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Jessica Briggs
Sherborne Girls
United Kingdom
As the Pastoral Deputy Head Jessica oversees all aspects of the pastoral care of the pupils and the boarding life of the School, including the recruitment, training and line management of the HMs. She is the Designated Safeguarding Lead and manages a team of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads, the Health Centre staff and School Counsellors. Jessica works closely with the Bursar to assess and co-ordinate the maintenance and upgrading of the Houses.
Preparing young women for a lifetime of change has never been so important as it has been over the last 18 months. This is why, in her current role, she is particularly focussed on cultivating a culture of life-long, self-reliant wellbeing in the girls at Sherborne, ensuring they develop into confident and well-rounded women of the Twenty-first century.
Jessica has held a number of pastoral positions in both day and boarding schools, single-sex and co-educational settings, including being a Housemistress at both Cheltenham Ladies College and Dean Close. Jessica read English Literature at Reading University before completing her Graduate Teacher Training Programme at Downside School.
Preparing young women for a lifetime of change has never been so important as it has been over the last 18 months. This is why, in her current role, she is particularly focussed on cultivating a culture of life-long, self-reliant wellbeing in the girls at Sherborne, ensuring they develop into confident and well-rounded women of the Twenty-first century.
Jessica has held a number of pastoral positions in both day and boarding schools, single-sex and co-educational settings, including being a Housemistress at both Cheltenham Ladies College and Dean Close. Jessica read English Literature at Reading University before completing her Graduate Teacher Training Programme at Downside School.