Boarding Housemaster / Housemistress

Bedford School is a independent co-educational boarding and day school, situated in a beautiful estate in the heart of Bedford. We are proud of our diverse and welcoming community and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Excellent Boarding Housemasters / Housemistresses are critical to the happiness and success of the school. They safeguard the wellbeing of their boys, help them to flourish and to grow as individuals. Bedford boarding houses are smaller than those at most boarding schools, usually housing about 40 pupils across five year groups. They are homely, but also spacious and comfortable, containing excellent communal spaces (including study rooms, games rooms and kitchens) and a mixture of shared and single rooms. The Housemasters'/Housemistresses' accommodation is similarly generous. Since September 2026, Redburn has been located on the school site itself, in the building on De Parys Avenue previously known as George Godber House, placing boys moments from lessons, sport and co-curricular activities, and a few minutes' walk from the heart of the thriving market town.

The Boarding Housemaster / Housemistress will be a member of teaching staff and will have normal teaching responsibilities in an academic department, although with reduced teaching commitments due to the Housemaster / Housemistress role. We welcome applicants from subject specialists from any subject in our Upper School curriculum. Full-time teachers at Bedford are also expected to play a part in the extensive co-curricular programme.