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  • Start date details

    1st January 2026

  • Closing date

    17 October 2025 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    6 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS + TLR £8610 (TLR 2a)

Additional allowances

MPS/UPS + TLR £8610 (TLR 2a)

Head of Sport and Performance job summary

Melbourn Village College is seeking an experienced, ambitious leader to drive the development of an exceptional sporting culture across our school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to take full advantage of our outstanding facilities and work within a leadership team that is fully supportive and committed to making sport a central pillar of school life. Our sports facilities offer an exceptional platform for innovation, inclusion, and performance across a broad range of sports and physical activities. An ambitious and supportive leadership team committed to making sport central to school life.

Our facilities include:

  • A fully equipped sports hall
  • Swimming pool
  • 4G pitch
  • Tennis courts
  • Gymnasium
  • Dance studio

The ideal candidate will have experience in leading sport or PE within a secondary school or equivalent setting, with a clear commitment to growing participation and raising performance standards across a wide range of sports. However, as the role also includes oversight of performance subjects, driving a strategic approach to this area of school life for students, it would be ideal for an experienced leader with ambition for future senior leadership roles. This is a key leadership role for someone who shares our school values of curiosity and resilience, and who will embody these through an ambitious, inclusive, and forward-thinking approach to sport and performance. They will be strategic in elevating the profile of sport and performance within both the school and the wider community with a clear vision for identifying and developing talent. Due to the requirement to supervise boys in changing areas, this post is restricted to male applicants in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

We would welcome any candidates who would like an initial conversation regarding the role or a tour of the school with the Principal. Please contact office@melbournvc.org to arrange.

Thank you for your interest in The CAM Academy Trust.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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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.

Applying for the job

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About Melbourn Village College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
585 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Melbourn Village College is a successful 11-16 school with a strong community feel. At just over 600 pupils, our size enables all to flourish within a supportive environment, where each feels valued and empowered. Pupils are encouraged to continue their learning outside the classroom and a very high proportion get involved in the wide range of extra-curricular activities available to them. Our most recent OFSTED Inspection in September 2017 confirmed that we are a ‘good’ school which “has continued to improve the quality of education in the school” since our previous ‘Good’ judgement in May 2013. We are committed to improving what we do and aim to be outstanding

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