Girls' Sport Teacher

The Role

The ethos of Westbourne House School’s sport is ‘Sport for excellence, sport for all’. The school strives to give children the opportunity to play a wide range of sports. The pupils are lucky to have so much time dedicated to sport. Each age group has one PE lesson a week for breadth and on top of this they have a minimum of two games sessions focusing on the core sports of hockey, netball and cricket. In addition, inter-school fixtures on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon plus Saturday for Years 4-8. There will also be a variety of activities run on a Saturday which you will be expected to contribute to.

We are looking for an enthusiastic teacher who will inspire the children to be involved and progress in sport. You will be required to teach a range of sports to a high standard particularly hockey, netball, swimming, cricket, rounders, athletics, tennis, gymnastics and dance. The successful candidate will be fully involved in report writing, parents’ evenings, duties, cover, team selection, matches, tournaments and other school events, as requested. They will be responsible for organising the inter school tournaments we run. They will take a large role in swimming and will be expected to run a swim squad, organise galas and coordinate the entries for the IAPS competition. They will teach throughout the school from Reception to Year 8. The ability to drive a minibus would be advantageous. This role will also include being a Form Tutor.

This is a full-time (Monday to Saturday), fixed term position to cover Maternity Leave.

We can offer:

• A passionate and dedicated team

• A competitive salary

• Pension Scheme

• Discretionary school fee discount

• Use of the school's facilities

Closing date: 2nd June 2019

We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are appreciated.

Please apply by completing the application form. CVs may be attached, but not in place of the application form. Please return completed applications to Robyn Aubrey at hr@westbournehouse.org .

About the School

Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 375 boys and girls, aged 2½ -13. Most children go on to major Public Schools across the South.

The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops which can be booked for class based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300 seat theatre/assembly hall. The School also has a large (30-acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking.

Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record; last year no fewer than 46 awards and scholarships to senior schools were won across a range of disciplines, totalling 140 over the last five years. 

The music and drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions, a large number are members of school choirs and there are regular concerts.

There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts, climbing wall, 5 netball courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch. 

There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. As of September 2017, the school introduced full-time boarding allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.