Head of Physical Education

Tes is supporting the appointment of an excellent Head of Physical Education to join a secondary school based in Northamptonshire and to lead their team.

The school are looking for a subject leader of Physical Education who knows the powerful knowledge in their subject and who loves teaching, has significant subject expertise, who thrives on leading effective delivery across all classrooms.

Students have access to exceptional sport opportunities at the school, including participation in All Stars teams, elite athlete visits, mentoring and talent pathways and programmes run in conjunction with the trust’s specialist partners. In addition, their extensive enrichment programme is inclusive for all students and ranges from opportunities to join clubs to elite sporting opportunities across a wide variety of sports.

The school's sport has an excellent reputation both in the local area of Northampton and in the wider community of the trust. They have previously held the title of Northants Sports School of the Year, as well as winning county titles in a range of sports. Students strive to be part of the school's sports teams and they are looking for someone who shares that passion to lead their team.

The school are also keen that applicants are allied with their fundamentals which are:

• Unbeatable learning climate through a Warm:Strict philosophy
• Unapologetically high expectations for and of the students in their care
• Clear boundaries, rules and routines so students feel safe and calm
• Acquisition of powerful knowledge as a goal in itself
• Students gaining a knowledge base that is ambitious and empowering. 
• Rigorous and challenging academic curriculum, 
• Broad range of sport, art and musical opportunities.
• Teachers who are subject experts and make use of evidence-based teaching methods Direct and effective teaching, so knowledge is learnt and remembered

At the school, they ensure that all teachers are able to draw on the sources of scholarly authority and reservoir of thought and practice that have been developed within their specialist subject communities though the Trust- wide subject communities. This involves engagement for teachers with their wider subject education community through subject associations, subject education journals, subject-specific CPD on curriculum development and teaching. It also involves refreshing and constant renewal of subject knowledge, through reading and discussing scholarship, engaging in contemporary debates, and developing their own practice as teachers.

Subject communities are central to the school's vision for curriculum and teacher development, whereby each subject community is made up of subject specialist teachers deeply engaged with curricular questions, renewing and holding ownership of the Trust-wide curriculum and sustaining their own subject expertise. Through Trust-wide subject community meetings and in-school department meetings, all subject teachers have responsibility and involvement with the Trust-wide curriculum development. They work collaboratively in their curriculum decision-making, so as to draw upon collective expertise and minimise unnecessary workload.

This is a Permanent-Full time post 

Salary & Benefits

• M1-UPS3 £25,714-£41,604 + TLR 2.2 £4483 
• Teacher's Pension scheme 
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Rewards and Recognition Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme 

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC1642334 in the email subject line.