Head of Academic PE (2nd in Sport)

Sutton High School is seeking an efficient, engaging, motivated and passionate leader to develop and drive forward provision for academic PE (at GCSE and A Level) across the 11-18 age range in our busy and thriving school. 

The successful candidate will have experience of teaching and/or leading academic PE, which is offered up to A Level, with an excellent record of pupil results, and will feel ready to lead others in an exceptional department in a school where pupils are motivated, well-behaved and keen to learn. Co-curricular sport at Sutton High School is both inclusive and wide-ranging, with over 30 clubs per week (though there is no Saturday sport here). 

The department is the largest in the school, and also incorporates Dance. An Elite Sportswoman/Scholars programme develops our top performers, and results for cricket, tennis, hockey and swimming are excellent. Sport is well-resourced and has superb uptake across the age range. GCSE PE (AQA) and A Level PE are both highly popular.

You will have the organisational skills and drive to shape the vision for academic PE, ensuring it remains as one of our most successful and popular subjects. You will have care for our pupils, and love for the subject, so that you can inspire and enthuse our girls and develop an academic PE curriculum that is exciting and innovative.

This role would suit an experienced teacher or current Head of Department. As a Head of Academic PE and Second in Sport, you will have a generous time allowance for leadership and to account for co-curricular activities, teaching 26 out of 40 periods per week, with a flexible afternoon or morning where working from home is enabled.

About Sutton High School

Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for 850 girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. We are situated on a green and leafy site in central Sutton, close to excellent public transport links and major roads. Both Senior and Prep Schools are amongst the top schools in the country, with our GCSE results placing us 65th in national rankings in 2023. 

Sutton High School is characterised by a warm, happy and inclusive community, where girls support each other to aspire and achieve, and individuality is celebrated.

At our school, girls want to learn, and care about each other’s success. Relationships with teachers are exceptional, and you can focus on teaching your subject and developing future leaders in an environment where each individual, both staff and students, is known and valued.

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found. 

Why Sutton High School?

The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice in teaching and learning.

Employee benefits include:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (up to 18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)
• 35 week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms with a two-week break in the Autumn
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least £740 per year)
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Good transport links 
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button. 

Closing date: Monday 15th April 2024.

Interviews will take place the same week.

Sutton High School is part of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.