Head of PE (Maternity Cover)

Salary information: MPS Salary (dependent upon candidate experience). 

TLR1A

Start Date: February 2023

Are you an ambitious and passionate teacher looking for a great opportunity to work in a vibrant and high achieving school?

A rare opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and highly motivated Head of PE. The successful candidate will have a real passion for teaching and learning and will join our School in February 2023 or as soon after.

The PE team is well established, thriving department within the school with several senior and pastoral leaders as part of the PE team.

The student voice often reflects the success of the PE department, with student expressing their enjoyment within PE.

We are looking for an experienced, qualified teacher who will inspire our students in the classroom by delivering innovative curricula and giving them the confidence to think for themselves as they progress through our academy.

You will be required to teach PE across the full age and ability range within both Key Stages 3 and 4, including GCSE level (with the potential to teach KS5 depending on the candidate), with the ability, drive and commitment to maintain and improve the current success rate.

We are looking for highly motivated aspirational colleagues to join us at this exciting time in working to make Barnhill Community High School even better.

Barnhill is an 11-18 mixed, oversubscribed, multi-cultural comprehensive Multi-Academy Trust school. We are part of the Middlesex Learning Partnership and are an ambitious, innovative and successful Trust in West London. We believe in the transformative power of education to Build Brighter Futures and foster within our communities a lifelong thirst for learning and improvement, so vital in a rapidly changing world. Students are at the core of everything we do and the decisions we make and are proud of how we serve our community. 

Our philosophy for excellent education rests on four pillars; Respect for all; Professional development; Wellbeing; Aspirational and positive attitude towards learning, resulting in excellent academic and social outcomes for our students. 

Our outcomes at GCSEs for progress places us in the top 10% of schools, nationally. The school operates a sophisticated curriculum that is tailored to individual students’ needs. Student outcomes are very high, specifically in core and EBacc subjects, with Progress 8 scores of +0.50 in English, +1.05 in maths and +0.89 in EBacc. Our mathematics outcomes are in the top 50 schools in England. Additionally, we have a thriving Sixth form which has grown substantially during the last two years and is the highest achieving in the Borough. We boast an excellent sustained success rate, placing us in the top 6% for outcomes in the country, with over 35% of students moving on to attend Russell Group universities. 

We need you to be: 

• Knowledgeable and passionate about teaching and the Key stage 3, 4 including GCSE level with the potential to teacher KS5 curriculum; 

• Committed to inspiring and motivating our students through the highest expectations; 

• To have the desire to maximise the performance of all students and ensure the very best progress for all;

• A strong communicator and team player wanting the best for each student. 

• Committed to your own professional development as a practitioner

In return we will offer you: 

• Motivated, hardworking engaged students 

• High expectations of behaviour supported by established systems and protocols; 

• Bespoke, high quality professional development of nurturing talent and growing our own; 

• Opportunities to have an input into whole school initiatives across the school ranging from behaviour to T&L and Data.

• A comprehensive training programme for new teachers which has a proven track record of developing outstanding teachers.

• A team of colleagues who support each other including the senior leadership team

• Accelerated career opportunities for aspirational and talented staff; many of our middle leaders have been promoted internally and we have a range of TLR and bursary posts designed to develop leadership capacity in all teachers.

• An extensive well-being package; 

• Established partnerships with: Teach First; Challenge Partners; PiXL; London West Alliance

• Further information: Please note, Barnhill Community High reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.

CVs will not be accepted.

Barnhill Community High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. 

To apply for this post please click the quick apply link 

Closing date: Friday 30th December