Director of Sport
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Bury Grammar School
Bury
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 15 February 2023
Job overview
We are seeking an ambitious and talented individual to be responsible for the Leadership and Management of the Faculty of Sport. This is an exciting role for this person to develop this outstanding area and take it to the next level.
The successful candidate will be a sportsperson of proven ability, required to lead and coach at least one sport to an elevated level, and who will be confident officiating in at least two of BGS’s major sports. They will set the standards and the vision for a successful Faculty and will line manage the Director of Boys’ Sport.
They will lead 3-18 provision, co-ordinating the work of Primary Sport, Boys’ 11-16 Sport, Girls’ 11-16 Sport and Sixth Form Sport.
This is a high profile and rewarding position in a leading co-educational day school. The Faculty of Sport is energetic, supportive, collegiate and enjoys some enviable facilities.
The post holder will be required to review the effectiveness of current provision, assessing strengths, changing patterns of pupil participation and areas for development. They will ensure a cohesive and broad-minded approach to school sport and develop and deliver the overall strategy of the faculty.
The role requires strong leadership, organization, communication and collaboration skills and will entail developing existing and new links with clubs, societies, professional bodies and people outside the school, for the benefit of the school and its community.
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About Bury Grammar School
Bury Grammar School is situated in the heart of Bury, Lancashire and is widely recognised as one of the top independent schools in the North West of England. Currently there are over 1270 girls and boys on roll.
Our School is a family of independent, selective, day schools for girls and boys aged 3 to 18, which combine a strong tradition of academic excellence with the best in modern educational practice. The School has a long and rich history of excellence extending back 450 years and our staff, pupils and alumni are proud of the School’s long-standing traditions. Our modern, inclusive School community welcomes students and staff from different faiths and cultures. It is the blend of the School’s traditions along with our modern ethos that is a source of great enrichment for the whole community and is what makes the School so special.
Every one of our pupils benefits enormously from belonging both to a small school, where they are known and nurtured as an individual, while at the same time being part of our BGS family of Schools which is able to offer a huge variety of educational experiences and an excellent learning environment. Through our unique blend of single-sex education from ages 7-16 and co-education in our Pre-School, Infant School and Sixth Form, we offer the ‘best of both worlds’ for our pupils at every stage of their educational journey. Our vibrant and rigorous curriculum is designed to engage and challenge our pupils whilst fostering an intellectual curiosity, which translates into impressive academic performance.
The School is led by our Principal, Jo Anderson, who is supported by a strong and dynamic senior management team and dedicated Board of Governors. We are a member of the Girls’ School Association (GSA) and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) and have been rated ‘excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
One of our key strategic objectives is to maintain, recruit, nurture and develop first class teaching and support staff. You can be sure that as an employer we are focused on creating an outstanding workplace for all our staff so that we can attract, retain and engage talented individuals who have a desire to transform the lives of others.
A successful education is very much about team work and every member of staff at Bury Grammar School recognises that together we have the opportunity to change our pupils’ lives. Whether this is part of our fantastic catering team who provide our pupils with nutritious meals, our dedicated estates team who maintain our beautiful grounds or as a member of our inspiring teaching staff, everyone has an important part to play.
Join BGS and make a difference.
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