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We welcome visits from prospective families at any time during the school term. We like to welcome prospective pupils by fully immersing them in the school day, including wearing a Pembroke uniform, attending lessons, games and other activities with their peers, and spending a night or two in the boarding house. School tours are conducted by pupils, who love to show off their school. There is also an opportunity to meet with the Head and any other relevant staff, to provide more information and answer questions. We usually find that it is the experience of visiting our special school that helps families decide to make the move to Pembroke. Please send an email to registrar@pembrokehouse.sc.ke to arrange a visit at a time that suits you.

Bursaries are provided to families with a recognised financial difficulty in being able to meet the school’s full fees. Bursaries are means-tested and both parents are required to provide proof of their income and assets. The level of support varies according to parental need. Bursaries are always offered for 12 months at a time. The family is required to provide fresh information about its circumstances for every year that their child attends the school. Levels of support may vary with fluctuations in income and availability of bursary funds, but we ask parents to be aware that we share a bursary pot between as many deserving families as possible and 100% bursaries are not possible. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please complete the form here.

Pembroke may offer scholarships at entrance for excellence in any area. Scholarships are designed to reward and celebrate exceptional talent. In recognition of this achievement, the scholar may be offered a slight reduction in fees for the time they remain a scholar at Pembroke. Parents are asked to indicate on the registration form whether they wish to apply for a scholarship, and potential scholars will then be assessed by the relevant staff members when they come to visit the school. We encourage parents of scholars who anticipate that they will experience difficulty in meeting the balance of the tuition fees, to apply at the same time for one of the school’s means-tested bursaries, when they register their child.

For more information about our scholarship program please review the prospectus here.

Should you with to apply for a scholarship, please complete the form here.

At Pembroke, we are always on the lookout for exceptional staff members. In our staff, we look for people who are prepared to go above and beyond the basic expectations, and become dedicated, passionate and inspirational team members. Staff need to be prepared to commit to a busy boarding school environment, and give their all, devoting themselves to the good of the children. They must also become a part of the Pembroke family, be flexible and informally professional, meaning they balance regulations with the need for ideas and space to learn.

While specific positions do become available throughout the year, we tend to have a primary intake of new teaching staff at the beginning of the school year in September. We are happy to receive CVs and covering letters at any time to keep on file, as well as formal applications for advertised positions, using the form here. All potential staff members will be required to undergo rigorous safer recruitment procedures before being employed. Should you wish to review our Safer Recruitment Policy and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please refer below.
Pembroke House School is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, identity checks, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps within employment, two satisfactory references (to include current employer) and police clearance checks from all countries in which previously employed.

Pembroke House School takes data protection very seriously. Please view the Job Applicant Privacy Notice below.

Apart from teaching staff, we also have vacancies for school support staff, in a range of areas. Please contact our HR Manager by emailing hr@pembrokehouse.sc.ke for more information about specific availability in these positions.

Recruitment Policies

Safer Recruitment Policy.
Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice Policy.

Available Positions

Head of TPR.

We use Gap year pupils each term to assist around school, and they are a very important part of Pembroke life. Being a ‘Gap’ is a brilliant experience of working in a school, and getting a little taste of Africa, although there are high expectations. Gaps are important as general classroom assistants, supporting lower ability pupils, listening to pupils’ daily reading, helping with games sessions, assisting in the boarding houses and in weekend clubs and activities, amongst other duties. We often have a ‘Super Gap’; this is someone who is a new graduate or taking a year out from their studies, and their responsibilities may extend further than those of a regular gap. Gaps may have the opportunity to travel to safari destinations for form trips, as well as independently further afield during half-term or after finishing their time at Pembroke.

Although the positions are unpaid, we provide accommodation and all meals for our gaps, as well as a year-long internship pass, allowing for future travel. One of the best parts of being a gap is to work in a team and create close friendships with fellow gaps. Gaps need to provide relevant police clearance certificates and they must undergo Safeguarding training upon arrival. Please find more information in this document.

Pembroke House Gap Information.

Pembroke normally receives Gap Student applications well over a year in advance of the term a potential Gap would like to work in. If you would like to apply to be a Gap Student, please fill out the Gap Details form (Prospective Gap Application) and return it with a short note stating what term and year you are interested in joining us for and also explaining why you would be a suitable candidate, and send it by e-mail with an up-to-date copy of your CV to gapcoordinator@pembrokehouse.sc.ke; the Master i/c Gap Students will then contact you about your application.