Head of Football
Sir John Leman High School, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PG20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,093.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4, point 13-17
Head of Football job summary
Established in 1632, Sir John Leman High School is steeped in history and has produced many generations of well-educated young people. The school has a strong emphasis on values and a relentless focus on improving learning, which is driving up performance in all aspects of our school.
Sir John Leman Sixth Form is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Head of Football to establish a Post-16 Football Academy and Education Programme. This post is initially being recruited on a fixed term basis (to 31 August 2026).
The successful candidate will:
- Lead and develop a high-performing football academy, ages 16-18 boys and girls
- Plan, deliver, and innovate coaching sessions that challenge and inspire
- Preferably have proven strategic experience in developing and implementing football programmes.
- Have the ability to design and implement long-term football development plans that enhance player performance, progression, and support future pathways
- Demonstrate exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage with students, staff, and external stakeholders
- Ideally have a track record in building and maintaining partnerships with community stakeholders/clubs
- Preferably have previous football programme employment or experience in overseeing sport projects.
- Drive the football academy’s growth and reputation within the local community and beyond.
We can offer you:
- Opportunity to shape the future of talented young footballers
- Access to excellent facilities and resources
- Competitive salary and professional development opportunities
- A welcoming and caring staff team
- A supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of Kingfisher Schools Trust
- A range of dedicated staff wellbeing support
- A vibrant school community that values sport and student success.
Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a wide range of benefits, including:
- Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
- Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
- Pension scheme with generous employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
- Shopping and leisure discounts
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme
If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received. All applications must be submitted through My New Term.
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Commitment to safeguarding
Sir John Leman High School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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 Sir John Leman High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir John Leman High School website
Sir John Leman High School, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form. The pupil roll is around 1,400, with some 160 of these students moving on to the school’s sixth form.
Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.
Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.
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