Director of Sport
Oswestry School
Shropshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2020
Job overview
Oswestry School is an independent, co-educational day & boarding school, with a 11-18 senior school of c.360 pupils (120 of whom board) and a 4-11 junior school (Bellan House) of c.120 pupils. The strong ethos of the school is reflected in its fabulous pastoral care and sense of community. The School is a member of HMC and has been adjudged ‘excellent’ in recent inspections. The School is growing in size and standing. As well as providing a fantastic learning and living environment for young people, Oswestry School offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment.
Oswestry School is located at the heart of its market town on the Welsh borders, with easy access to the great outdoors as well as good links to the local town of Shrewsbury and the cities of Chester, Manchester and Birmingham.
Director of Sport
Applications are sought for a full time and experienced PE teacher or games coach to lead and develop our excellent sport and games programme, for boys and girls, from ages 4 to 18 years. The successful candidate will lead on whole school sports policy and provision; including the opportunity to review current provision and to develop a new sporting blueprint for the School. The School’s sporting provision is diverse and excellent, and central to the School’s offering. The School benefits from fine facilities: a two tennis/netball court indoor sports hall, indoor pool, spin and weights studio, a high-quality artificial pitch, and a further six grass pitches. We maintain strong and exciting links with local professional sports clubs and these will provide rich support. An ability to teach PE or Sports Science up to A-level is desirable. A start date of September 2020 is expected.
For an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Miss Kerry Bennett, Headmaster’s PA, on 01691 655711 or email at headmasterspa@oswestryschool.org.uk to arrange a telephone call or visit.
Closing date for the above position: 12 noon on Thursday 30 January
Provisional interview date for the above position: Monday 10 February
The school reserves the right to offer the post at any stage in the appointment process or not to offer the post.
For an application form please contact:
Kerry Bennett, Headmaster’s PA, Oswestry School, Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, SY11 2TL
Telephone 01691 655711 or email recruitment@oswestryschool.org.uk
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
A company limited by Guarantee No 3931222
Charity Registration No. 1079822
www.oswestryschool.org.uk
Attached documents
About Oswestry School
Oswestry School is an independent, co-educational day & boarding school, with a 11-18 senior school of c.400 pupils (120 of whom board) and a 4-11 Prep School of c.120 pupils. The strong ethos of the school is reflected in its fabulous pastoral care and sense of community. The School is a member of HMC and has been judged ‘excellent’ in recent inspections. The School is growing in size and standing. As well as providing a fantastic learning and living environment for young people, Oswestry School offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment.
Oswestry School is located at the heart of its market town on the Welsh borders, with easy access to the great outdoors as well as good links to the local town of Shrewsbury and the cities of Chester, Manchester and Birmingham.
Located in the ancient town of Oswestry in the county of Shropshire, the School was founded in 1407 and, as such, lays claim to being one of the oldest truly independent schools in the country. It is located in a beautiful corner of Shropshire close to the Welsh border and enjoys a campus setting and extensive playing fields. Just 30 minutes from the market town of
Shrewsbury and an hour from the major cities of Liverpool and Manchester, the School is well located and draws pupils from all over the county and beyond through its extensive bus routes. A dynamic boarding community with pupils coming from over 30 countries provides a vibrancy and exciting diversity to the School; internationalism and diversity is celebrated and championed.
As a relatively small independent school, Oswestry School is able to offer smaller class sizes as well as a close professional relationship between staff and students. A recent ISI report described pupils as “energetic, articulate and responsible throughout the school.” Deliberately non-selective, the School strives to nurture and develop the talents and abilities of each and every pupil both inside and outside the classroom. Recent facility development includes a floodlit astroturf, the Momentum Sports hall, a refectory and a new library.
Headmaster
Peter Middleton
Values and vision
As a relatively small independent school, Oswestry School is able to offer smaller class sizes as well as a close academic relationship between staff and students. The school adopts a traditional approach to pastoral care, uniform and behaviour. Staff have high expectations of the ability of pupils to police their own behaviour and approach their education in a mature and adult way. The school invests heavily in extra-curricular activities, with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme just one of the major activities on offer.
ISI report
“Pupils are energetic, articulate and responsible throughout the school. Relationships amongst pupils and between pupils and staff are excellent. This enhances the pupils’ personal development. In the senior school, where a third of pupils come from a wide range of countries, tolerance and mutual respect are firmly established, and this has a profound influence on the school as a whole.”
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