Head of Junior School Sport
Magdalen College School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Commensurate with experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2019
Job overview
Magdalen College School, founded in 1480 by William of Waynflete, is one of the country’s leading independent day schools. It is situated in an enviable location at the heart of Oxford beside the River Cherwell.
The school is seeking to appoint a hard-working, skilled and motivated individual from 1st September 2019, to further develop sport within the Junior School. The successful applicant will be expected to administrate all sport from the ages of 7-11, coach to a high level, contribute to Senior School sport and manage both a small department as well as colleagues from the JS Common Room.
The Head of Junior School Sport will be responsible to the Director of Sport, and ultimately to the Master via the Usher, for the proper discharge of his or her duties. They will be based in the Junior School and work in close conjunction with the Head of Junior School. These duties will include all aspects relating to the administration of a year-round coaching and training programme, planning a competitive and balanced fixture list, and inspiring pupils within the Junior School to play sport both inside and outside school. This will be in addition to other duties in the school, as reasonably requested by the Director of Sport, the Head of Junior School and the Master. Further information on the post is attached.
Candidates should submit the Application Form for Teaching Staff, which can be found on the Job Vacancy link of the website (www.mcsoxford.org). This should be emailed together with a CV and covering letter of application to the Recruitment Officer, Mrs Sarah Hunter, (shunter@mcsoxford.org). All documentation should be sent by Midday, Monday 22nd April; (please note that we would welcome early applications). Interviews will be held on Wednesday 24th April and shortlisted candidates will be contacted by telephone. The school's preferred method of communication is by email and it will not be necessary to send a hard copy of the documents by post.
Magdalen College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and the successful candidate will be required to undergo statutory checks before the commencement of his/her employment.
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About Magdalen College School
MCS has a rich and distinctive history. The school was founded in 1480 by William Waynflete who believed in education as a facilitator of social mobility, and as such wanted to found a school of an entirely new kind. MCS quickly flourished as a school which firmly connected school education with a newly emerging university education and it soon became one of the country’s leading schools.
Today MCS provides a first-class education for boys aged 7-18 and sixth form girls. The school is small enough to develop every young person’s character and talents, yet large enough to provide a wide range of subjects and activities. MCS encourages a respect for learning whilst developing in every pupil a close interest in a wide range of extra-curricular interests.
MCS pupils enjoy a stimulating curriculum which is designed both to provide academic stretch and challenge, and to equip pupils with the skills for success beyond school.
In the early years, the emphasis is on exposing pupils to a wide range of subjects in order to discover their interests and talents. Pupils are put in sets by ability in French at 11 and in Mathematics at 12, no other subjects are set. There is an additional intake of pupils from prep and maintained schools at 13 and it is at this stage that boys make their first subject choices. Almost all pupils take ten (I)GCSEs, an increasing number of which are now reformed 9-1 (I)GCSEs.
Although MCS consistently secures outstanding public examination results, the real priority in the Sixth Form is on teaching beyond the syllabus, and the formation of habits of mind for life. In the Lower Sixth all pupils study at least four subjects, research and write their Waynflete Project (a 5000 word essay on a subject of their choice), undertake a community service or CCF placement, and participate in Games. From September 2017 all A Level (or Pre-U) courses will be linear; MCS pupils will no longer sit AS Levels. In the Upper Sixth, between one third and one half of Sixth Formers gain four or more A Levels, and there is a programme of lectures from visiting speakers, as well as UCAS applications and Games.
The School was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2017 and was recognised as “excellent” in both of the assessed outcomes: “Quality of Pupil Achievement” and “Quality of Pupil Personal Development”.
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