2nd in Physical Education

The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  2 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Physical Education (PE)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,100.00 - £52,313.00 Annually (Actual) AST 1-12 £30,100-£46,961 dependent on experience, plus £5,352 allowance

2nd in Physical Education job summary

2nd in Physical Education / Teacher of Girls PE

We have a great opportunity for an energetic and positive 2nd in PE to join our wonderful Academy and Team. The Stockwood Park Academy are proud of the unrivalled educational experience offered. You will benefit from a forward-thinking and supportive leadership, an encouraging and enthusiastic staff body, as well as enterprising students. Our academy has state of the art facilities fit for all your teaching needs. Our facilities include a brand-new gym with equipment from September 2022 which is available for staff to use after school hours.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced teacher to take up this post and make a real difference to the lives of our students. We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic and motivated; we want more students excelling in PE, and especially want to promote this through extracurricular. We also want to see students regularly involved in fixtures, competitions and tournaments. Ultimately, we want all students to enjoy PE because it supports their health and wellbeing while developing lifelong skills. We are looking for a colleague who will embrace our drive to ensure that PE is at the core of our curriculum and has students' progress at the forefront of their teaching. The successful candidate will likely lead on Vocational Physical Education Curriculum (Level 2 and Level 3) within the PE department.

Our students respond very positively to PE lessons and enjoy using the full range of resources. All students up to 16 receive two periods of Physical Education a week. Alongside these core hours, at Key Stage 4 we offer GCSE PE and Cambridge National Sport Studies. At Key Stage 5 we offer Level 3 Cambridge Technical in Sport and Physical Activity that can either be studied at extended certificate, diploma or extended diploma level. We continue to work closely with our partner school, The Chalk Hills Academy, to promote established Football and Cricket Academy in partnership with Luton Town FC and Northamptonshire Cricket. Overall, the PE Team is well established and respected within the academy.

We have an excellent fitness suite available for staff and student use, a full-size sports hall, dance studio, a full sized 3G Astroturf, outdoor basketball court area and field with a rugby and football pitch in the winter and 400m track and rounders pitches in the summer. Our classrooms are all fitted with interactive whiteboards and the academy has numerous ICT suites and laptop trolleys that can be booked for use in lessons.

It’s incredibly important to us here at The Stockwood Park Academy that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. We are proud of the culture that we have created for promoting Quality First Teaching and offer exceptional teacher training and professional development to cater for the needs and progression of all staff.

If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic and successful Academy, come and join us at The Stockwood Park Academy.

Roles andResponsibilities

Role Overview:

• To provide and support the professional leadership and management of the faculty alongside the Director of PE.
• To help secure high-quality teaching and improve standards of learning and achievement for all students.
• Lead on assessment of KS4 Vocational PE groups to monitor and support the progress of students and take appropriate action to ensure the highest possible standards of learning and achievement.
• Responsible for the vocational PE curriculum as part of their normal professional duties, providing professional leadership and management for aspects within their subject.
• Be accountable for academic intervention of students studying PE qualifications at KS4.
• Contribute to the development of the curriculum, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies across PE, with a particular focus on KS4/5 PE Vocational Qualifications.
• Prepare reports for recording and monitoring attendance, progress, development and attainment in KS4/5 PE.
• To teach, enthuse and inspire students about PE.
• Duties as a classroom teacher

The post holder is expected to assist the Curriculum Leader to:

• Set and maintain clear expectations for staff and students.
• Be consistent in upholding agreed principles and practices.
• Be approachable and enable two-way communication.
• Listen to and support colleagues.
• Recognize success in achievement and development.
• Challenge unacceptable performance.
• Inspire others through a positive and enthusiastic approach.

Key Tasks

• Data analysis for the vocational curriculum
• Managing, communicating and monitoring deadlines
• CPD for staff within the curriculum area
• Performance management of those within your line management responsibility
• Exam Board monitoring and communication for vocational PE.
• Attending Meetings for Middle Leadership and undertaking task’s set for both
• curriculum planning and monitoring
• Planning and delivering meetings for staff
• Raising the profile of PE through vocational programmes at KS4 and 5
• Encourage a challenging and knowledgeable curriculum and culture.
• Lead the department in the absence of the Curriculum lead
• Note: This list is not exhaustive and may be amended in consultation.

Job Specifics

Start date: January 2025

Salary: AST 1-12 £30,100-£46,961 dependent on experience, plus allowance of £5,352 for additional responsibilities

Job role: Permanent, Full time

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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About The Stockwood Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1473 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Stockwood Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
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