Acting Head of Physical Education (PE) (Maternity Cover)
Bentley Wood High School, Stanmore, HA7 3JW3 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical Education (PE)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS plus TLR2b £5,645
Acting Head of Physical Education (PE) (Maternity Cover) job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational Acting Head of PE who is passionate about teaching and learning and is dedicated to achieving excellence for all.
Leaders across the school play a crucial role in planning a curriculum that is ambitious for students of all abilities. The impact is that all groups of students, including those with SEND, achieve their best. Middle and senior leaders also play a significant role in contributing to whole school improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to take additional responsibility for PE. You should already have demonstrated excellent leadership and management skills, be committed to inclusion and the well-being of every child and be an outstanding role model in your own professional practice.
Candidates must provide leadership and direction for the department and ensure that it is managed and organised to meet school and subject aims and objectives. To provide professional leadership to secure high quality teaching and learning, effective use of resources, improving standards of achievement for all students, and the promotion of students’ personal development and well-being.
The Head of PE will play a key role in supporting, guiding and motivating teachers of the subject, evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning, the subject curriculum and progress towards targets for students and staff in order to inform future priorities for the subject. The policy and practice of monitoring within a department provides the information for evaluation and action. The Head of PE identifies needs in the department and recognises that these needs must be considered in relation to the overall needs of the school. It is also important they understand how their role contributes to school priorities and to the overall education and achievement of all students.
Throughout their work, they will ensure that practices improve the quality of education provided, meet the needs and aspirations of all students and help to continue to raise standards of achievement in the school.
What we offer:
- An outstanding track record at GCSE, BTEC and A level
- An inclusive school underpinned by our CARE values
- Students who actively engage in lessons and have excellent attitudes to learning
- Extensive professional development. We are the lead school for the Harrow Collegiate Alliance and work closely with other High Schools and Colleges in Harrow
- Staff wellbeing activities each week, e.g. mindfulness along with staff sports and clubs
- One of the best sites in London, located on the greenbelt next to Bentley Priory and set in 27 acres of woodland and fields, providing and exceptional learning environment
We continue to celebrate hugely successful GCSE and A Level results. The hard work of the students and staff alike has led to these great achievements:
- 33% of all GCSE grades were the highest levels of 9-7 compared to 22% nationally
- 57% of all students achieved 9-5 including English and Maths
- 95% achieving EBacc
- 31% of A Level grades resulted in an A or A* grade and 92% of Health & Social Care students achieved D*- D enabling many students to secure a place into their first-choice universities and degree apprenticeships.
Tours of the school are strongly encouraged, please contact the school office to arrange a tour and do visit our school website and prospectus to find out more about the school and the role.
Note: The job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account.
If you are invited to interview you will be required to complete a “Disclosure of Criminal Record” form and bring the completed form to interview. The School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and safeguarding checks including digital screening will be undertaken prior to appointment. This role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and all staff have safeguarding responsibilities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bentley Wood High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1375 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Bentley Wood High School website (opens in new tab)
At Bentley Wood High School for Girls we are proud of our fine record of academic achievement within our safe, caring, stimulating environment where pupils learn happily and well. We encourage each girl to develop a wide range of skills and interests, to achieve her personal best and to work co-operatively with consideration for all members of our learning community at all times.
Bentley Wood High School aims to establish a co-operative and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn happily and well. We value all members of the school community equally, seek to develop their skills and abilities, and encourage them to contribute to all areas of school life.
We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for each pupil which will help her achieve her best, develop her confidence and encourage her to be a thoughtful and active member of society. We consider that our aims for our pupils are best achieved through a close partnership between school and home, and we work together with parents to ensure their daughters' success.
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