Teacher of Physical Education

Post Title and Grade: Teacher of Physical Education

About Rugby Free Secondary School

We are at the start of a very exciting journey and have worked extremely hard over the last year to create a culture of high expectations across the school, supported every step of the way by our Trust. This has been achieved through the development of strong and positive relationships with staff, students, parents and carers. Our reflective approach means we are always striving to improve in all we do and believe that mistakes are only an opportunity to learn.

Taking and broad holistic approach, we identify the barriers to learning that are likely to affect our students and work relentlessly to address them.

Our aim is for all students in our care to have the capacity to achieve their full potential and for our curriculum to nurture and develop each child’s hidden talents throughout their time at RFSS.

It is an exciting time to be working part of the RFSS family and as part of our trust Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow. RFSS opened in 2016, we relocated to our brand-new purpose-built facility in February 2020 and secured ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted inspection (July,2021).

The road hasn’t been smooth, but it is a school committed to providing success for all its students and providing a workplace that supports its staff to ensure they are able to work to the best of their ability for our students every day.

You won’t find teachers and staff anywhere else who are as committed to a school’s purpose and supporting its success. Relationships are at the heart of RFSS and underpin our new core values and we are always looking for dedicated staff who share our ethos and demonstrate our values.

Please find below link to our website with the latest Ofsted report when we were graded as ‘Good’.

https://www.rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk/ofsted 

Our Values are:

Kindness – The quality of friendliness, generosity, consideration, honesty

Collaboration – The belief that working and learning with others will lead to greater success

Curiosity – A strong desire to know and to learn

Resilience - The ability to recover quickly and learn from the difficulties we face

Respect - To appreciate the importance of understanding and admiration for others and self

Endeavour - The belief that hard work is needed to achieve something we can be proud of

This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding teacher of Physical Education to be involved with the continued development of an experienced teacher. We are looking for commitment, passion and ambition. You will work with the Director of Learning for Health and Life Sciences. You must be able to build positive relationships with all students in the school, playing an active part in their development, growth and exceptional progress.

We currently offer the following qualifications: GCSE PE (Edexcel), OCR Level 1&2 Sport Studies, A Level PE (OCR), Level 3 Technical in Sport (OCR).

At team and club level, we compete in all the main sports: Football, Netball, Basketball, Badminton, Handball, Trampolining, Athletics (indoor and outdoor).

If you know how to make learning engaging and are passionate about ensuring all children achieve, then this is the right post for you. It will provide a once in a career opportunity for the right candidate and will offer the perfect platform for a future move to middle leadership. You will be supported in this at every stage by a focused Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for….

• A well-qualified, creative and dynamic sport specialist

• An engaging and forward-thinking teacher who will build on the success of the department

• A dedicated professional to work/support the Head of Faculty to promote high standards of teaching and learning within the subject

• Experienced teacher in A Level & GCSE PE is needed, especially going through moderation processes 

• Someone with links to the Youth Sport Trust or exam boards would also be advantageous

We can offer….

• A recruitment and retention allowance and an enhanced starting salary for suitable candidates

• An opportunity to contribute to the wider developments within the department

• Excellent students and staff who will enthuse and inspire the successful candidate

• The opportunity to join a highly innovative and successful department.

• A friendly and supportive working environment

• A comprehensive induction programme and the opportunity to engage in further professional development

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch. To arrange a visit to school or for an informal discussion with the Director of Learning, please call Vanessa Sorzano-Ince, LT2 Trust Administrator, on 01788 222060 or email; vsorzano-ince@learningleading.org 

Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd May 2022

Interview date: w/c 23rd May 2022

Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow (LT2) is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. LT2 is always happy to receive speculative applications from excellent teachers and support staff.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time.