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PE and Second Subject Teacher

Abbey College, Ramsey, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1DG

This job expired on 2 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2024

• Closing date

  2 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Physical Education (PE)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

PE and Second Subject Teacher job summary

Abbey College

Details for applicants

Who are we?

The Physical Education department is comprised of 6 staff, with varying specialisms in terms of sports and teaching and learning. We have an experienced, supportive and creative team of practitioners, who are extremely passionate about their subject. We have committed to raising the aspirations of our children over the last two years via increased engagement in lessons and extra-curricular clubs, a focus on planning lessons to enable independent and collaborative learning, offering challenge in all lessons, and providing high quality feedback. We are a dedicated and passionate team who have had real success in the last five years which also makes our department one of the most successful at Abbey College.

The PE Department has been successful over a number of years at KS3, 4 and 5. In particular the KS4 & 5 results have been consistently good for attainment; 100% of our PE students achieving a Grade 4 or above at KS4 in either GCSE PE or Cambridge National Sports Studies and 100% of KS5 students achieving a Merit or above in BTEC Sport in 2022. We expect our results to continue to be successful and look forward to a good number of our Year 11 students continuing their studies with us at our successful Sixth Form. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver all 3 of these qualifications and experience in delivering some of these would be desired. In particular, experience in delivering and potentially leading on KS5 BTEC Sport would be desired.

Would you like to visit us?

Informal visits are welcomed. We are not as far away as you think and driving through the countryside each morning is a very pleasant way to start you day! You’ll find us just 20-25 minutes from Peterborough and Huntingdon, and commutable from Cambridge too. Why not come and visit us so we can show you more of our school?

 What do I do if I want to know more before applying?

You are very welcome to come and visit our wonderful school, please just let us know and we will arrange a tour of the department and wider school.  More information is available on our website. However, if you have any further questions, please contact ben.pugh@abbeycollege.cambs.sch.uk 

Job role and purpose

• Teacher of PE
• Classroom Teacher

Job Purpose: 

Working closely with the PE and Second Subject departments to facilitate outstanding teaching and learning across the department, which meets the needs of all students and leads to excellent student outcomes.

Main Duties /Responsibilities

• To ensure good or outstanding classroom teaching of PE and second subject;
  
• Create schemes of learning that are engaging and effective;
  
• Ability to use assessment to inform planning for good teaching and learning;
  
• Experience or desire to be involved in a curriculum initiative;
  
• Ability to differentiate materials to meet the needs of learners;
  
• Experience or desire to raise standards of achievements;
  
• Willingness to continue to develop own expertise;
  
• Ability to build good relationships with students and colleagues;
  
• Be well organized and able to obtain accurate records;
  
• Ability to use data to target intervention;
  
• Ability to evaluate and adapt methods to ensure continuing progress.
  
• To raise standards of Teaching and Learning across the department and the wider school, monitor progress towards agreed aims, in collaboration with the Lead Learners.
  
• To provide specialist subject expertise to assist departmental staff, including co-planning with colleagues and advising and training staff on positive behaviours for learning.
  
• To ensure high standards of Teaching and Learning in PE and second subject and latterly across the school, through CPD, intervention and with the Lead Learners via the high quality curriculum and Schemes of work.  This will include the production of high quality teaching and learning resources and materials for use across the department and School.
  
• Teach outstanding lessons, as a model of good practice within your area, engage with students to ensure that they all make exceptional progress.  You will maintain an open door policy for other staff to see model practice.
  
• To lead, develop and enhance the teaching practice of others within your area across the School.
  
• To work alongside the Lead Learners to coach and mentor staff in order to develop their teaching.
  
• Lead groups of CPD activities in area of expertise.
  
• Support School priorities and targets for the faculty

Wellbeing

Ensure all pupils have equal access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources, where necessary.
Liaise with pastoral staff members to ensure the wellbeing of pupils and their full participation in school life.
Raise any concerns regarding pupils’ behaviour with the relevant Raising Standards Lead.
Implement any specific arrangements for individual pupils, ensuring that relevant staff members are aware of the measures in place.
Provide individual pastoral support to pupils, where necessary.
Continuously motivate and challenge pupils, whilst promoting and reinforcing self-esteem.

Safegaurding

To have the ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
Appreciate the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people whatever their life circumstances.
To have a good understanding of the safeguarding agenda and can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. 

Variation Clause

This job description will be reviewed and updated periodically in order to ensure that it relates to the job performed or to incorporate any proposed changes.  This procedure will be conducted by the Headteacher or line manager in consultation with the post-holder.  In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to the job description following consultation

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.

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About Abbey College, Ramsey

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1029 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abbey College, Ramsey website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abbey-college-ramsey-ramsey

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