Teacher of Healthy Living
Southfield School for Girls, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HEThis job expired on 19 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
19 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
7 June 2023
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Dance, Food Technology, Physical education, PSHE
Working pattern
- Full time: Perm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly motivated and committed teacher who will embrace the varied curriculum and opportunities this role will provide. Students enjoy a myriad of different activities as part of the Healthy-Active element including mountain biking (on the school-site), Yoga, mindfulness and many more. You will join a vibrant team of staff who work collegiately to plan and deliver an exciting and enriching curriculum. With our trust growing, we are likely to have many more career development opportunities coming up in future and of further responsibilities to offer.
What the school offers its staff
The school was accredited as World Class in July 2021 and as such, we are committed to providing a world-class education for every student through a well-designed and balanced curriculum. Our established culture provides a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment. Our most recent Ofsted inspection identified that the school may have been classed as Outstanding if a full inspection had taken place.
Ethical leadership is at the core of all decision making at Southfield. As such, staff are valued, treated with respect and afforded a diverse range of opportunities that come with professional trust.
We place significant emphasis on working collegiately as a staff to share our expertise and subsequently enhance the learning experience with our students. Every member of the staff isinvolved in a variety of professional learning programmesthat take place every Wednesday across the academic year. All teachers are members of theChartered College of Teaching providing access to the latest evidence and research.
We have also implemented a bespoke leadership programme enabling staff to develop their knowledge and understanding of leadership at different levels. This has provided a number of promotional opportunities for staff within the school. Indeed, where possible, we will promote from within our school.
Moreover, we are committed to the Education Staff Well-being Charter, with numerous initiatives in place to support this. They include time for planning off-site for all teachers, active sessions in school and a broad range of workload reforms.
Further details about the role
Do you want to join a vibrant, forward-thinking school that places significant value on professional learning and career development? Southfield is an exceptional girls’ school with a mixed Sixth Form. With very strong outcomes that have been sustained over recent years, this is an exciting time to be part of an ongoing journey of expansion and development. Our new Sixth Form building has recently opened with state of the art facilities. This includes a lecture theatre, bespoke coffee shop and a dedicated Professional Learning space for our staff.
Healthy Living is an innovative aspect of our curriculum and a bespoke courseunique to Southfield School.Praised during our recent Ofsted visit, Itaims to establish and sustain positive behaviours while ensuring students understand and apply the expected approach to learning and values of the school on a daily basis. The course combines a number of traditional disciplines in Year 7 to connect the curriculum and at the same time reducethe number of staff students encounter through their timetable. All Heathy Living sessions are delivered by the same member of staff to build relationships and ease the transitional experience from Year 6 to 7. The programme is delivered up to, and including Key Stage Five. Nurturing a positive perception of physical activity, healthy nutritional habits and long-lasting learning habits are central to the Healthy Living Curriculum. This combines with personal development, careers guidance andimmersive experiences that engage the students with global issues as we continue their progression as active participants locally, nationally and on the world stage.
Commitment to safeguarding
Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer to in our prospectus. All staff (including supply staff, volunteers and governors) must ensure that they are aware of these procedures. Parents and carers are welcome to read the policy and other related policies to be found in the statutory information section.
Additional documents
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About Southfield School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southfield School for Girls website
- Email address
- recruitment@southfieldsch.co.uk
Southfield School for Girls is a high performing girls school that admits boys to the sixth form.
Consistently in the top 5% in the country for Progress 8 scores we offer a rounded education where the 'whole' student is a top priority and academic excellence is matched by high quality pastoral care and excellent opportunities for every student to be outstanding both in and out of school.
A licensed DofE provider - we live what we teach.
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