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Director of Sport and Head of Rugby

Director of Sport and Head of Rugby

Collegiate School, Bristol

Bristol

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Summer Term 2017
Apply by:
1 December 2016

Job overview

Colston’s is a thriving co-educational day school on the outskirts of Bristol. Easily accessible from the M32 and with approximately 750 students aged from 3 to 18.The Upper School occupies a glorious thirty acre campus and has all of its facilities on-site.

We require, ideally for the Summer Term 2017, a talented and enthusiastic individual to lead and develop Colston’s ambitious sporting programme and to lead the development of rugby. Sport is at the heart of the Colston’s commitment to holistic education and we provide opportunities across a range of sports. The major sports for boys are rugby, hockey and cricket and for girls; hockey, netball and rounders. We also offer a wide range of other sports and activities alongside our Elite Tennis Programme.

Colston’s is proud of its international sporting reputation including our provision of players to the rugby premiership and international women’s rugby.

The successful applicant will be an outstanding coach, a great communicator, a strategic thinker and will value the opportunity to develop their management skills in this pivotal role at Colston’s. This role will require energy, determination, commitment and the ability to work in, and lead, a team. We welcome applications from coaches and teachers from a variety of backgrounds who can meet our commitment to school sport.

The Director of Sport will report to the Assistant Head (Co-curricular) and lead a large and diverse team of sports staff.

For further details, a job description and to download an application form please visit http://www.colstons.org/Job-Vacancies

Alternatively you can email Ed Beavington, Assistant Head (Co-curricular) ebeavington@colstons.bristol.sch.uk

A completed application form and short covering letter should reach recruitment@colstons.bristol.sch.uk by 4pm on Thursday 1st December 2016. Interviews will take place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December 2016.

Colston’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Collegiate School, Bristol

Welcome to Collegiate.

We are a thriving and happy co-educational day school for pupils aged 3 to 18, located just north of Bristol. At Collegiate we have approximately 800 pupils, with our Preparatory School accommodating pupils from Nursery to Year 6, and the Senior School accommodating students from Year 7 up to our Sixth Form. In 2019 Collegiate was rated as ‘Excellent in all areas’ in our ISI report.

Our holistic approach to education not only enables our students to excel academically, but we ensure activities beyond the classroom play an equally important part in their time here at Collegiate. Our beautiful 30-acre grounds and excellent facilities across all faculties allow pupils to explore a huge range of sporting, creative and extra-curricular activities, with a work hard, play hard philosophy bringing out the best in our students.

Pastoral care is core to Collegiate life and underpins all that we do. Across the whole school our supportive house system provides the structure through which we monitor and support the development, well-being and happiness of all of our young people.

With a shining sporting legacy, sport too plays a huge part in the life of our pupils. We encourage everyone to get involved because physical education is important for a healthy mind and allows each pupil to develop self-esteem and a strong team ethic. We value and nurture sporting excellence, arranging a full fixture list for pupils of all talents to represent the school.

Our staff are proud to work at Collegiate and are well supported to ensure our academic standards and innovative approach to the development of teaching and learning across the school are maintained. We offer a competitive salary, with other benefits including free lunches during term time; free on-site parking; use of the school’s gym facilities; a defined contribution pension scheme and staff remission on school fees (in accordance with the staff remission policy).

To discover even more about what Collegiate offers our students and what it could offer you, please head to our website https://www.collegiate.org.uk/

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