Teacher of Physical Education (Fixed-term)

Temporary (one academic term), full-time, non-residential position, for September 2022.

A qualified teacher, or ambitious graduate seeking to commence a career in education, is sought to join our friendly sports department, to cover a temporary period of one academic term, starting September 2022.

An exciting time, the School is currently seeking planning permission for a new Multi-use Games Area (MUGA; full-size U16s football and hockey) and new sports pavilion.

Our teachers are inspiring and creative, supporting one another in transforming the futures of intelligent pupils with literacy and language-related additional challenges, by empowering them.

www.morehouseschool.co.uk

About the department:

Located at the heart of the school, the Physical Education department affords pupils superb opportunities and experiences, delivered both within the timetabled curriculum and through extra-curricular activities. Physical Education is a vital element of our offering and improving the School’s sports facilities is at the fore front of our strategic School Development Plan.

The School:

Nationally celebrated, More House School provides an exceptional, mainstream education for intelligent boys with Specific Learning Difficulties and weakness in their developmental language skills. Providing a transformative education repeatedly recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted over more than a decade, we offer a specialised learning environment for 490 day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 13. Our pupils are taught to recognise their strengths and develop their self-belief so that they achieve independence and extraordinary results at GCSE, BTEC and A Level, above the national averages. A majority progress to university. Class-sizes are small, with a maximum of 14 pupils.

About this post:

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, talented teacher - either qualified, or a graduate seeking to commence a career in teaching Physical Education and Sport.

The successful candidate will be a driven, adaptable and self-reflective professional who is capable of working collaboratively within a supportive team, ready to promote confidence and achievement amongst all pupils whilst ensuring the highest standards of professionalism. S/he will teach pupils across the age-range (eight to eighteen) and may be involved in the delivery of Level 2 and 3 BTEC Sport, depending on candidate. Members of the Physical Education teaching team are involved in the after-school sports programme, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday.

Training:

Teachers with a genuine wish to develop their skills in making learning opportunities successful for neuro-diverse learners thrive at More House School.

The School provides staff with extensive, specialist training in developing practice effective in supporting intelligent pupils with literacy and developmental language weaknesses, and associated special educational needs, to succeed and to transform their futures.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree evidencing study in a relevant subject area.
• Experience of teaching or coaching a sport or fitness, either within a school context or as part of a sports club or programme.
• An ability to teach and differentiate for intelligent pupils with different learning challenges (much guidance, training and support is provided).
• Experience of leading sports-focused activities.
• Ability to make effective use of strategies to motivate and engage children and young people in sports and fitness, and to promote good student relationships and outcomes.
• Evidence of a commitment to own professional interest and development in relation to Physical Education.
• Competence with basic Information Technology applications, including those within the Office 365 suite.

Desirable:

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Relevant sports-coaching qualifications, awarded by recognised national bodies.
• Experience of teaching Physical Education within a school context.
• Experience in supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties, developmental language disorder and associated social and communication difficulties.
• Experience of classroom teaching at GCSE and or BTEC Level 2 / 3 Sport, including evidence of excellent student progress.

Hours:

Teaching staff are required to be on-campus and ready to commence their work by 8.20am. Timetabled lessons and form-time conclude at 4.20pm, and teaching staff are involved in the after-school activities programme until 5.30pm (not necessarily every afternoon). (Note: academic terms are typically shorter than those in the state-maintained sector, and School holidays are therefore significantly longer).

Attendance at School events outside these hours from time to time, as well as at INSET days towards the beginning or end of School holidays.

Safeguarding:

This role is deemed to be one of working in regulated activity, meaning that the post-holder may expect to come into unsupervised contact with children and young people frequently in the discharge of their duties on-campus. As such, the expectations of conduct, required of all adults working at More House School, apply to this position, as does a full Safer-Recruitment vetting process of any appointee. A key responsibility of all adults working within the School is that of ensuring the effective safeguarding of all children and young people, through adherence to the School’s policies; full training is given.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a face-to-face interview at their own expense.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28th June 2022 at 5.00 pm.

Interviews expected to be held on: Week commencing Monday 4th July 2022

The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.