Female Physical Education Teacher (Genuine Occupational Requirement)
Southfields Academy
Wandsworth
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 28 February 2020
Job overview
As a forward-looking and innovative school we are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and highly skilled practitioner to join our PE and Sports department to teach girls PE at Southfields Academy. The post would suit either a newly qualified teacher or a more experienced teacher seeking to develop their career.
Interviews: w/c 2nd March 2020
Who we are:
We are a dynamic, diverse and dedicated PE and Sport department with a positive culture of engagement from students at all levels and abilities. All students participate in two hours of PE in timetabled lessons a week and the opportunity to attend extra-curricular sport are extremely popular. Students on examined courses can study GCSE PE at Key Stage 4 as well as Cambridge Technical at Level 3 and NCFE at Level 2. In sixth form students are also encouraged to take part in Sports leadership as an enrichment activity. Our track record of students entering the world of professional sport and entering the sport industry as a career is very high.
As a department we have an ethos of encouraging young women into sport with all sports being offered to all genders. There are active girls’ teams in most sports and sports events are held regularly throughout the year. Our partnership with AFC Wimbledon, through which we support their U18 Football Academy and together offer a Football and Education Programme to Key Stage 5.
The sports facilities are the envy of many schools, the Academy benefits from; 3G floodlit professional football pitches, floodlit M.U.G.A.s that are used for basketball, netball, tennis and handball, cricket nets, long jump, high jump, climbing wall, traversing wall, two very large well equipped multi-use sports halls, dance studio, activity studio that is used for gymnastics and trampolining, spin cycle studio, rowing machines, fully equipped fitness gym, 25 metre competition length swimming pool and dedicated classrooms with large numbers of computers for students to use.
Southfields Academy is a thriving non-selective secondary academy located in south west London. It has recently undergone complete redevelopment and benefits from the cutting edge in art, design & vocational technology facilities, spacious and bright communal areas and classrooms. All of which are equipped with the latest technology and designed by our staff and students to ensure their fitness for purpose to educate the children of today and future-proofed for the children of tomorrow.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a motivated and inspiring female teacher to enthuse and engage students across the age and ability range of Years 7 – 13 and to act as a positive role model and champion for women in sport. The successful candidate will teach PE and Sport to all age groups and will be expected to make a significant contribution across the major sports, particular expertise in one or more of the following is advantageous (netball, football, trampolining or cricket). A willingness to offer support to the extracurricular life of the School through coaching, training and fixtures is assumed. The ability to teach GCSE, Cambridge Technical or NCFE would be desirable. The successful candidate will be able to use creativity to develop rich and exciting lessons in a broad range of sports and disciplines. They will be ambitious and adaptable, with excellent planning and classroom management skills. This is an outstanding opportunity for an NQT or experienced teacher to join and progress in our highly successful PE Department. QTS status is essential.
For the successful candidate we can offer:
• enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking students with excellent attitudes to learning in PE;
• a caring and supportive community environment;
• a commitment to health and wellbeing of staff;
• a commitment to professional development with weekly collaborative planning sessions;
• full support and induction programme for NQTs;
The Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Academy will only accept applications directly from candidates themselves. No agencies.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you were unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this post early, should we receive a high volume of applications.
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About Southfields Academy
Who we are
Southfields Academy was a stand-alone converter academy situated in South West London on the Southfields - Earlsfield border and in 2018 founded the Southfields Multi-Academy Trust with its partner Linden Lodge School.
The Academy is the modern incarnation of Southfields School which was founded in 1949. The school was founded on the principles of providing a truly comprehensive education for local children encompassing the very best in academic rigour and the provision of outstanding opportunities in applied learning and vocational subjects. These principles are still the driving force of the academy. To read more about the history of Southfields Academy visit our website.
The Academy has the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offers a nurturing and supportive environment where it celebrates difference and ensures that everyone, students and staff, meets their full potential. The Academy values every individual and commits to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
The Academy has a positive "can do" attitude, believing that the sky is its limit, and it thinks creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of its learners and the community. The Academy's examination results and student destinations are a testament to this.
Professional Development
As one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools, most recently, and as a Training School of nearly 20 years standing, with a National Leader of Education as Principal and being a designated National Support School, the Academy has a tradition of innovation and thought leadership on education and pedagogy. The opportunity for teachers to not only make an impact on their own practice but that of colleagues across the profession is key to this success.
All teachers have professional development opportunities, designed for their career point, and department meetings are more often than not given over to the development and refining of practice rather than housekeeping.
Newly Qualified Teachers benefit from a programme led by members of the Senior Leadership Team, there is an Early Professional Development Programme for second year teachers and through leadership opportunities across the Academy there is a culture of pushing those aspiring middle and senior leaders to reach their goal.
The Academy has supported many staff through Masters and PhD studies at university and has a tradition of growing its own future middle and senior leaders.
Staff benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, subscription to the Teachers' Pension Scheme and for Support Staff the Local Government Pension Scheme, Southfields Academy has a great deal to offer those that work there.
Staff are automatically enrolled as members of the Aspire Centre which is the Academy's onsite sports centre and adult learning facility. Staff can use the fitness suite and the swimming pool during supervised sessions before the school day begins and on some nights after school.
Staff are provided with tea and coffee during break time and there is a designated staff counter in the dining room at which staff can purchase hot food, salads, sandwiches and soup at cost price during the school day.
The Academy has a private day nursery on site at which staff can enrol their children and at which a discount is available for Academy staff. Subject to the position and to negotiation with the Principal part time working is supported at all levels.
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