Head of Inclusion and Assessment

If you entered teaching to make a difference, you may never have thought about teaching in Kenya. But here’s a chance to make an even bigger difference, in a dynamic country with a buzz about its future and a commitment to great education.

Private schools are widespread within the Kenyan education system and about a dozen UK-style prep schools are at the forefront of primary education. Peponi House is at the forefront of those prep schools.

Located in a leafy suburb of Nairobi, the school has just been almost completely rebuilt with state-of-the-art classrooms and a wealth of other facilities.  We are already using these new resources to go further with everything we do, and a very recent ISI Inspection in March rated us “Excellent” throughout. 

From September we are creating a new middle leadership role which will have whole-school responsibility for bringing assessment and inclusion together. This is a pivotal role developing and providing more closely integrated systems and practices, backed up by better data and better assessment.

You must have a strong background in using assessment data to support teachers in delivering data-driven programmes of inclusion. You must of course have specialist experience in supporting SEND and excellent knowledge of current and emerging areas of particular interest.  And you must be used to advising and guiding colleagues and parents, as well as children.

If all this excites you, you will really enjoy being here. Peponi House is friendly and bubbly, with an excellent staff team and a palpable sense of family that over-arches everything we do.  With 470 pupils and some 45 nationalities, we all learn from each other and there are lots of friendships, with lots of laughter and lots of fun. 

You do not need to have had experience in the independent education sector, but you do need to have a real passion for offering an inspirational education, and for encouraging and developing each and every child.

In return we are offering great job satisfaction and the chance to achieve a better quality of life in a wonderful location. Nairobi is a bustling city, but the school is in a quiet and green suburb and you’ll have easy access to countryside, scenery and amazing wildlife.  The Kenyan coast and mountains are world-class destinations and there will be an excellent reward and relocation package. 

If you’re excited by the sound of all this, please download the briefing brochure and the application form.  Our advising consultant, Simon Shneerson, will be happy to answer any questions you may have and the brochure gives contact details for enquiries.

We are planning to start initial screening interviews online during early to mid December, so please apply as soon as you can or at least make contact to express an interest. Depending on your current location, face to face interviews will be held in London on 7th and 9th January, in Nairobi the following week, and online on mutually convenient dates. 

Peponi House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants will be subject to child protection screening, including checks with past employers, the UK Disclosure and Barring Service and/or authorities in other countries