Marlborough College is seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Head of Netball to lead and develop our thriving netball programme. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to play a key role within a successful sports department and contribute to wider life at the College.
Sport is a key part of the co-curriculum at Marlborough. Netball is the major sport for girls in the Lent Term (January to March) with around 23 teams competing regularly on Saturdays in a very competitive fixtures programme. The College routinely has players involved with the Team Bath development programme and A teams representing the College at regional level.
The successful candidate will have played and/or coached at a high level and be passionate about translating their experience to pupils. He or she will be responsible for the club’s strategy and management, whilst delivering first class coaching that continues to build on the success of the current programme and promotes the sport throughout the College.
In addition to the responsibilities related to netball outlined in the brochure, the successful candidate will be expected to make a full pastoral contribution to the College, tutoring in one of our 16 boarding houses or the day house. They will also be expected to make a contribution to the wider sporting programme at the College, especially in the Summer Term
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Closing date - 15 June 2026
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Marlborough is a leading co-educational independent boarding school of Anglican Foundation, incorporated by Royal Charter and a registered educational charity. There are currently 1011 pupils of whom the majority are boarding pupils studying a range of subjects to A level and Pre-U. There are 140 teaching staff and over 400 non-teaching staff.
There are 16 boarding houses, substantial teaching and ancillary buildings. While each has its own distinctive culture and traditions, they share in a commitment to the promotion of the College's key values. Sport enjoys purpose-built facilities, with grass pitches for the field sports enjoying an extraordinary setting above the town. There are two floodlit all-weather astroturf pitches for hockey and tennis (12 courts) and further hard- court areas for netball (10 courts) and tennis (12 courts). An all-weather, porous rubber, athletics track, is fully equipped to international standards.
The College has an excellent sports hall complex and gymnasium. There are indoor cricket nets and facilities for a range of sports including indoor tennis, netball, basketball, volleyball and badminton. Indoor facilities also include 2 rackets courts, 5 squash courts and 6 fives courts.
A state of the art, 25 metre, competition, indoor swimming pool has 8 lanes and a hydraulic bottom which alters the depth from 0.8 to 3 metres making it equally ideal for squad training, water polo, sub aqua, canoeing or recreational swimming.