Oundle School seeks an experienced cricket coach to start September 2025 to help continue driving cricket at Oundle forwards.
the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning engaging and meaningful training sessions, which demonstrate the appropriate techniques and pedagogies to encourage learning as well as remaining age and ability appropriate. The coach will be responsible for the development of our cricketers throughout our year-round boy’s and girl’s cricket programme via group training sessions and 1-1’s. They will largely be responsible for the boys’ 1st XI in the summer but will assist with various other teams when schedules allow. Throughout Michaelmas and Lent terms, the coach will work alongside the Head of Cricket to deliver group sessions, specialist small group sessions and 1:1s for all year groups.
The role will involve an element of administrative duties which includes the use of SOCS to upload training and match information, registering pupils and reporting back into relevant staff where appropriate. Whilst the 1st XI will have umpires and a scorer, there will be times when the candidate will be required to umpire or score in junior matches or in house cricket competitions. For a full outline of the role’s responsibilities, please see the job description.
Alongside the cricket programme, the candidate will be expected to contribute towards another core sport in the Michaelmas and Lent term in our games session times. This could include rugby, netball or hockey. The successful candidate is required to coach 30 hours per week with some evening and weekend hours.
Michaelmas Term: 20 hours – Cricket, 10 hours – Other
Lent Term: 20 hours – Cricket, 10 hours – Other
Summer Term: 30 hours – Cricket
The role is to work 35 weeks per annum, (paid for 39.22 weeks).
Cricket at Oundle and the school
Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.
A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.
Oundle School has a large cricket programme with a fantastic cricket heritage and some of the best facilities in the Country. We have over 350 pupils representing the school in competitive cricket fixtures across 30 teams which highlights the depth and passion for boys’ and girls’ cricket within the School. The boys’ 1st XI play up to 25 matches per season, including a strong local circuit as well as an annual festival at the end of each summer.
Playing facilities include 8 grass squares and 2 cricket pavilions. Training facilities include 10 outdoor astroturf nets, a block of 10 grass nets, cages and side nets to use on our squares and a 5-lane indoor sports hall with pace and spin bowling machines.
We use streaming software to live stream the majority of our boys’ 1st XI matches, in which the set-up and use of analysis would be required.
We are excited to embark on our next major boys’ and girls’ cricket tour to Sri Lanka in December 2025 in which six squads are going. The successful candidate would have the opportunity to join on this tour.
Whilst the candidate will prioritise the school’s coaching requirements, there would be scope to explore private coaching in evenings and holidays using our facilities and look into getting involved with our partner County Pathway, Northants CC.
Living in Oundle
We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.
To apply
Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the “Job Description” link, below. If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date. Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.
Application closing date: Friday 28 February 2025, 9am
Interviews will take place week commencing 10 March 2025
If you have any questions about the role, please contact:
HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE
Email c/o: opportunities@oundleschool.org.uk or Tel: 01832 277193
Application Pack and Job Description
Supplement to the Application Form
Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department
Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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