School Rugby Manager

The Whitehaven Academy, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8TY

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  15 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,014.32 - £11,198.32 Annually (Actual) Grade 8 £31,067 (FTE)

School Rugby Manager job summary

DO YOU SHARE OUR PASSION TO INSPIRE EVERY YOUNG PERSON TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL?

The Whitehaven Academy is part of Cumbria Education Trust. CET is a growing multi-academy trust based in Cumbria; and is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities. The successful candidate will be joining CET at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our successes and move forward on our journey to establish ourselves as one of the highest performing MATs in the North of England.

This is an excellent opportunity to join The Whitehaven Academy at a pivotal time for its future. There has been significant financial investment to redevelop the school which moved into its state-of-the-art new building in 2022 and new sports facilities added in 2023. The school continues to expand, and we were again oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions in September 2024 and 2025.

In partnership with England Rugby and The Whitehaven Academy, the successful candidate will be working across a network of secondary schools, primary schools and linked clubs to lead rugby development in West Cumbria area. The position will require you to:-

• coordinate and facilitate activity such as school playing opportunities and teacher training
• build systems to grow the game
• forge sustainable links to local clubs
• deliver inclusive and developmental rugby activity
• maximise participation, especially with underrepresented groups
• develop staff and young leaders
• provide links for students and schools to local community clubs

If you have the qualities required, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the Academy and the MAT, then we would welcome an application from you.

We will be operating a rolling recruitment process, which means we will accept applications until the position is filled. Therefore, we would encourage submission of early application forms as we reserve the right to close the application process at any point.

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Whitehaven Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 810 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Whitehaven Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-whitehaven-academy

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