Master​/Mistress; Boys' House

About The School

We are a thriving independent preparatory school in central London, educating boys and girls from the age of 2 to 13. Guided by our core values of confidence, curiosity, and kindness, we offer a broad, ambitious, and enriching education that places academic excellence, creativity, and outstanding pastoral care at its heart. As part of the Brighton College family of schools, widely regarded as the leading co‑educational school group in the UK, we benefit from a strong shared ethos while retaining our own distinctive character.

In 2025, we were proud to be named London Independent School of the Year finalists, reflecting our innovative approach and commitment to pupil wellbeing. Situated beside Exhibition Road in the museum district of central London, we offer pupils an exceptional learning environment enriched by immediate access to world‑class cultural and scientific institutions. Our Upper School experience is designed to be ambitious, purposeful, and outward‑facing, and our pupils go on to a wide range of leading senior schools, predominantly boarding schools, with many securing academic scholarships and awards.

We are making significant investment in new and enhanced facilities, ensuring that pupils benefit from an unrivalled prep school experience in central London. These developments reflect the school’s ambition to provide outstanding learning, pastoral, and enrichment provision within an exceptional setting, preparing pupils not only for senior school success but for life beyond the classroom.

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 90 schools in 21 countries – in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East – serving more than 100,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.

We know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too.

We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of 90 schools in 21 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class. It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.

We are seeking an outstanding, warm, and highly organised Housemaster / Housemistress to provide pastoral leadership for a Boys’ Day House in Years 7 and 8. This is a rare and career‑defining opportunity: a senior pastoral role within a day prep school that delivers an Upper School experience comparable in ambition, structure, and expectation to the very best boarding school models — while benefit ting from a truly extraordinary central London setting.

The successful candidate will ensure that pupils are exceptionally well supported during a key stage of their prep school journey, as they develop independence, resilience, confidence, and leadership in preparation for senior school transition. The Housemaster / Housemistress will lead a team of dedicated House Mentors, who are also subject specialists, ensuring that pastoral care is consistent, highly visible, and fully integrated into the daily life of the school.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Head, Deputy Head, the Head of Future Schools, and the wider pastoral and safeguarding teams to ensure that every pupil is known, supported, and able to thrive.

A defining feature of the role is the ability to foster strong relationships with pupils both inside and outside the classroom, striking the right balance of authority and accessibility, and creating a House culture where pupils feel both supported and held to high standards. Alongside this, the Housemaster / Housemistress will hold a teaching timetable. The successful…