Head of P.E.

All Saints Catholic College is an over-subscribed, mixed secondary school in the heart of North Kensington. We pride ourselves on the strong reputation for outstanding teaching and exceptional results.

In November 2022, Ofsted judged our school as OUTSTANDING. Our Diocese Section 48 Inspection in December 2022 was also OUTSTANDING.

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant, close-knit community which was also recognised by inspectors: “There is a strong sense of community within this school. Relationships between pupils and teachers are very strong and based on mutual respect. One parent’s comment reflects the views of many in the survey, ‘The school strikes the right balance between firmness and kindness.”

The diversity within our school is a key strength and allows students to acknowledge each other’s differences whilst at the same time celebrating them. The greatest ambassadors of our school are our students who demonstrate and model excellent behaviour as well as attitudes to learning.

We are a small school but with this comes a great strength. We can offer smaller teaching groups as well as ensuring that we get to know learning needs intricately. We aim to ensure that we offer a safe but joyous learning environment to all of our students so that that they can find the confidence to flourish during their time at All Saints.

Job title: Head of P.E.

Salary: Main/Upper Scale plus TLR 2b (£4,218)

Contract type: Permanent

Responsible for: Leading the P.E. department

Duties and responsibilities

· Develop and implement policies and practices for the P.E. department which reflect our school’s commitment to high achievement, effective teaching and learning

· Create a climate which enables staff to develop and maintain positive attitudes towards the subject and confidence in teaching it

· Use data effectively to identify pupils who are underachieving in the subject, and create and implement effective plans to support those pupils where necessary

· Analyse and interpret relevant national, local and school data, as well as research and inspection evidence, to inform policies, practices, expectations, targets and teaching methods

· With the involvement of relevant staff, establish short, medium and long term plans for the development and resourcing of the subject

· Monitor the progress made in achieving subject plans and targets, evaluate the effects on teaching and learning, and use this analysis to guide further improvement

· To be responsible for pupil outcomes in the P.E. department

Teaching and learning

· Ensure curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in the subject for all pupils, including more able pupils, pupils with special educational needs and pupils with English as an additional language

· Make sure that teachers are clear about the teaching objectives in lessons, understand the sequence of teaching and learning in the subject, and communicate such information to pupils

· Provide guidance on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of the subject and of different pupils

· Ensure effective development of pupils’ literacy, numeracy and IT skills through the subject

· Establish and implement clear policies and practices for assessing, recording and reporting on pupil achievement, and for using this information to recognise achievement, set targets, and secure good progress

· Set expectations and targets for staff and pupils in relation to standards of pupil achievement and the quality of teaching

· Evaluate the teaching of the subject in the school, use this analysis to identify effective practice and areas for improvement, and take action to improve further the quality of teaching

· Ensure effective development of pupils’ individual and collaborative study skills

· Work with staff to establish a partnership with parents to involve them in their child’s learning of the subject, as well as providing information about curriculum, attainment, progress and targets

· Develop effective links with the local community, including business and industry, in order to extend the curriculum, enhance teaching and to develop pupils’ wider understanding

· To develop outstanding teaching resources for the P.E. department

· To monitor the quality of pedagogy across the P.E. department

· To provide continuous CPD for the Science department

Leading and managing staff

· Help staff to achieve constructive working relationships with pupils and parents

· Establish clear expectations and constructive working relationships among staff involved with the subject, including through team working and mutual support; devolving responsibilities and delegating tasks, as appropriate

· Sustain your own motivation and, where possible, that of other staff involved in the subject

· Appraise staff as required by the school policy and use the process to develop the personal and professional effectiveness of the appraisee(s)

· Audit training needs of subject staff

· Lead professional development of subject staff through example and support, and co-ordinate the provision of high-quality professional development by methods such as coaching, drawing on other sources of expertise as necessary, for example, higher education, local authority, subject associations

· Make sure that trainee and newly qualified teachers are appropriately trained, monitored, supported and assessed

· Enable teachers to achieve expertise in their subject teaching

· Work with the SENCO and any other staff with special educational needs expertise, to make sure that education, health and care plans are used to set subject-specific targets and match work well to pupils’ needs

· Make sure that the Headteacher, senior managers and governors are well informed about subject policies, plans and priorities, the success in meeting objectives and targets, and subject-related professional development plans