Head of PE
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AGThis job expired on 6 October 2023
Start date details
January or Easter
Closing date
6 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
18 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: Week days during term
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + TLR 1A
Additional allowances
TLR 1A
What skills and experience we're looking for
Head of PE
Commencing: January or Easter
Salary Scale: MPS/UPS + TLR 1A
Do you want to join a highly successful, popular, well-resourced and well led department?
Are you prepared to work hard with exceptional young people
and staff committed to going the extra mile?
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative and committed leader who will play a significantpart in the further development of the school. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with excellent knowledge and understanding of Physical Education and the appropriate qualifications.
PE and School Sport is at the heart of Barking Abbey School and we would welcome applications fromindividuals with a record of successful outcomes across all key stages and extra curricular sport and who can demonstrate excellent leadership experience and qualities.
The successful candidate will have:
• An outstanding record of results, especially at Key Stage 4 and 5
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Key Stage 4 and 5 PE Pathways
• Excellent knowledge of both academic and vocational qualifications
• Experience of leading a successful team
• A strong commitment to extra-curricular provision
• A detailed awareness of Character Education and its relevance within PE
• The willingness to go above and beyond for our pupils
The hours will be long but the reward will be the chance to work with and help shape our amazingstudents. They are overwhelmingly polite, respectful, considerate and have a fantastic thirst for learning.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• A supportive and encouraging staff team
• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school
• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management
• A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems
“Pupils learn and achieve very well... Pupils across both sites are happy and safe at Barking Abbey School…Pupils are motivated to work hard and enjoy positive working relationships with staff... Students new to theSixth Form commented on how welcoming, inclusive and diverse the community is… Leaders prioritise aspirationand ambition.” (Ofsted, December 2022)
Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:
https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/
To find out more about how teachers can secure rented accommodation at a discounted rate of 20% pleasecontact: info@bdsip.co.uk
Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal OpportunitiesEmployer.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process,including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successfulcandidates as part of our due diligence checks.
Further information about the job
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- jobs@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02039674932
Welcome to Barking Abbey school and thank you for expressing an interest in applying for a position here.
For me there are three simple things that I want us to achieve at Barking Abbey school.
First, our motto ‘Give and Expect the best’ leads us to want to be the best in everything we do. We have some of the best results in the area, we have pupils at the best universities, we have the most pupils on apprenticeships in the entire country, we have basketball players in the best leagues and so much more. We have all of this because we push our pupils and each other to excel. All of us try to be our best every day.
Second, I firmly believe that if you can’t see it you can’t be it. We want to give our pupils the chance to see successful people of every religion, colour and background whilst they are at school. Whatever their dreams
we want to support them and provide the networks and contacts to help them to achieve.
Finally, we want our pupils to have a voice in the world. To be confident enough to express their views and also to have the knowledge to be able to make an effective contribution. The more you know the more
powerful you can be in the world.
Sir Tim Brighouse said “If a teacher makes the weather the school creates the climate.” and I firmly believe this. It is our role as a leadership team to create the best possible learning environment for our teachers
to teach in. In return we expect the best possible teaching from them and our results show this over time.
If you share our ethos and values and absolutely believe in the potential of all young people then we can offer you the chance to make a difference and change our community for the better, and look forward to receiving
your application form and welcoming you to our school.
Arranging a visit to Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk.
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