TATU CITY, Kenya, Oct 3 — British educator Gareth Parker-Jones has been appointed Head of Education at Rendeavour and Founding Master of Wellington College International Kenya, ahead of the school’s planned opening in September 2028.

Parker-Jones will join the school a year before its opening, while his wife, Amanda Parker-Jones, has been appointed Head of Teacher Development.

The school is being developed by Rendeavour in partnership with Wellington College and will be located in Tatu City.

Wellington Kenya will be the second Wellington College Education school in Africa after Wellington College International Lagos. The wider network includes 12 schools in the UK, China, Thailand, India, Indonesia and the United States.

Parker-Jones is currently Head Master of Rugby School, a position he has held since 2020 after serving as Deputy Head (Academic).

He said Wellington Kenya would combine the Wellington College education model with a local focus.

“I could not be prouder to lead it as Head of Education, Rendeavour, and Founding Master,” Parker-Jones said.

Wellington Kenya will be a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged three to 18. Boarding will be offered alongside day-school education from the start.

Rendeavour Founder and CEO Stephen Jennings said the appointment would provide leadership for the establishment of the school.

“Great cities are built around great institutions, and world-class education is central to attracting families, employers, and investment over the long term,” Jennings said.

The school will be built on a 30-acre site within Tatu City and will include STEM facilities, a 50-metre swimming pool, an athletics track and boarding houses.

Parker-Jones joined Rugby School in 2015. He studied History at Pembroke College, Oxford, and holds a master’s degree in Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies from the University of London.He previously taught at Harrow, University College School and Sevenoaks, where he was Head of History.