Curriculum Leader of PE
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SL17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 March 2025
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
- £37,486.00 Annually (Actual) MPS plus TLR
Curriculum Leader of PE job summary
Are you an experienced and passionate educator looking to inspire the next generation? Do you have the leadership skills and vision to shape the future of Physical Education in a dynamic and inclusive secondary school? If so, Maiden Erlegh School in Reading invites you to apply for our exciting new role as Curriculum Leader of Physical Education (PE).
As Curriculum Leader of PE, you will:
- Take the lead in planning, implementing, and evaluating a high-quality PE curriculum that engages and challenges all students.
- Manage and develop a talented team of PE teachers, supporting their professional growth and fostering a culture of collaboration.
- Drive participation and success in extracurricular sports and physical activities, ensuring every student has the opportunity to shine.
- Monitor and improve student progress and attainment, ensuring that PE contributes positively to the whole-school curriculum.
- Promote a healthy and active lifestyle, championing the benefits of physical fitness and wellbeing across the school community.
As Curriculum Leader of PE, you will:
- Take the lead in planning, implementing, and evaluating a high-quality PE curriculum that engages and challenges all students.
- Manage and develop a talented team of PE teachers, supporting their professional growth and fostering a culture of collaboration.
- Drive participation and success in extracurricular sports and physical activities, ensuring every student has the opportunity to shine.
- Monitor and improve student progress and attainment, ensuring that PE contributes positively to the whole-school curriculum.
- Promote a healthy and active lifestyle, championing the benefits of physical fitness and wellbeing across the school community.
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high-quality education. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
The successful applicant will be energetic and enthusiastic and enjoy working with 11-16-year-olds. You will enjoy nurturing young people to grow in confidence and flourish personally. You will share our inclusive values of “opportunity, diversity and success for all” and you will have a willingness to develop your own practice in line with our ethos of continuous improvement.
In return, you will be joining our supportive team of tenacious, optimistic and talented teachers, who have the support of an experienced leadership team.
Being part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust also offers a range of career opportunities across our schools. For our teaching team we offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
To learn more about our school, visit our website www.maidenerleghschoolreading.co.uk.
If you would like to have an informal chat with our hiring manager about this post, please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org.
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 Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 888 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading website
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high quality education. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
We have a highly effective team of tenacious, optimistic and talented staff , supported by an experienced leadership team.
Professional development is a strength here, thanks to our Teaching School. We offer a flexible CPD programme which staff can tailor to their own needs which includes coaching and training for new entrants to the profession and to support career returners. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements including part-time working and job-sharing.
The school is a part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust which offers a range of career opportunities in our vibrant and successful schools. We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff to middle and senior leadership posts and our can offer Specialist Leader of Education and school improvement opportunities to the right candidates
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