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  • Job start date

    1 January 2025

  • Closing date

    21 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    20 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Physical education

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - January - December 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPS/UPS (fringe)

What skills and experience we're looking for

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

A good honours degree and qualified teacher status

Evidence of relevant CPD

Relevant coaching qualification(s)

EXPERIENCE

A thorough knowledge and understanding of current developments in teaching, learning and the curriculum

Excellent wider subject knowledge

Ability to coach teams to a high level across the school (desirable)

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

A demonstrable passion for PE and sport with an ability to inspire students and staff

Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster positive relationships

The ability to set high standards

A total commitment to sporting excellence and to the ethos of sport for all

A strong moral purpose and drive for continuous improvement

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent record of attendance and punctuality

A good sense of humour (desirable)

What the school offers its staff

Chesham Grammar School is one of the largest employers in the town of Chesham. We know that our staff are our most important resource and we try to do all we can to look after them. Our vision is for everyone at CGS to enjoy, achieve and belong. This applies to staff and students alike. Some of the benefits of working at CGS are:

  • A strong commitment to ensuring staff workload is manageable and to staff wellbeing
  • Minimum 14% PPA for all teachers (more for TLR holders)
  • Engaging, highly motivated and able students
  • High staff retention
  • Staff social events
  • London Fringe Allowance
  • Long service awards
  • Preferential admission for qualified children of school staff
  • Access to the generous Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)
  • A comprehensive induction programme for new staff
  • Strong commitment to ongoing staff CPD, including support for NPQs
  • Free on-site parking
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Subsidised gym membership at Chesham Leisure Centre (next door to the school)

Commitment to safeguarding

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@redkiteschoolstrust.org

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About Chesham Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1317 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01494 782854

Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational.

Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.

Arranging a visit to Chesham Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@redkiteschoolstrust.org.

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