Deputy Director of Learning - Creative Faculty (Head of PE)
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
21 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2 (£ 5,820 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we’re looking for
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, with its long-standing tradition of academic and sporting excellence, is seeking to appoint an inspiring Deputy Director of Learning (Physical Education) within our Creative Faculty. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader to build on our strong sporting heritage and further enhance the profile of sport across the school.
Working closely alongside the Director of Learning for the Creative Faculty, who has oversight of Physical Education, Music, Art and Technology, the Deputy Director of Learning will support wider faculty leadership while taking full responsibility for leading Physical Education. This includes shaping vision, curriculum design and securing strong outcomes for all learners.
We are looking for a candidate who will nurture and develop a passion for sport in every student, driving both participation and high performance. The successful applicant will also expand and enhance a rich extra-curricular programme, providing opportunities at local, national and international levels.
This role is ideal for a forward-thinking educator committed to developing talent, promoting wellbeing, and ensuring every student can fulfil their potential through sport.
What the school offers its staff
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a mixed secondary grammar school and sixth form for 11 to 18 year olds in Waterfoot, Lancashire. We joined Star Academies in 2023 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.
We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.
We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
Applying for the job
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About Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1056 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School website
- Email address
- info@brgs.staracademies.org
- Phone number
- 01706 234500
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a mixed secondary grammar school and sixth form for 11 to 18 year olds in Waterfoot, Lancashire. We joined Star Academies in 2023 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.
We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.
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