PE Instructor
Driffield School & Sixth Form
East Riding of Yorkshire
- £18,169 - £28,735 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Unqualified teacher salary scale 1 to 6. Actual salary is £11,628 to £18,390 dependent on qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 11 July 2022
Job overview
This is an exciting new opportunity to join our PE team as a PE Instructor. You should have a passion for sports and for sharing this engagement with our young people. This role will support our lunchtime and extra-curricular activities, linking in and developing wider connections with clubs and events in the local area. You will coach our students in PE practical sessions in your area of expertise and a specialist knowledge of netball, hockey and fitness would be a distinct advantage. Also, a knowledge of the Sports Leaders award would be beneficial as this role will be responsible for training our students to become the sports leaders of the future.
The role will start on 5 September 2022 and will run for 12 months until 31 August 2023. Your working hours will be 16 hours each week over four days during the school term. The start and finish times will vary according to the fixtures and activities taking place after school and the ability to work after school hours with flexibility is essential, as fixtures can be arranged at short notice. The usual hours would be from 12.30 pm to 4.30 pm. This role could be combined with a casual instructor role providing cover for staff absence and please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you would like to discuss this with us further.
Your salary will be on the unqualified teacher/instructor pay scale which is from £18,169 pro rata per annum to £28,735 pro rata per annum. Your actual salary will be from £11,628 per annum to £18,390 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.
Why choose us?
The PE team, plays a key part of the life of our school and we will give you training and mentor support in school for this exciting new opportunity. Our moto is ‘work hard and be nice to people’ and the school was recently described by Ofsted as a ‘friendly and happy place’ (2020). We are genuinely committed to our students and our staff, and we do everything we can to ensure every child receives the care and guidance they need to thrive.
Driffield School is based in the heart of the bucolic Yorkshire Wolds and is easily accessible from local towns and cities (with commutes of 20 minutes from Beverley, 30 minutes from Scarborough and 40 minutes from York or Hull). We are proud of our school and would welcome the opportunity to give you a tour, so please don’t hesitate to contact Laura Sanders (HR Assistant) on 01377 232362 or by email via hr@driffieldschool.org.uk if you would like to visit or find out more about this exciting opportunity.
What can we offer you?
• An induction programme and continued investment in training and development, with access to coaching and mentoring, career and professional development
• Access to teacher training via Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training
• Opportunities to engage in extra-curricular activities with for example, our PE and Performing Arts teams.
• Corporate membership to the East Riding Leisure gyms, saving over 25% on membership costs at Driffield’s Leisure Centre.
• Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
• Financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase, affordable loans and savings available through the Salary Finance Scheme
• Opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aider
• Access to TeacherPerks.co.uk – discounts from a wide range of organisations
What are we are looking for?
We are looking for individuals who are hardworking and versatile, love working with young people and have a passion for sports, ideally with a degree or equivalent qualification in PE or Sports Science. You will be committed to ensuring every individual child has a positive experience when taking part in PE activities. We’re also looking for the following:
• Positive and motivated with a ‘can do’ approach
• Specialist sports area of expertise (for example netball) to enable you to coach our young people in this area
• Great team player
• Full driving licence as Midas training will be required to enable the successful candidate to drive students in a minibus to fixtures and events.
The deadline for completed application forms is 9 am on Monday 11 July. We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed.
Driffield School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Attached documents
About Driffield School & Sixth Form
- Driffield School & Sixth Form
- Manorfield Road, Driffield
- East Yorkshire
- YO25 5HR
- United Kingdom
Forward by Vicky Loftus (Headteacher)
We are an 11-19 Comprehensive School with approximately 1,350 students on roll. We are part of The Education Alliance, a growing multi-academy trust, currently consisting of South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, Malet Lambert School, Driffield School and Sixth Form, The Snaith School, The Hub School, Hunsley Primary School, North Cave Church of England Primary School, Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School, Howden Junior School and Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training. We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives. We do this by always doing what is right, trusting each other and standing shoulder to shoulder and doing what we know makes the difference. Doing what is right means always acting with integrity, in the interests of others and being honest, open and transparent.
Driffield School and Sixth Form is a friendly and supportive school and we do everything we can to ensure that every individual child receives the care, support and guidance they need to thrive and be the best they can be. Our fantastic team of hardworking and caring staff are fundamental to this success and we invest heavily in professional development to enable our staff to flourish, continually develop and access in-house career opportunities. We have a long tradition of being an inclusive and supportive school and our aim is for all students and staff to enjoy learning, experience success and develop their full potential. Our Be Well Programme was introduced in September 2019 and provides a comprehensive package of well-being and mental health support for all our students, parents/caregivers and staff. Further details are available in the general details section below.
Staff, governors, students and members of the community have worked together to create a vision of the key qualities and values they would like to see in the school:
Believe ● Achieve
A proud and confident community: achieving success through trust and respectful relationships.
As this dynamic vision statement illustrates, it is an exciting time for the school which has enormous potential.
The hard work of staff and students has resulted in a record number of the highest grades at Driffield School and Sixth Form in 2023. At A Level, 45% of our students achieved A* to B grades and 74% A* to C grades. 16% of all grades were A* or A. We are really proud of our students' efforts and achievements and this year saw a wonderful set of results for students who can now move successfully into employment, apprenticeships and further study in Higher Education after a 99% pass rate.
The majority of our students gained their first choice of university with a high proportion securing a place at one of the prestigious Russell Group universities. A record number of students have also successfully graduated from our MEDSOC programme, securing a place to study medicine at university.
Our Basics measures at GCSE continue to improve year on year, with 64% of students achieving at least a standard pass in both English and Maths and 46% achieving a strong pass or above in English and Maths. The percentage of students achieving at least a grade 4 is above the national average in all core subjects. Alongside the strong performance in the core subjects, our students excel in the arts. Our art, music and drama departments all saw over a quarter of students achieving the highest grades of 7, 8 or 9 in 2023.
Our facilities have been designed to ensure the environment promotes learning and these include a purpose built Art and Technology building and a state of the art Performing Arts block. A £1.2 million investment has recently been completed to update the school’s North Building and the energy efficiencies this will create will be reinvested into teaching and learning. All our facilities are actively used by the local community outside school hours. We also have access to the East Riding Leisure Centre which is adjacent to the school site and is equipped with the latest fitness equipment for the benefit of staff and students. The school is also able to use residential facilities at Spiers Bank House, an ex-forestry commission house located near Pickering in the North York Moors. This provides a fantastic resource for the development of students’ outdoor experiences as well as personal development. Our school prospectus can be accessed here.
Driffield is at the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds and has recently been named by The Times as one of the best places to live in the North of England.
We are proud of our school and welcome the opportunity to show prospective staff, who are interested in any current vacancies, around the site.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.