PE Apprentice
Dame Alice Owen's School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2DUThis job expired on 2 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
2 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Apprentice rate: £6.40 per hour
PE Apprentice job summary
We seek a highly motivated and energetic apprentice to join our very successful PE Department. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support leading to a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification provided through the Educational and Sport Futures (ESF) programme. Whilst you are training with us, you will be considered a member of the PE department and will work with our students for the practical applications of learning. The work experience is particularly suited towards a career within a school or sports organisation. This apprenticeship will be fully funded so there is no cost to the candidate. Full details of the course can be found here.
You will be released to the apprenticeship provider, Education and Sporting Futures (ESF), for the taught part of this course and will also be invited to central training on a half termly basis with all PE apprentices on the same course. ESF are based in Stevenage and training sessions will be a mix of virtual and face to face input. You will be provided with a mentor, a member of our PE department, and they will support your progress by meeting with you frequently, conducting reviews and observations.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-resourced and energetic PE and Sport Department. The PE curriculum aims to provide students with a breadth of activities which foster confidence, competence, resilience and an understanding of the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. Within each activity, a positive learning environment is created where students learn a range of skills that ultimately lead to an improved overall performance. Our teaching strives to instil a life-long love of sport in every student, whilst also building foundations towards higher level competition and academic PE. Extracurricular sport is a fundamental part of life at Owen’s and the successful candidate will be expected to contribute fully to this area. Commitment to after-school and Saturday morning fixtures is essential. We aim to encourage mass participation whilst maintaining our high level of sporting achievement. The sports facilities at the school are superb, with excellent field space, an astro turf, five netball/tennis courts, an indoor gym, a sports hall, a dance studio and a fitness suite fully equipped with cardio and strength machines.
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Please take time to read our Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies available in the vacancy section of our website.
About Dame Alice Owen's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dame Alice Owen's School website
HEADTEACHER’S WELCOME
Thank you for your interest in applying to Dame Alice Owen’s School. Though much of the information we have about our school is available on our website, we know you
are busy so have put some key information in this pack to help you understand who we are and what we do.
Our school was founded 400 years ago by Dame Alice Owen, a remarkable philanthropist with an unusually modern vision for education. She established the first school in Islington and, as demand outstripped space, it moved to its current setting, in the Hertfordshire countryside, in 1976.
Today, Owen’s is an exciting place to work where “staff overwhelmingly feel well cared for” and behaviour is “exemplary.” [Ofsted December 2023] Ours is a school where teachers love talking about teaching and learning, where relationships between students and staff are positive and strong, and where we do what we can to keep workload manageable. We are never complacent; we are always looking for marginal gains in order to keep what we do reasonable, but exciting. It is the combination of interested students, dedicated staff, supportive parents, a rigorous and empathetic Governing Body and school leadership team (staff and student) which makes our school such a special place to be.
Dame Alice Owen’s School is a mixed, partially selective secondary school with approximately 1,440 students including over 400 in our vibrant and highly successful sixth form. Our school benefits from some of the most able students in the country. In the 2023 A level examinations; 60% of all A level grades were A*-A with 82% of grades being awarded A*-B. In GCSE examinations, students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 71.2 and a Progress 8 score of 0.63 with 24% of all grades awarded at level 9 and 95% of students achieving 5 or more grades 9 – 4 including English and Maths. Many of our school leavers from Year 13 have offers from top universities to choose from, including an average of 24 places at Oxbridge each year.
We were delighted to be recognised as ‘The Sunday Times Regional School of the Decade’ in 2020 and the country’s highest ranking non-fully selective state school of the year many times over. Securing a place at Owen’s has been described as “winning the lottery” in the Good School Guide, “the golden ticket” in Tatler and Ofsted judged us “outstanding” in all categories in December 2023, with no areas for improvement.
If you’d like to come and join us, we would love to meet you and talk to you more. Please call to arrange a chat, if you would like to, or just send us your completed application pack. I look forward to meeting you
Hannah Nemko
Headteacher
WHY WORK AT OWEN'S
At Dame Alice Owen’s, we appreciate that when staff are well looked after, and conditions are right for learning, students and staff thrive.
Owen’s has a relaxed, supportive environment, the atmosphere is friendly and collegial and staff are nurtured and supported. Students at Owen's are engaged, well-motivated and behavioural issues are rare and well managed. Therefore, it is a place where you can focus your energies on developing effective teaching and learning strategies and grow as a practitioner. The Senior Leadership team are fully aware of the importance of a good work life balance and are mindful of this when supporting the teams they line manage. Meetings are kept to a minimum, as is cover, courtesy of a team of dedicated cover supervisors. There are regular, whole staff and departmental social events throughout the year, and, with a nod to our 400 year old traditions, Owen’s is often a fun and interesting place to be.
Teaching at Owen's is not just a job; it's a fulfilling and rewarding experience that goes beyond the classroom, positively shaping both students' futures and teachers' careers. If you would like to work in a school where your passion for education can truly flourish, Owen's is the perfect place for you.
In addition to this we also offer a variety of benefits including:
Access to an Employee Assistance Package, which provides staff with a wide range of health and wellbeing services including physio sessions and 24 hour access to a GP;
Excellent facilities and resources including a Fitness Suite which is open to all staff for certain hours outside of the school day;
Free on school site parking;
Staff child places, in line with our admissions procedures;
A great location - the school is situated on an attractive 35-acre site in the Green Belt. Central London is easily reached, in 15 minutes, by rail from Potters Bar and the school is close to motorway links.
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