Schools Rugby Manager / Post-graduate Sports Coach (rugby)
- Eastbourne College
- Eastbourne, UK
Job Description
Eastbourne College Seeks a post graduate sports coach with strong Rugby. A full-time role, delivering the dual function of RFU SRM and Post-graduate Sports Coach
(Rugby). To be the RFU’s SRM in the local community and to support the provision of
rugby (and other sports as directed by the Director of Sport) at Eastbourne College in line
with the school’s core values of participation and pursuit of excellence. To set an example
of top-class coaching and the values in which sport is played in the school. To promote the
excellence of College rugby county wide, regionally and nationally.
The right person will have a marvellous opportunity to work in a stimulating environment where colleagues, pupils, resources and buildings all strengthen the process of teaching and learning. The position would suit someone passionate about rugby specifically, and sport in general and who may be considering a future in delivering and managing sports in an educational setting. Candidates may already be working in a similar role in the sector or be an experienced player or coach wanting to put his or her experience to use in a different context.
This is a full-time role, fixed term for 3 years but may be extended depending on RFU funding.
Next Steps
Applications should be received by Monday 25 May 2026.
For any queries, please contact Human Resources on 01323 452288 or email hr@eastbourne-college.co.uk.
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There are not many top independent schools in Britain where you can take a six-minute stroll and find yourself on the doorstep of a national park, an international tennis venue, a county cricket ground, two challenging golf courses, award-winning beaches, theatres, an award-winning modern art gallery, a shopping centre (with cinema) and a mainline station to London (85 minutes), London Gatwick Airport (55 minutes) and Ashford International (direct trains to Paris).
Today Eastbourne College reaches out like never before, connecting its boarding and day pupils with the raft of opportunities that abound within a few hundred metres of the school; and beyond. The College's learning environment is second to none thanks to a £33 million redevelopment (completed in 2019), an outstanding, supportive house system, and a timetable which optimises educational contact time, provides optional Saturday morning enrichment sessions, and promotes a busy calendar of competitive sport and socials.
The College has got into a tradition of stimulating academic success while developing people of good character; good people that others want to be with.
In 2021, 82 per cent of the grades awarded at A-level were A*-B. 50 per cent of the School’s top achievers were girls with six going on to study at Oxford or Cambridge university.
Pupils leaving the College achieve A-level grades that enable them to access top courses at the leading universities at home or abroad while also enjoying a diverse and successful wider school life.
Healthy learning for the long term and an extra-mile approach to pastoral care are the guiding principles that underpin an Eastbourne College education, which consistently ranks in the top 4 per cent nationally for academic value added. This means that, on average, pupils achieve one whole grade higher than predicted moving from GCSE to A-level.