Teacher of Physical Education
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4RSThis job expired on 17 October 2022
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
17 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2022
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Physical Education job summary
Ripley St Thomas is a special place to work and this is an exciting opportunity to join the staff team in this "outstanding" (Ofsted / SIAMS) academy.
We are looking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Teacher of PE from January 2023 to teach a wide range of activities across the curriculum, including GCSE and/or A Level if needed. This post is full time, permanent.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a leading and dynamic department that achieves very good results across all areas of Physical Education at both GCSE and A level standard, benefits from excellent facilities and offers a wide range of co-curricular opportunities.
Ripley St Thomas has a long tradition of success, a strong reputation, and is regularly oversubscribed.Our young people are hardworking, very well behaved and eager to do well.If you wish to make your mark as a professional and develop yourself in a thriving learning community, we hope you will make an application for this post.
Please see the applicant information pack for full details or visit www.ripleystthomas.com/vacancies
Commitment to safeguarding
Ripley St Thomas CE Academy and the Bay Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. Further details will be sent to shortlisted candidates.
It is an offence to apply for any role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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About Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1696 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- reesj@ripley.lancs.sch.uk
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is situated in the historic City of Lancaster within easy distance of the wonderful scenery of Morecambe Bay, the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.
The academy is a member of The Bay Learning Trust. We have a successful SCITT and we regularly recruit teachers we have trained.
Ripley has a deeply embedded Christian ethos and a tradition of nurture and service within a strong school community. Our young people are delightful, eager to learn and make a positive difference in society.
Ripley is a large and very successful school with a long history and great tradition. We were designated as Outstanding in all categories in our most recent inspection. In addition, we were designated Outstanding in our recent Church School inspection and in the Ofsted inspection of our teacher training provision.
There are currently over 1700 students on roll with over 380 of those in the sixth form and there are around 180 staff. We are privileged to work with wonderful young people who are keen to learn and eager to achieve. The school serves a wide community with pupils coming from around 60 feeder primary schools.
Ripley is first and foremost a church school and all staff need to be fully supportive of the Christian ethos of the school. We look for teachers who will work hard and contribute to the whole school community. We offer staff support and training of the highest quality. Teaching and Learning is our primary focus and all teachers work together on the craft of teaching.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and to an enhanced Disclosing and Barring Service check.
We can offer:
A school with a distinctive Christian mission, ethos and strong traditions, dating back to 1864
The opportunity to work in a school graded as outstanding in all areas by both Ofsted and SIAMS (Church school inspection)
A highly achieving 11-18 school with consistently excellent results at GCSE and A Level
Fantastic pupils who are hardworking, enthusiastic and well behaved so that you can focus on your core purpose – teaching
Supportive and aspirational parents
A dedicated, enthusiastic and highly professional staff team
A professional working environment in which all staff are valued, listened to and able to fully use their gifts and talents.
An environment where teacher workload and well-being is taken seriously
A sensible feedback policy which encourages the use of whole class feedback
Excellent schemes of learning and resources, as well as a staff team who are keen to share ideas, resources and best practice
No graded lesson observations – feedback is formative and developmental
The opportunity to contribute to outstanding teacher training as part of the Ripley TSA SCITT
The opportunity to teach A Level in our large and expanding Sixth Form
Excellent teaching resources and facilities, from the Grade 2* listed Chapel to brand new buildings and facilities
Arranging a visit to Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email reesj@ripley.lancs.sch.uk.
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