Director of Rugby

Hayes School, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7DB

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01st September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main/Upper Pay Range (Outer London) & TLR (to be negotiated)
• Additional allowances:

  Main/Upper Pay Range (Outer London) & TLR (to be negotiated)

Director of Rugby job summary

Required for September 2026

Main/Upper Pay Range (Outer London) & TLR (to be negotiated)

We are looking to appoint a Director of Rugby to join our successful and friendly team of committed teachers, lead our Rugby Academy Programme and work with amazing students.

Last year our Senior Team won the National Bowl Trophy alongside winning the Jimmy Mizen Cup two years in a row. We have previously been Emerging Rugby School of the Year. We benefit from a strong partnership with Ealing Trailfinders and Brunel University in addition to local clubs which complement our programme.

If you care about providing sporting excellence and opportunity for all and are committed to physical education within the curriculum and competitive and recreational extra-curricular provision then this is the job for you. You will be joining an already successful, forward thinking and innovative department and will have input into our continued development.
The PE department is a recognised department of excellence in the school with an innovative and engaging curriculum delivered across all key stages.

Hayes School is a high achieving, oversubscribed school, which provides excellent education for its students as well as exciting opportunities for professional and career development for staff. The school benefits from its proximity to central London and excellent transport links whilst bordering the beautiful Kent countryside.

“Pupils enjoy school and achieve highly.” (Ofsted)

“The curriculum is especially well thought out.” (Ofsted)

“All who work in the school understand and share these values. This is the Hayes Way” (Ofsted)

We can offer:

• Motivated students with outstanding attitudes to learning
• Outstanding student behaviour
• Excellent facilities for staff, including an on-site fitness suite
• A Staff Wellbeing Forum and Wellbeing Charter with a focus on supporting staff wellbeing
• An excellent induction and support programme for new staff
• An employee Assistance Programme and flu vaccination
• Innovative approaches to Teacher Professional Development
• Opportunities to work with other schools and Elite clubs through established partnerships
• A friendly working environment

Closing Date: Monday, 13th April 2026 (9.00am)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Interviews Date: To be confirmed

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all our staff. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds as they are currently under-represented on our staff body. We recognise the vital contribution that members of a diverse team make to our students’ learning. The range of cultural experiences, differing viewpoints and role models this brings is essential in our Trust and we recognise the gap that would be left in our offering without these.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

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 Hayes School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1771 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hayes School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hayes-school-bromley

Hayes School is a high achieving, oversubscribed school, which provides excellent education for its students as well as exciting opportunities for professional and career development for staff.

The school benefits from its proximity to central London and excellent transport links whilst bordering the beautiful Kent countryside.
Our school benefits from and actively contributes to a range of partnerships and we are the lead school for the Bromley Schools’ Collegiate, a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider for primary and secondary teacher training.

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