Head of Swimming - Prep School

Commencing August 2025

The College

There is something genuinely special about Marlborough College Malaysia. Those fortunate enough to work here all agree that our greatest joy, attribute, advert and reward are the pupils who form the College. They provide daily inspiration, a model of what wider society could be like and genuine optimism for the future.

We live and work in a safe and spacious 90-acre campus in southern Malaysia, reminiscent of the generous grounds and playing fields of Marlborough College in the UK enhanced by our own organic farm and boating lake. Guided by our principles of compassion, companionship and conversation, Marlborough College Malaysia gives its pupils the space, inspiration and courage to explore their own potential, the wonders of our world and their responsibilities to it and to each other.

The College is arranged as a Prep School (3-13) and a Senior School (14-18) and currently has 970 pupils, around 570 in the Prep and 160 in the Sixth Form. Pupils from the age of nine may choose to board and approximately a third of those who are eligible, do so, with almost half of the Senior School and most of the Sixth Form boarding. The Singapore Tatler has referred to the College as “the only school in Asia offering an authentic British boarding programme”.

The College is very well-resourced and enjoys an enviable reputation for its pupils’ achievements on a broad variety of fronts. It is one of the few schools in Asia to achieve membership of HMC, an association of the world’s leading independent schools, to have the Council of British International Schools’ coveted “Beacon” status and to have won international plaudits for innovation and excellence from the UK’s Boarding Schools’ Association. It was listed in The School’s Index (by Carfax Education) as one of the world’s 150 leading independent schools in 2024, for the fourth consecutive year, and one of the top 10 schools in South East Asia. It appears in the Spear’s Index of top 100 private schools in the world, and was awarded ‘International School of the Year’ by the Tes. Following a recent ISI inspection MCM has also achieved the prestigious BSO (British Schools Overseas) status.

Marlborough College Malaysia enjoys very close links with Marlborough College in the UK and remains one of the few (possibly the only) international school which is a wholly owned subsidiary of its founding educational institution and entirely not for-profit. Unlike most international schools where profits are required to repay investors, instead all Marlborough College Malaysia surplus is committed to Marlborough’s charitable aim of providing the finest quality education and the school thrives as an example of the best that a British independent school education has to offer.

The Role:

The Head of Swimming will lead and develop our comprehensive swim programme across the College. The role involves coordinating and teaching curriculum lessons from Reception to Year 8, organising squad training sessions, and managing our Learn to Swim programme. They will work across the whole College, liaising with staff to deliver swimming lessons, organise galas, and support competitive and non-competitive swimmers alike. Additionally, the role includes designing year-round training plans, maintaining records, and providing tailored support for elite swimmers, including collaboration with our Strength & Conditioning team to ensure each athlete reaches their full potential.

By way of context, the College is blessed with extensive grounds and the sports resources are impressive and include numerous grass playing surfaces, an athletics track, a cricket oval, full-sized and junior swimming pools, two air-conditioned sports halls, floodlit tennis and netball courts, a floodlit all-weather hockey astroturf, a climbing room, squash courts, a gymnastics studio and a state of the art, recently refurbished fitness suite. Large grounds and multiple pitches mean that the College hosts a series of tournaments to which international school teams travel from throughout Asia. There is also a growing fixtures programme played against local schools and clubs.

The Recruitment Process

Full criteria, remuneration and benefits package can be found in the candidate information pack.

If you feel that you can meet these requirements, then please submit a letter of application along with the application form to the Master, Simon Burbury by 9.00 am (GMT) on Monday, 25th November 2024. A CV is not required, but may be submitted at the discretion of the applicant. Applications should be sent to: recruitment@marlboroughcollege.my

Interview schedule:

• First round interviews will take place online in the week beginning 2nd December 2024.
• Final interviews for non-UK applicants will be held at Marlborough College Malaysia or online, as appropriate, in the week beginning 9th December 2024.
• Interviews for candidates based in the UK will take place between 15th-17th December 2024 at Marlborough College in the UK.

The College may interview suitable applicants out with these dates if appropriate for all parties and reserves the right to appoint at any time.

For more information, please visit our College's career section at: https://www.marlboroughcollegemalaysia.org/about/people/employment-opportunities/ 

Marlborough College Malaysia is committed to equality, diversity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments with the School will be subject to references, medical report and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service or similar, all of which must be satisfactory to the College.