Head of PE and Dance

Beginning in September 2017, we are looking for a passionate and dynamic Head of Physical Education and Dance. Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a thriving community school with a healthy and open attitude to progress and change.  The school is at an exciting stage of development, with an increasing sixth form and new buildings including sports facility opening in September 2017.  The community provides a purposeful learning environment for both students and staff, stressing the importance of creativity, independence, celebration and empathy.

Our ideal candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with the ability to Teach up to and including KS5 PE socio-cultural strand of the course, for A level you will have experience of netball, badminton and trampolining. You are joining us at an exciting time as our hard working and highly skilled PE and Dance teams join forces.

PE and Dance are both popular subjects at GCSE and A level with students achieveing excellent results, regularly  above the national average. The successful candidate will be required to teach GCSE and A level PE and the ability to teach dance to KS3 & 4 as a minimum. We have a full programme of clubs, fixtures and performances across the year so the appointed candidate would need to be committed to our successful extra-curricular programme across PE and Dance.

You will enjoy a well-structured induction programme, followed by a continuous cycle of continued professional development opportunities, both internally and externally. We always seek to promote opportunities internally and colleagues will enjoy a warm and friendly team of dedicated specialists in school.
Staff benefits include discounted local Gym membership and preferred rates with local hairdressers, Childcare voucher scheme, and cycle to work loan scheme, good relationships with a local estate agent.

Application forms and further details, including the school prospectus, are available from the vacancies page of our website.  CV’s submitted without an application form will not be considered.

Closing date for application is 9am Tuesday 23rd May.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed on Wednesday 24th May.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 25th May.

Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form
Fullers Way North
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 7LQ

Telephone: 020 8397 3854 Fax: 020 8974 2600

Email: recruitment@tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk

Website: www.tolworthgirlsschool.co.uk

No on Roll: 1302 (approx. 300 in mixed Sixth Form)