Director of Sport and PE
Cranford School
Moulsford (between Oxford and Reading)
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2018
Job overview
Director of Sport and PE
(to start January 2019)
Cranford House School is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and ambitious Director of Sport and PE. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a thriving and successful department and build on the excellent reputation Cranford House enjoys for sport. Cranford House is one of the UK’s leading small independent schools, rated excellent in all categories by ISI and 3rd nationally in the 2016 Times Parent Power League tables.
This is an exciting time to be joining the school which recently announced the launch of a new Sixth Form and the extension of its successful Junior School Co-educational provision up into Senior School.
As Director of Sport and PE, you will play a central role in guiding and shaping the strategic direction for sport across the school. This is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to make a significant impact in shaping the sporting ethos, values and culture of the school.
Excellent management and communication skills will be essential. There will be a requirement to be a Form Tutor, together with associated activities. A contribution to the extra-curricular life of the school is also required.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work in a school community with pupils who are happy, confident and motivated and with an approach to learning characterised by curiosity, resilience and a spirit of collaboration.
Closing date: Noon 11 May 2018 Interviews: 15 May 2018Further details and an application form can be found at www.cranfordhouse.net
Cranford House, Moulsford is on the A329 between Wallingford and Streatley and within easy commuting distance of Reading and Oxford.
Cranford House operates a safe recruitment policy and successful candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Level Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Attached documents
About Cranford School
Cranford School is leading, independent day school with a national reputation for excellence situated in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Offering an innovative, opportunity-rich education.
Cranford School Sixth Form opened its doors in September 2020, in addition to the extension of its successful co-educational provision into the Senior School. This will see boys admitted into Year 7 and Year 12 and represents a natural and exciting next step on the school's educational journey.
Cranford School opened in 1931 with just one pupil, on a site that now hosts Moulsford Preparatory School. It later expanded and moved to its current location with larger facilities. The school has recently enjoyed an ambitious programme of capital development including the addition of a modern sports hall in 2014, the development of a new IT suite, enhanced performing arts spaces, a new food technology and art and design suite and our Junior School extension.
Headmaster
Dr James Raymond
Values and vision
Based on traditional values, Cranford School prides itself on being a welcoming family school offering a broad and challenging curriculum. It aims to provide an environment that allows students to thrive, with a range of opportunities. Staff believe everyone has the ability to contribute to the world.
Cranford School specialises in music, drama and sport, offering a selection of extra-curricular activities for students in facilities such as tennis and netball courts, a swimming pool, a sports hall and a theatre.
ISI report
“Cranford House is highly successful in meeting its aims to encourage all pupils to strive for excellence within a nurturing and welcoming community. Children in the EYFS make an excellent start to their education and thrive in the warm and caring atmosphere. Throughout the school, pupils develop a positive and energetic attitude towards their learning; they apply their knowledge confidently in lessons and independent study, supported by excellent teaching.”
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