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Director of Sport - Chesham Grammar School

Chesham Grammar School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA

This job expired on 28 March 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  28 March 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Physical education
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS / UPS (fringe)
• Additional allowances:

  TLR1a

What skills and experience we're looking for

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

A good honours degree and qualified teacher status

Evidence of relevant CPD

Relevant coaching qualification(s)

EXPERIENCE

A proven track record of impact as a teacher and at departmental level

A thorough knowledge and understanding of current developments in teaching, learning and the curriculum

Excellent wider subject knowledge

Experience of teaching up to and including A level

Ability to coach teams to a high level across the school

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

A demonstrable passion for PE and sport with an ability to inspire students and staff

Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster positive relationships

The ability to think analytically and strategically

The ability to set high standards

A total commitment to developing sporting excellence and to the ethos of sport for all

A strong moral purpose and drive for continuous improvement

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent record of attendance and punctuality

A good sense of humour (desirable)

What the school offers its staff

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL:

• minimum 14% PPA for all staff (more for those with a TLR)
• all staff are given their own laptop
• longer holidays, as an academy
• commitment to development of teaching and learning
• opportunities to complete national qualifications (eg NPQs)
• priority admission for qualified children of staff
• subsidised gym membership
• cycle scheme
• free parking on site
• a commitment to protect, promote and enhance the wellbeing of staff through the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
• long service award scheme for 10, 15 and 25 years’ service
• an opportunity to work in an area of outstanding natural beauty 30 minutes from London

Commitment to safeguarding

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

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About Chesham Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Chesham Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@redkiteschoolstrust.org
• Phone number: 01494 782854
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chesham-grammar-school-chesham (opens in new tab)

Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational. Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.

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