Lead Teacher for PE and OAA
Oak Grove College, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1JX9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- 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: Monday to Friday, 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2b £5632
SEN £2679
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent.
- Ability to be adaptable in a fast-paced extremely environment.
- Successful experience of delivering a differentiated PE lessons to students with a wide range of needs.
- Have the ability to identify and de-escalate potential problems before they escalate and be able to develop strategies to promote the positive behaviour of pupils.
- Successful experience of managing teaching assistants to improve learning.
- Teaching/coaching experience and qualifications in two or more sports.
- Ability to adapt and extend learning activities in response to pupils’ achievement and plan ways to further enhance it, both lessons on and offsite.
- Teach engaging and motivating lessons informed by well-grounded expectations of learners and designed to promote pupils’ lifelong PE development.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- Level 3 Qualification in Lowland Expedition Leadership or equivalent.
Personal Qualities
- The ability to inspire, motivate and support students, staff, parents/carers and colleagues.
- Evidence of the ability to consult and seek advice and professional support as necessary.
- The ability to remain calm and reflective when working in a challenging environment.
- A well-developed sense of humour and emotional intelligence.
- Excellent team player.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Evidence of successful teaching experience to provide exemplar practice to staff and raise the quality of standards in teaching and learning.
- Evidence of the ability to lead other professionals in curriculum activities.
- Evidence of the ability to work co-operatively with multi-disciplinary professionals, governors and other agencies.
- Evidence of the ability to promote a positive ethos and pride in the College together with high standards of education, care and behaviour.
- Proven ability to use ICT in the organisation and management of their role.
- Evidence of a sound knowledge of the current PE curriculum and a willingness to engage in curriculum development.
- Evidence of contributing to college self-review.
- Evidence of knowing the assessment requirements and arrangements for the subjects/curriculum areas they teach, including those relating to examinations and qualifications.
- Evidence of developing effective communication strategies with all students.
- Experience in managing small groups on off-site educational visits.
- Evidence of contribution to school wide development.
- A detailed knowledge of health, safety and safeguarding issues.
- Experience of the PE Quality Mark.
- Experience of teaching BTEC Introduction to Sport and Sports Leaders qualifications.
What the school offers its staff
Oak Grove College – A wonderful place to work
Oak Grove College is a community generic special school providing special education for 281 students with learning difficulties from Year 7 to Year 14. We are part of the Thrive Federation of Schools which also includes Palatine Primary School, Herons Dale School and Cornfield School.
We are immensely proud of our college and our community. We are committed to providing the very best for young people while they are with us, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and aspiration to succeed throughout their lives. We have a staff team of about 180 people, and we believe in looking after everyone well. We know that our staff team make the college what it is today and are the key to a successful future.
Staff are well supported by the leadership team and are offered opportunities to progress. We know that each and every one of our staff have a pivotal role to play and we believe in supporting everyone to achieve their potential. We have been awarded the Gold School Mental Health award, and our staff wellbeing and mental health is paramount to the success of Oak Grove College. Oak Grove College is a rewarding place to work, and staff report high levels of job satisfaction.
We know that our staff work hard to do their very best each day for our students and we believe in looking after them well in return. We pay for an extensive health and welfare support service for all our staff which includes physiotherapy, counselling, mindfulness support, menopause support, chronic illness support, weight management and much, much more.
Oak Grove College has convenient road and rail links with good public transport available. It is a 15-minute walk from Durrington-on-Sea train station, there is a bus stop just by the entrance, a large car park for those travelling by car and good pedestrian access for those on foot. West Sussex County Council staff can also obtain 15% staff discount on Southern Rail daily, weekly, monthly and annual tickets and are entitled to a range of other travel discounts and incentives too.
As part of our growth and commitment to providing exceptional educational experiences for all our students, we are excited to announce plans to open a new satellite site less than 2 miles from our existing campus. Candidates joining our team should be ready to embrace the unique opportunities the new location will offer and be prepared to work at both sites. This is a fantastic chance to be part of an innovative chapter in our school’s development allowing us to continue to make a positive impact on student’s lives across our community.
New employees joining Oak Grove College are guaranteed a warm welcome from the community. Our motto is that ‘Everyone matters, every day counts’ and we strongly believe that this should include our entire college community. We look forward to getting to know you better and helping you to play your part in providing the very best to our young people.
Further details about the role
We are looking for a Lead Teacher who is:
- To play the leading role in the leadership and management of PE and OAA across the college
- Take the lead strategic role in PE/OAA improvement and a leading role in the development of the skills and impact of all staff
- Lead and manage the PE team and all those who support PE learning
- Ensure that all appropriate health, safety and safeguarding protocols are followed for PE learning
- Work closely with colleagues of the Extended Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team
- Able to deliver outstanding PE lessons to a range of learning needs and abilities
- Engage and motivate students and staff across a range of sports disciplines
- Able to deliver outdoor education and Duke of Edinburgh Award programs including residentials and expeditions
- Able to plan, organise and lead team building activities for students
- Committed to achieving the best for each student through a personalised learning framework
- Dynamic, organised, creative and emotionally intelligent
- Looking to work in a college with a positive and inclusive ethos
We welcome applications from teachers with excellent special or mainstream experience in primary or secondary sector. A programme of support and training will be offered to develop your understanding and skills in special educational needs within a supportive environment.
Particular Responsibilities:
1. To ensure the effective communication of Oak Grove's Philosophy, Aims and Policies to staff, students and outside agencies.
2. To teach, according to their special educational needs, students assigned in the class group. This will include planning and developing a differentiated curriculum for the assigned age-group and working to support student’s individual objectives.
3. Ensure a well-structured PE programme is in place for each group within the school, enhancing physical skills while promoting inclusivity and catering to the diverse needs of all students. This includes activities such as invasion games, gymnastics, trampolining, swimming, and more.
4. To have high expectations of young people including a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full educational potential and to establishing fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with them.
5. To supervise the work of Teaching Assistants relevant to the allocated class or group.
6. To maintain care, control and discipline in accordance with the rules and systems of the college.
7. Deliver outdoor education and Duke of Edinburgh Award programs including residentials and expeditions.
8. Commit to achieve the best for each student through a personalised learning framework.
9. Plan, organise and lead team building activities for students.
10. To contribute to meetings, discussions and management systems necessary to co-ordinate the work of the college as a whole.
11. To promote equal opportunities within the college and to seek to ensure the implementation of the equal opportunities policy, which may include participation in outreach links with other schools in accordance with the college's policy on inclusion.
12. To promote and foster good relationships and effective liaison with parents/carers to support student progress.
13. To promote and foster good relationships and effective liaison with other staff including our multi-disciplinary team to support student progress.
14. To deliver exciting and innovative learning and undertake assessment using a broad range of methods, taking full responsibility for the success of own learners, developing a personalised and holistic learning approach in all lessons.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@oakgrovecollege.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oak Grove College
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 273 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oak Grove College website
- Email address
- recruitment@oakgrovecollege.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01903708870
Oak Grove College is a generic special school providing education for students with complex special educational needs and disabilities from 11 to 19 years old.
Arranging a visit to Oak Grove College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@oakgrovecollege.org.uk.
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