Teacher of PE
Brentwood County High School, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4JF11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January/April 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical Education (PE)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,074.00 - £50,470.00 Annually (Actual)
Teacher of PE job summary
It is an exciting time to join the team at Brentwood County High School. With a new building that opened in February 2024 and a new vision for the school, it is the perfect time to join our journey.
An opportunity has arisen to appoint a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our successful PE Department. We are very proud of how we value and look after our staff. The school is a part of the Osborne Co-operative Academy, where staff wellbeing is a priority.
The successful candidate will have the ability to teach PE across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 and will be creative, innovative, efficient and committed to raising standards. They will have excellent subject knowledge and will be joining a highly motivated team of superbly collaborative teachers committed to a creative and stimulating approach to teaching and learning, and to instilling a passion for sport in our students.
Applications from teachers at any stage in their career are welcome: teachers with the ambition to train to become Lead Practitioners; Early Career Teachers; or experienced unqualified teachers who are prepared to train to gain qualified teacher status.
In February 2024, we were excited to open the final stage of our £27 million DFE heritage building project. This has provided new state-of-the-art learning environments, and fantastic new sporting facilities, including a sports hall, gym, 3G pitch, and netball court.
BCHS is a Co-operative Academy which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. BCHS is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including:
- Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
- Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
- Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education
BCHS is located in the heart of Brentwood, near the town centre, a short distance from the train station, which is 25 minutes from Liverpool Street Station. The school also includes a large sixth form campus and achievements at KS5 have been a key strength at BCHS.
Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. BCHS is just over two miles from the M25.
Brentwood County High School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
What the school can offer:
- Relocation package of up to £8,000 for new employees renting or buying property.
- Recognition of continuous service
- Automatic enrolment into the National Teacher Pension Scheme
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- The support of an experienced family of schools
- National Conditions of Service
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit to the school or for more information speak to Sophie Neal hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648907. As a Trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.
BCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2024, midday
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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 are not accepted.
About Brentwood County High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1109 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Brentwood County High School website (opens in new tab)
Secondary school in Brentwood, part of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust.
School location
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