Director of Learning / Head of PE who displays a passion to foster and promote an enthusiasm and love of sport and learning amongst children is required for an Education Trust based in Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire.
SALARY: £30,000 - £46,525 per annum (TLR 2c - £7,847pa) + Benefits
LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a passionate, enthusiastic and creative Director of Learning / Head of PE who displays a passion to foster and promote an enthusiasm and love of sport and learning amongst children.
Working as Director of Learning / Head of PE you will be responsible for providing effective leadership for colleagues within the curriculum area, including ITT and TA's plus technical support as appropriate.
As the Director of Learning / Head of PE you will be given excellent career development opportunities. For interested candidates who would like to work in a great school with a strong positive and supportive culture and work with a fantastic curriculum team with excellent GCSE results, they would love to hear from you.
Benefits of working within the PE Department include:
- 9 specialist PE teachers and 2 specialist dance teachers who all contribute to a very successful and thriving PE & Sports department
- Well-supported by the Leisure Centre team who assist with the running and organisation of their Leisure Centre complex
- Fantastic facilities consisting of a Sports Hall, Multi-Use Fitness Hall, Fitness Suite, on-site Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Astro, MUGA, Courts and extensive playing fields
- An exceptional engagement rate across KS3 & KS4 in terms of core PE with the vast majority of their students excelling, enjoying and engaging with their PE program
- Extremely over-subscribed subject for examination PE offering two different qualifications with Edexcel GCSE PE & OCR Nationals Sports Studies
- Examination results for 2022/23 placed them as one of the top performing departments nationally with almost 60% of their GCSE cohort attaining a Grade 7-9
- 379 students currently studying one of their examination PE courses across Y9-Y11
- Students currently receive 5 hours of core PE in Y7, 4 hours in Y8 and 2 hours in Y9-Y11
- Within Key Stage they deliver an innovation concept curriculum which aims to develop skills and attributes that can be applied to a full breadth of sporting disciplines and activities
- Extensive extra-curricular program having, on average, over 20 clubs running weekly covering a vast array of different sporting pursuits
DUTIES
Your duties as a Director of Learning / Head of PE will include:
Leadership
- Lead your curriculum area effectively to ensure data is used to inform effective planning and target setting that enables students' achievement and progress
- Ensure effective communication is established and maintained with colleagues, students, parents, Governors and other external providers
- Establish short, medium and long-term plans for the development and resourcing of the curriculum area
Management
- Ensure the development and updating of curriculum SOW/VLE are in line with national and school expectations
- Analyse and evaluate internal and external data/examination performance and set targets to raise achievement for individual students/classes/year groups
Monitoring and Evaluating
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning within the curriculum area
- Be responsible for students' academic outcomes and curriculum area performance by analysing and monitoring individual students and whole class/year group performance
Professional Expectations and Development
- Keep up to date with new pedagogy/new technologies/curriculum initiatives and their use and impact to enhance learning within your subject area
- Ensure lesson planning is maintained and recorded in the Teacher's Planner
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Qualified Teacher
- Good staff leadership / management skills
- Accomplished IT skills
- Ability to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Ability to plan and teach well-structured lessons
- Ability to adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
- Excellent inter-personal skills, with enthusiasm and energy
- Approachability and the ability to deal sensitively with staff, parents & children
- Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a positive and professional approach
- Excellent administrative and organisational abilities, and an eye for detail
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.
We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.
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JOB REF: AWDO-P12615
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