Teacher of PE (Girls) - Maternity Cover
Limehurst Academy, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1NHThis job expired on 24 November 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
4 January 2021
Closing date
24 November 2020 at 8am
Date listed
3 November 2020
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,714-£41,604
Teacher of PE (Girls) - Maternity Cover job summary
Limehurst Academy (2019 P8 score: +0.68) seeks to appoint a Teacher of (Girls) PE to work at our fantastic 11-16 school, which has 620 students on roll.
As Part of our PE team comprising of the Head of Department and five other teachers, you will be teaching across the age and ability range. Although you will be teaching some mixed groups, you will also be teaching some all-girl groups. We are not looking for any particular sports specialism, however time-management skills, patience and a good work ethic are essential, as are a sense of humour and excellent interpersonal skills.
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.
About Limehurst Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 637 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Limehurst Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- aparker@limehurst.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01509263444
Limehurst Academy is an over-subscribed and successful 11-16 school in the heart of Loughborough, and is a wonderful place to work. We are very proud to serve a multicultural community, and the school routinely celebrates its diversity. Visitors to Limehurst regularly comment on both the stimulating learning environment and the welcoming atmosphere offered by staff and students. We are a happy school, and we actively promote positive choices and having a can-do attitude.
Our last set of published results, in 2019, saw our students achieve a brilliant set of GCSE results. Our school Progress 8 score was above average, at +0.68, and our Attainment 8 score was 52.8 – over half a grade higher than the national average. The Department for Education classified Limehurst’s performance as well above average – its highest category. Around 620 students attend Limehurst, and this number allows us to robustly implement our ethos of ‘Achievement in A Caring Environment’. We were last inspected by Ofsted in March 2017, and we are currently judged as Good, with Behaviour & Safety judged to be Outstanding.
Also in 2018, 2019 and 2020, we were rated as a five-star school by the Real Schools Guide.
Our staff are of the very highest quality, and incredibly committed to the school. Staff development is given a high priority at every stage of a teacher’s career. No teacher teaches more than 21 out of 25 lessons.
Loughborough is a thriving market and university town in the heart of the beautiful Charnwood countryside. It has excellent road links, with the M1, M42 and A6 all close to the town. We are situated in the town centre, less than five minutes’ walk from regional bus connections, and fifteen minutes’ walk from Loughborough train station which serves all stations on the midland mainline. East Midlands Airport is less than twenty minutes’ drive away. World-class sport and arts can be found in the town itself and very locally, as can a huge variety of high-street and independent shops. There is plenty of affordable housing available in Loughborough and its surrounding cities, towns and villages.
Arranging a visit to Limehurst Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aparker@limehurst.org.uk.
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