Head of Performance, Sport & Health
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston
- Expired
- Salary:
- MAIN PAY RANGE/UPPER PAY RANGE plus TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2018
- Apply by:
- 15 March 2018
Job overview
Ref: 164585
The Governors wish to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner to lead our newly formed Performance, Sport and Health Faculty. This new faculty will be crucial to the fulfilment of our school's ambitions to ensure performance, sport and health subjects remain popular viable options at KS4 and contribute positively to the school's overall Progress 8 performance. The successful applicant will be responsible for the leadership and future development of PE, Dance and Health and Social Care, as well as supporting the Head of Music to ensure effective cross-curricular provision.
The post holder will be expected to oversee an extensive programme of extra-curricular opportunities; from sports team fixtures to new experiences designed to challenge and engage. Additionally, the post holder will support the Head of Music in the planning, organisation and implementation of a calendar of performances, ranging from orchestral shows to full drama productions.
The post represents an exciting opportunity for someone who aspires to a senior leadership position in the future, with the opportunity to shape and contribute to the strategic direction of the school. The successful applicant will lead a group of departments that has a proven track record of achieving strong GCSE and vocational results and will be expected to actively contribute towards even greater successes in the future.
Penwortham Girls' High School is a popular, oversubscribed school, graded as outstanding in every category in its 2014/15 Ofsted inspection. Ofsted recognised the 'culture geared towards success and excellence in achievement throughout the school.' The inspectors commented on the 'consistently high quality of teaching' whilst noting that 'staff are as concerned for students' personal well-being as they are about their academic success
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post please contact the Senior Assistant Headteacher who will be line managing the new faculty, Mr Ben Ward, by emailing b.ward@penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk.
Interview date: week commencing 19 March 2018.
Application forms and further information are available from the LCC vacancies website or the vacancies section of the school website. Completed application forms with covering letter should be submitted by the deadline and marked FAO Business Manager at the school address.
Closing date: 15 March 2018 at 12 noon.
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About Penwortham Girls' High School
- Penwortham Girls' High School
- Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston
- Lancashire
- PR1 0SR
- United Kingdom
Penwortham Girls’ High School enjoys a unique status, as the only non-selective, non-fee paying girls’ school in Lancashire. We welcome girls of all abilities, interests and aptitudes, and pride ourselves on our long-standing reputation for academic success. We are a successful school because we have high expectations, promote learning for its own sake and provide every opportunity for personal growth and development.
Importantly, we are specialists in girls’ education, providing a nurturing, supportive and challenging environment where girls excel. At our school, traditional values meet with modern, innovative approaches to learning. We are a forward thinking school that has invested considerably in new technology, ensuring that when they leave us, our pupils are fully equipped for the future. However, equally important are the qualities we instil in the girls. We have developed an environment that supports them as individuals, enabling them to progress to the next stage of their life equipped with a sense of achievement, maturity and self-confidence.
OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE: Articulate, Questioning, Tolerant, Independent Women for the future
We aim to foster a love of learning and we strive to unlock the potential in every child. We want our students to challenge themselves both inside and outside the classroom, to develop their talents for the future.
Fulfilling every girl’s potential is our common purpose, uniting staff and students in a shared endeavour, informed by an enduring vision. Equally unchanging is our commitment to long-held values still relevant today: all students have the right to an excellent education and they also have certain duties: Our girls are treated with courtesy and respect, and this is expected in return. Most importantly we instil a strong sense of personal responsibility for girls’ own learning and that of their peers. We want our students to take pride in their own achievements and those of others. These core values have underpinned our successes for sixty years and we are confident that they will guide us ever higher in the future.
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