Lead Practitioner of PE
Park House School, Newbury, RG14 6NQ14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- LP Pay scale, points 1-5
What skills and experience we're looking for
- A Masters level qualification
- Evidence of independent personal development and wide reading of the latest research
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner
- Evidence of excellent impact on outcomes over a period of time
- Working effectively as a lead/HoD/Middle Leader - showing positive impact on outcomes
- Experience of leading on whole school development
- Leading colleagues to support improving outcomes
- Leading initiatives beyond your own subject area
- Conduct lesson drop ins and coaching colleagues
- Developing new and innovative ways of delivering the curriculum efficiently i.e. use of visualisers and booklets
- The ability to lead and foster positive professional relationships and work effectively with teaching staff of varying experience
- Ability to plan and resource effective interventions to meet curricular objectives
- Excellent understanding of the components which comprise outstanding teaching and learning and outcomes
- Experience of coaching and mentoring colleagues
- Demonstrate emotional resilience, stamina, empathy and flexibility when dealing with challenge
- Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues
- Use of assessment and attainment information to improve practice and raise standards
- Understanding of the sequencing of a schema to deliver a powerful knowledge rich curriculum
- Understanding of ‘instruction’ and ‘direct instruction’
- Ability to interpret theory into practice i.e. Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction
What the school offers its staff
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
Main responsibilities:
- Teaching excellent and rigorous lessons at all Key Stages.
- Supporting the department by leading on pedagogy within the department, contributing to meetings, and helping to resource the curriculum.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues in the department and across the School and Greenshaw Learning Trust to plan lessons which ensure outstanding progress for all students.
- Adhering to the School’s principles of a knowledge led curriculum.
Across the School:
- Work in close partnership with the Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning and other Teachers to develop and deliver the School’s Teaching and Learning strategy.
- Fully engaging in the Developmental Drop In (DDI) process by both giving and receiving feedback.
- Deliver whole staff training and evaluate the effectiveness of current training.
- Setting the highest standards and behavioural expectations in lessons and around the School.
- Committing to and supporting the School’s policy and practice in relation to safeguarding and child protection.
- Undertaking such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by the Deputy Headteacher or the Senior Leadership Team, in accordance with the relevant Pay and Conditions document.
- Provide school improvement support to other schools within the Greenshaw Learning Trust as and when appropriate.
General:
- To participate in school initiatives where every person is expected to contribute to learners’ progress.
- To participate in the School’s professional learning programme as agreed.
- To play a full part in the life of the School community, supporting its distinctive mission and ethos, and encouraging and ensuring staff, pupils and students adhere to school expectations.
- Such other duties may be reasonably allocated by your line manager or Headteacher.
Key Contacts:
- Daily involvement with other teaching staff, Headteacher, Assistant Headteachers, Head of Key Stages, Heads of Subject Areas, other support staff and pupils of the School.
- Contact with parents and other School visitors, including students on work placements.
Other Job Requirements:
- The teacher will be part of the School’s appraisal scheme. They will have a team leader who will set agreed targets for the year. The team leader will monitor and review performance, including classroom teaching.
- The school will support the continuing professional development of all staff, to ensure that their expertise is being kept up to date.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Greenshaw Learning Trust places the highest importance on its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in its care and considers this to be everyone's responsibility.
Everyone who comes into contact with children, their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children and in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.
Trust staff have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn and should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Applying for the job
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Additional documents
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About Park House School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 980 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Park House School website
- Email address
- amay@parkhouseschool.org
Park House is an ambitious academy located in Newbury.
We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a broad and varied education inside and outside the classroom to all of our students.
At Park House, we have created a safe learning environment based upon our strong core values – Work Hard, Be Kind, Take Responsibility. Students are supported to achieve the very best academic qualifications and skills to ensure they are able to take the educational and career path of their choice.
Park House School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
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