Director of Sports and Science

One In A Million Free School – Bradford

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Director of Sports and Sciences

Salary: L1-L3 (determined by experience)

Contract: Permanent – Full time

Start date: September 2017

Do you want to work in a school where students come first?

Do you want an employer who values their staff?

Do you want a values driven environment?

Do you want to be part of a growing school?

Do you like the idea of small class sizes?

Are you ready for the next step in your leadership career?

We are looking to appoint a Director of Sports and Science. This is a new role and an exciting time to join our growing school. The Director of Sports will be accountable for a number of subject specialisms, falling under the sports pathway (currently PE, Sciences and Food Technology), here at One In A Million. 

This role would be suitable for an excellent practitioner who is ready to be exposed to a wider range or leadership responsibilities. Perhaps someone who is on the journey to a Vice Principal role in the future? 

You should:

• be an excellent practitioner, whose specialism is Sport and/or Science.

• be able to manage all activities relating to the Sports and Science pathway.

• be able to take responsibility for the proactive, continual improvement of high quality teaching and learning across subjects, and developing cross and extra-curricular improvements.

• be able to lead the Learning Team for Sports subjects to ensure that students are highly engaged, motivated and achieve excellent standards; being accountable for the progress of students and quality of teaching within the Learning Team

• be able to demonstrate a commitment to our values: compassion, honesty, integrity and excellence.

• be able to work with other Pathway Directors to maintain the quality and coherence of the curriculum and continue to develop the curriculum offer within the connected framework, to achieve the school’s stated outcomes for students.

• have the ability to develop our existing partnerships with Bradford City AFC. Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, Bradford Bulls Foundation, Bradford City Girls FC and Bradford Athletics Network (BAN).

• be have an interest in areas such as outdoor education.

Knowledge of sports science, sports nutrition and enhancing performance would be advantageous.

We believe every student is unique and should be valued for being who they are. We are offering the successful candidate the unique opportunity to shape the Sports and Science Pathway and how these subjects are taught in our school. More than that you can shape what joined-up learning looks like, what learning with technology looks like and what teaching young people to see themselves as people of the future looks like.

To consider this role you would have to ask yourself:

Am I compassionate?

Am I honest?

Do I act with integrity?

Do I believe in excellence?

If you can say yes to the above and have the appropriate experience then we would encourage you to apply. The first step in the journey for you is to TALK to us – or even better come and visit us. We’re confident that if you do you will want to apply. 

To apply and for further information about our school please visit https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/one-in-a-million-free-school-1062792 

Closing Date Wednesday 17th May. Interviews to take place week commencing 22nd May.

One In A Million Free School 

Cliffe Terrace

Bradford

BD8 7DX

Tel: 01274 723439

One In A Million Free School is committed to the safeguarding of children so all our appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. We are committed to Equal Opportunities.