Head of Sport and Performance

Melbourn Village College, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

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: £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS plus a TLR2A £8,611 per annum
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS plus a TLR2A £8,611 per annum

Head of Sport and Performance job summary

HEAD OF SPORT AND PERFORMANCE

Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR2A £8,611 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Start date: September 2026

Place of work: Melbourn Village College, Melbourn

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.

Whether you are an experienced middle leader looking for your next challenge or a talented teacher ready to take your first step into leadership, we will provide the support and professional development needed to help you succeed in this role.

If you share our school values of kindness, curiosity, and resilience, and are excited to contribute to our wider extended leadership team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further details on our school please visit our website Welcome to Melbourn Village College - Melbourn Village College

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Melbourn Village College

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 585 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Melbourn Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/melbourn-village-college

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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