Teacher of Sport
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AHThis job expired on 26 September 2022
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 September 2022 at 9am
Date listed
14 September 2022
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: 40.75 (part time/flexible working requests will be considered)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M/UPS Scale
Teacher of Sport job summary
Our opportunity for you
This is a unique opportunity for a candidate to
join the team at Tamworth Boxing and Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
who deliver a Level 3 Sports qualification and the DISE programme for elite
boxers in the Midlands for 16-18 year olds.
You will be working alongside elite England coaches and education
providers to deliver a Nationally recognised Level 3 Sports qualification to
the students
Key Information
- Hours:
40.75 (part time/flexible working requests will be considered) - Student
Contact Time: 9:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Thursday / Fridays
used for individual student development - Weeks:
52 (School term time) - Contract:
Permanent - Start
date: September 2022 - Salary:
M/UPS Scale - Closing
Date: Monday 26th September at 9am - Person specification
- A graduate with qualified teacher status
- Relevant qualifications (both formal and through
appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment - Desire to improve outcomes for all young people
in Sport across all abilities - An interest in the latest developments in Sport
- Excellent relationships with students and parents
- Willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods
for teaching and learning - High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination
- Competent
in the use of
ICT
both as an administrative tool and in teaching andlearning - Job Description
- Ensure that teaching, learning
and assessment meets the needs of
learners,
impacting positively upon student attainment and achievement; that it fulfils
as appropriate the demands
and requirements
of
the published Academy curriculum maps, tutor guides and student guides, and
external examination syllabuses - Provide overall direction for student learning within your remit, ensuring that provision
is made for students of all abilities,
that they are effectively taught and that learning and
achievement are evident. Work with other
staff in contributing to the
total learning of students
including extension and enrichment activities - Set and maintain high standards, expectations and
aspirations for
both staff and
students, ensuring that
they are treated with dignity and respect and
that they receive appropriate
guidance, support and recognition - Ensure the preparation,
planning and delivery of
the agreed learning programmes, utilising flexible
approaches to learning including the application of
online learning. - Ensure that appropriate, challenging attainment targets
are
set and used
with all students and monitor their performance in terms of attainment,
achievement (both
quantifiable value added measures and broader qualitative achievements) and progress in
respect of the outcomes from learning programmes
and activities. - Evaluate classes’ levels of attainment and
achievement against both Academy targets and
nationally recognised benchmarks. - The role is a vital link between Landau Forte
Academy Sixth Form and Tamworth Boxing.
Ensuring that the qualifications meet the standard that the Sixth Form
expect and a unique opportunity to interact with elite athletes - A supportive, cohesive and exciting working
environment working with Tamworth Boxing and Tamworth Sixth Form - The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic team
delivering the DISE Programme in boxing
The local area
Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful
countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located
close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links. Tamworth boasts a
range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle;
the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute
drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire
countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre.
- Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42, junction
10 - Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and
London (1 hour 15 minutes) - Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30
minutes away
Apply for this job
Complete the application form online at www.lfct.org.uk/careers
All appointments made are
subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau
Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to
share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is
required for this post.
Further information about the job
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 Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 934 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS website
- Email address
- recruitment@lfct.org.uk
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