Assistant Director of Hockey

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2BR

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  14 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) £19,525 - £21,072 (Actual Salary)

Assistant Director of Hockey job summary

Assistant Director of Hockey

Role: Assistant Director of Rowing

Salary Range: NJC Scale 2 Points 6 -11 (£19,525 - £21, 071 Actual Salary)

Contract: Fixed Term (1 Year)

Total Weekly Hours: 30 hours per week

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is a highly successful, co-educational state-funded grammar school located in the heart of Marlow. We are incredibly proud of our rich sporting heritage, particularly our hockey program, which stands as one of the leading state school hockey clubs in the country. With over 300 active members across girls' and boys' teams, our program spans everything from early talent introduction to national indoor and outdoor finals.

At Borlase, our core sporting ethos balances competitive ambition with inclusivity. Our overarching goal is to maximize opportunity for all and enable every single individual to reach their full potential, whether they are picking up a stick for the first time or trialling for junior international squads.

Hockey at Borlase

We are seeking an inspiring, motivated, and dynamic Assistant Director of Hockey to work collaboratively alongside our Director of Hockey. You will play a pivotal role in designing and executing a curriculum that nurtures both mass participation and elite performance.

The school has a rich hockey pedigree with a membership of around 320 players and a number of junior internationals amongst the current students and alumni. Borlase Hockey has just experienced one of its most successful seasons with three teams reaching the national finals.

The school runs hockey as an extracurricular activity for all students across the autumn and spring terms, with training sessions and fixtures taking place from 4pm-6pm every weekday evening at Marlow Sports Club. We also run a comprehensive Indoor hockey program from September to April for all age groups.

Please contact hockey@swbgs.com for an informal discussion regarding the role.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information.

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

As part of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-borlase-s-grammar-school-marlow

Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is an Outstanding selective-entry, co-educational grammar school located in the centre of the attractive riverside town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Heavily oversubscribed, the school has an excellent academic record at both GCSE and A Level. Our highly - motivated students and enthusiastic teachers thrive in our distinctive, vibrant teaching and learning environment. We offer a broad and rich curriculum and have an excellent reputation for our wider opportunities including STEM, Sport, Performing Arts, Creative Writing, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Expeditions and many other extra-curricular activities.

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