Head of PE
North Oxfordshire Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UD18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 February 2025
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, part time: Both full time and part time considered
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35,000 - £51,000
Additional allowances
TLR2
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting leadership opportunity for a Head of PE starting September 2025, and we invite both full-time and part-time candidates to apply.
You will be a motivational leader with the passion and enthusiasm to inspire our students. In addition to curriculum development, you will be responsible for monitoring and improving students' academic performance in Physical education to meet the targets set by the Academy, fostering a positive learning environment, and promoting best practices among the teaching staff.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.
- We offer the best pay in the sector - We pay an average of 5% above national scales, with starting salaries of £35,000 for an ECT.
- Three extra INSET days a year for planning.
- Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment.
- Guaranteed personal day – 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.
- Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.
- Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling; and other wellbeing support.
- The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers, through Perkbox.
Our doors are always open so feel free to contact us to organise an informal meeting and tour of the school.
If you are dedicated to making a positive impact, believe you possess the skills necessary to excel in this position, and wish to become part of our team, apply today.
Commitment to safeguarding
North Oxfordshire Academy ensures a whole school approach to safeguarding. This means ensuring safeguarding and child protection are at the forefront and underpins all relevant aspects of process and policy development.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applying for the job
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About North Oxfordshire Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1037 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- North Oxfordshire Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- emma.hunt@northoxfordshire-academy.org
Welcome to North Oxfordshire Academy and thank you for taking an interest in developing your career with us.
For those who want to combine quick access to London and Oxford with country living, North Oxfordshire Academy is the ideal location. We are situated in Banbury, a vibrant market town steeped in history which enjoys affordable rental and house prices.
The academy sits on a 48-acre site and offers great facilities including extensive playing fields, a national standard athletics track and a 50-place nursery to which teachers benefit from heavily subsidised places.
The academy offers a great training programme for students, ECTs and Schools Direct trainees who all benefit from high-quality, supportive CPD. Our staff are optimistic, hardworking and great team players and new staff very quickly become part of the NOA family.
We pride ourselves on excellent staff retention; our staff are happy and determined to encourage the very best in our students. I would be delighted to welcome any prospective applicants to see for themselves how we work at North Oxfordshire Academy.
Ellie Jacobs, Principal
Arranging a visit to North Oxfordshire Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma.hunt@northoxfordshire-academy.org.
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