Ratcliffe College

To start: September 2025 or January 2026

Ratcliffe College seeks an inspirational Head of Preparatory School to lead our thriving Prep School (ages 3–11), fostering academic excellence and personal growth in a supportive, values-driven environment.

Set in 200 acres of beautiful Leicestershire countryside, Ratcliffe College is a Roman Catholic co-educational day and boarding school with a proud Rosminian heritage with over 900 students on roll. We welcome staff and pupils of all backgrounds, promoting integrity, compassion, and service through our school motto, Legis Plenitudo Charitas (“Love is the fulfilment of the law”).

As Head of Preparatory School, you will:

• Provide visionary leadership and uphold our high academic and pastoral standards.
• Foster an inclusive, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment.
• Work closely with the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team to drive school strategy.

About You

Proven leadership experience in a preparatory or primary setting.
A passion for outstanding education and child development.
A leader of integrity, enthusiasm, and collaboration.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a well-established, highly regarded Prep School.
• Work in a stunning setting with excellent facilities.
• Be part of a warm, collegial community with a competitive salary & benefits package.

For further details and to apply, please click on this link: https://www.ratcliffecollege.com/vacancy/head-of-preparatory-school-and-eyfs/ or contact our retained consultant at Academicis: Will Bridge on 01223 907979 or 07825 346535

Ratcliffe College is committed to safeguarding children. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

Walsingham Trust [The National Catholic Shrine & Basilica of Our Lady]

£30,000 – £35,000

The successful applicant will lead pilgrimage planning for the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, at Walsingham, prioritising support for the Sacred Liturgy, and pilgrimages to the Shrine in a planned, prepared, and precise manner.

The job holder will also be responsible for overseeing the operations of the Shrine Gift Shop, Tea Room, and Domestic team and their duties.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will work in close partnership with her/him, and the Shrine Rector, to ensure that all the Shrine’s public liturgies and pilgrimages are well resourced and properly organised, according to the Shrines’ needs and expectations, as well as ensuring that the chapels are well kept and cared for.

Key areas of responsibly and deliverables are:

1. Pilgrimages and Sacristy Operations
2. Staff Management
3. Other Management Responsibilities

Rota and Working Time:

It is a key requirement of the job that the incumbent is able and prepared to work at the weekends, on both Saturday and Sunday through the season [from Easter to the middle of October].

The working pattern will be five days a week with two days off during the week throughout the season.

For a more detailed Job Description please contact our HR Advisor recruitment@walsingham.org.uk

To express your interest please email your CV to the above email box.

Catholic Truth Society

Use your digital marketing, production or publishing skills to bring Catholic teaching and practice to a wider public.

Since our foundation in 1868, the Catholic Trust Society (CTS) has published over 8,000 titles to introduce believers and those seeking the Word of God to Catholic teaching, practice, and history.

In this age of anxiety and purposelessness, increasing numbers of people are turning afresh to the anchoring truth found in the Bible and Catholic teaching and practice. This is reflected in greater confidence in the Bible and growing attendance in Catholic churches, especially among young adults.

We have ambitious plans to make this timeless wisdom more accessible to these new audiences through amplified marketing, through using digital channels and re-releasing our bestselling texts with more appealing branding as well as innovating with new titles and new products.

We are seeking three new trustees to align our board skills with these exciting strategic plans and bring in skills in one or more of the following areas:

• Marketing and Digital Campaigns
• Media, Film or Podcast Production
• Academic or Commercial Publishing

If you bring such expertise and share our passion for offering God’s truth in beautiful ways, please read on and prayerfully consider whether you might serve in these important governance roles. For more details please see the job pack.

‍Closing date 26^th June.