12 (c.45 students). Beyond the academics, in Junior School (Y3-6), entry is assessed through activity days, whilst at Y7, students are assessed through online tests and an interaction day. Sixth Form entry is through interview only.
Students sit baseline tests in Y7, Y10, and Y12 – the average GLA CAT score for both the current Y7 and Y12 is 117. We have several students who have the assistance of our dedicated Learning Support Team, which works across Junior and Senior School.
Co-curricular Activities
At RGS, students can choose from over 170 co-curricular activities, ranging from music, drama, and sports to unique options like e-sports and knitting. All students are encouraged to discover what excites and inspires them.
Sport is also a central part of life at RGS, with students actively participating in a variety of activities including hockey, cricket, and basketball, from early morning until late afternoon. RGS views sport as a fundamental vehicle for students to develop lifelong skills, character, resilience – and, above all, a love for daily movement.
While it may seem tricky to balance schoolwork with so many exciting co-curricular and sporting activities, RGS has found that students actively engaged outside the classroom often perform even better academically. Both programmes are designed to help students develop essential life skills, from self-awareness to decision-making and self-organisation.
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