Head of PE
Kensington Prep School
Kensington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from April 2018 or September 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2018
Job overview
Opportunity for an experienced teacher of PE to join an award-winning school in Fulham, with fantastic facilities for sport and PE. With the recent completion of new, ground-breaking facilities, it is a particularly exciting time to join the School.
As Head of PE, you will play a key role delivering challenging and well-organised lessons, teaching with expertise and enthusiasm. The role also includes supporting teams and matches after school.
At Kensington Prep, we make sport fun, catering for both the budding sportswoman and the more sports shy, helping all girls to stay fit and healthy. In the early years, girls have three PE lessons a week with gym, dance, games, athletics and tennis skills and there are swimming lessons from Year 2 at Fulham Pools. From Year 3, the girls have two one-hour PE lessons a week in addition to swimming, and learn games including netball, uni hockey, football, tag rugby, pop lacrosse, rounders, cricket, tennis, softball, gym, dance, athletics and cross country.
Facilities at the School are excellent, with two floodlit, all weather, Netball and Tennis courts, a gym and a Dance/Drama studio.
If you share our enthusiasm for sport and PE and have considerable experience, we would be delighted to hear from you.
In return, you will be supported in a highly professional environment led by a friendly leadership team. We are the highest rated GDST school in a recent Best Companies employee survey and the GDST is in the top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for. We offer competitive salary scales, excellent conditions of service and career development opportunities.
To download an application pack from the School website please click the apply button.
Closing Date: 24th January 2018.
Interviews will be held on 31st January and 1st and 2nd February 2018.
Kensington Prep School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from any appropriately qualified person. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Charity No: 306983
About Kensington Prep School
Kensington Prep School is a buzzy Independent Day School for girls aged 4-11. It opened in 1873, the first school to be established in the Girl’s Day School Trust. The school moved to Fulham in 1997 and is set in spacious grounds with netball and tennis courts and pond for environmental studies. There are fantastic dedicated facilities for music, drama, IT, science, art and design.
We encourage independence, individuality and questioning thinkers.
Our girls achieve outstanding results and places at top day and boarding schools in London and the country.
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