Head of PE
Thistley Hough Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5JJThis job expired on 12 May 2025
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: Term-time only, Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2B
What skills and experience we're looking for
About you:
We are looking for a decisive and driven leader to join Thistley Hough Academy - someone who brings clarity, resilience, and a deep-rooted passion for physical education. As Head of PE you will take ownership of the PE department, setting high standards and driving a culture of excellence, teamwork, and ambition. You will be experienced in ability to bring out the best in people, hold them to account, and create an environment where students thrive. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future of our academy, we want to hear from you.
Our ideal candidate would have:
- Qualified with a degree in a relevant subject
- Proven leader in driving school improvement
- Skilled in evaluating teaching through observation and feedback
- Strategic thinker with sharp data analysis and planning abilities
- Committed team player with a results-driven mindset
What the school offers its staff
About our PE Team:
The PE department at Thistley Hough Academy is built on a foundation of discipline, ambition, and achievement. Our students don’t just participate - they compete, win, and lead. From securing victories in local and regional competitions we are proud of the culture of excellence we’ve created. Our curriculum is broad, inclusive, and designed to challenge every student - whether they’re aspiring athletes or discovering sport for the first time. With a strong team ethos and a relentless drive to raise standards, the department plays a central role in shaping confident, resilient young people who take pride in their performance and their school.
About Our School:
Interested in what sets Thistley Hough Academy apart? We invite you to learn more about our ethos and experience the spirit of our community by visiting our website - https://www.thistleyhoughacademy.org.uk/page/?title=Work+With+Us&pid=48 .
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Thistley Hough Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1091 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thistley Hough Academy website
- Email address
- holly.sweetmore@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Welcome to Thistley Hough Academy – a community school in the heart of Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. Our academy prides itself on its warm and welcoming ethos in which every student is valued as an individual. This is an important part of our identity and this ideology will always remain at the heart of our work. As an academy we believe passionately in supporting all students to achieve their absolute best.
Thistley Hough was first opened in 1938 and over the last seven decades scores of local children have been successfully educated at Thistley Hough. We are proud of our history and we remain dedicated to the same vision - to provide the best possible education for local children of all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs. Over 35 languages are spoken at Thistley Hough and we value and respect all faiths and cultures.We believe in celebrating success and we want our students to be recognised for the amazing things that they achieve. I have very high expectations of our academy and I am clear that all students must be aware of exactly what is expected of them.
In order to be an outstanding academy it is my belief that there are several key things that we must ensure are in place every single day:
• Quality teaching, academic support and enrichment that delivers excellent results and engages students
• The highest expectations of behaviour, uniform and student conduct in order to create a calm and productive working environment
• Outstanding and fully inclusive pastoral care and academic guidance
• Provision tailored to the personal needs of all students as individuals so that they may all achieve personal excellence.
You can be assured that we are relentlessly focused on achieving these goals. We believe passionately in working closely with our community in order to ensure that every one of our students is cherished and nurtured. We want to work in partnership with all stakeholders to ensure success for our current students whilst continuing to strive for an outstanding school of the future.
Arranging a visit to Thistley Hough Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email holly.sweetmore@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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