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Head of Academic PE

Head of Academic PE

Gosfield School

Gosfield, Halstead, Essex

  • Expired
Salary:
Gosfield Offers a competitive salary
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023
Apply by:
27 January 2023

Job overview

Head of Academic PE

The successful candidate will have the passion and enthusiasm to drive forward the provision of Academic PE at Gosfield School. They will maintain high professional standards and expectations to ensure that all pupils can achieve their full potential in their academic, social, cultural and physical endeavours.

Main Responsibilities

  • To lead and coordinate the successful delivery of GCSE PE Studies and A Level Physical Education.
  • To work with and inspire the pupils.
  • To further each child’s learning and progress through effective assessment and planning.
  • To deliver the highest standards of teaching and learning across the department and to promote best practice at all times.
  • To organise the setting and marking of all internal Physical Education examinations.
  • Planning, implementing and administering coursework.
  • Liaising with the Exams Officer and Exam Boards.


General Responsibilities

·To promote the aims and ethos of Gosfield School.

·To be supportive of the department’s aims, agreed teaching styles, methods of assessment and other policies.

·To comply with all relevant school policies.

·To work with the PE Team to ensure that facilities and equipment are respected and maintained to the appropriate standard.

·To communicate with parents to discuss issues regarding their child’s progress.

·To differentiate work and challenges according to the ability of the pupils, whilst maintaining high expectations of all and taking full account of any linguistic or other special needs.

·To set a positive example through teaching, appearance, conduct and contribution to the school community.

·To encourage pupils to follow the school's Code of Conduct.

·To use effectively Rewards and Sanctions to support pupil behaviour and progress.

·To maintain order and discipline among the pupils and safeguard their health and safety both when they are on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.

·To be responsible for recording and monitoring the attendance and punctuality of pupils within class groups.

·Additional tasks as appropriate and reasonable, with on occasions the requirement for out of hours and weekend commitments, such as Parents’ evenings and Open Days.

  • Choosing and implementing specifications for Public Examination courses.
  • Ensuring that clear and comprehensive departmental schemes of work and handbooks are produced.


Essential Requirements

  • To have qualifications as well as experience relevant to this position.
  • To have the ability to coach one or more key sports, to include Netball and Hockey, at a high level.
  • To be passionate about sport and the transformational impact it can have on young people.
  • To have good people skills with the ability to influence and persuade.
  • To have the ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues through commitment and energy.
  • To be competent in the use of ICT.
  • To have the experience and ability to coordinate and deliver GCSE PE Studies to a high standard.
  • To have the willingness and ability to teach/coach both Prep and Senior school pupils.
  • To be approachable, good humoured and able to relate and communicate with colleagues, pupils and parents effectively.
  • To have experience of leading the delivery and assessment of examination PE
  • To have experience and understanding of the delivery of Vocational PE Courses.



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About Gosfield School

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  • Gosfield School
  • Cut Hedge Park, Halstead Road, Gosfield, Halstead
  • Essex
  • CO9 1PF
  • United Kingdom
+44 1787 474040

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Gosfield School was established at Cut Hedge Park in 1929 when the daughter of the textile manufacturer, George Courtauld purchased the land and buildings from the executors of her late father’s estate. Constance Cicely Courtauld started a senior boy’s boarding school the same year with pupils relocating from Leigh Hall School in Southend. In 1944, Cicely gifted the school and estate to headmaster John Turner who continued the work started by Cicely. In 1967, the school became a charitable trust and in 1986, the school became co-educational. A Prep School was opened in 1989 and we welcomed our first 6th Form students in 1994. In 2006, Gosfield School Ltd purchased the freehold of the estate and building from the Turner family and 2016 saw the opening of the school’s nursery. Cicely’s founding principles for the school were to create a family environment in which young people would flourish and we remain faithful to those principles today.

In 2015, we opened Meadow Court, a purpose built Prep School, which is home to Reception Class to Year 5, within the grounds of our 100 acre estate. Meadow Court also houses our thriving Nursery School. This building complements the Victorian Manor House that is the heartbeat of the school and which offers excellent facilities for our transition Year 6, Senior School and 6th Form. Forest School is central to our curriculum throughout Prep School and Key Stage 3. We were thrilled that the outstanding start we give to the educational journey of our pupils received the recognition of receiving The Independent Schools Association National Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Early Years Foundation Stage [EYFS].

In May 2023, Denise van Outen opened our new Performing Arts Centre which includes a professional standard auditorium, a dance studio and teaching spaces. Our Performing Arts Academy now stands proudly alongside our cricket academy in providing excellent opportunities for our children to achieve more than they believed possible outside the classroom as well as in their academic studies. In the 2023 one of our dancers won the ISA National award and in the 2023 cricket season our U15 team were ISA National Champions.

Class sizes are small by design. A maximum of 20 children per class in our Prep School [Reception to Year 5, with Year 6 having a maximum of 22], rising to three forms in the Senior School. Our class sizes enable every member of staff to understand each pupil individually and maintain the founding principles of the school. We remain a small school of some 335 pupils plus nursery children.

Children learn best when they are happy, so making sure that each child that joins us feels safe, settled and supported is our primary concern. We believe that children will flourish if they are allowed to grow at their own pace, which is why our pupils mix often and readily across year groups. This builds the confidence of our youngest children and helps our older pupils remain kind and caring through their teenage years. We get to know our pupils very well and appreciate their unique personalities and approaches to learning.

We are proud to maintain the principles our school was founded on some 95 years ago. We are committed to the development of our young people in an environment where all pupils feel valued and are able to achieve excellence in all aspects of life. Our entry criteria reflect the holistic nature of a Gosfield education and are aimed at knowing and understanding every applicant as an individual. Gosfield students consistently achieve outstanding outcomes when compared to schools with academic entry criteria.

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