Head of Physical Education

Lister Community School is a large 11-16 Academy at the heart of its community and part of the Newham Community School Trust. Our vision is to provide a world class international education for young people in Newham.  We believe our young people have the right to the same quality of teaching and range of opportunities as at any school in the country, and our ethos is one of continuous improvement, with a focus on strong partnerships and staff development. Over the last ten years we have significantly raised academic standards and are now the school of choice for our local community. 

We wish to appoint a very strong, classroom practitioner, with a proven record in raising student attainment and results, as Head of Physical Education.  The successful applicant will be a PE specialist, and will have overall oversight of Core PE (boys & girls), GCSE PE, GCSE Dance and the Cambridge National Sports Studies (Level 2) qualification.  All students take core PE through to the end of Year 11.  In addition a significant number of Lower School students are able to study specialised Sports or Dance as part of their mainstream curriculum.  PE, Dance and Sports Studies are all popular options in Key Stage 4.  The department is well-resourced, with access to excellent facilities (with further development planned).

The successful applicant will have the ability to think strategically, analytically and creatively.  They will have first rate organisational skills, in addition to the ability to prioritise work.  They will have a clear vision of how PE can make a major contribution to the success of the school, and will be committed to further expanding the range of sports, clubs and fixtures offered as part of the team’s extra-curricular programme, with the aim of maximising student participation and enjoyment across all year groups.   

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other middle leaders who have high expectations and to engage with a broad range of exceptional CPD tailored to their own professional development needs.  This role will have a major focus on supporting colleagues within the department, and on improving the quality of teaching and learning.  The successful candidate will need to show the vision and skills required to increase the proportion of outstanding lessons taught within the faculty.

Interested candidates are invited to visit the school or arrange a telephone call with the SLT Line Manager for PE prior to making an application.  Visits and/or telephone calls can be arranged by contacting Adele Lloyd (adele.lloyd@lister.newham.sch.uk ).

Interested candidates must submit a completed application form.  This, along with a detailed job description, is available via the school website https://lister.newham.sch.uk/vacancies/.  

Completed applications must be returned by email to: jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk  by 10:00am on Friday 11th February 2022.  Interviews will be held on Tuesday 22nd February 2022.

Please note: applications will be considered as they are received and we reserve the right to close this position before the date specified above.  We therefore urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible. Due to high volume of applicants, we will only contact those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. We do not have parking facilities.