Head of Physical Education (PE)

All teaching staff need to demonstrate the skills and experience necessary to provide educational leadership within their own subject. They play a key part in raising teaching and learning standards through the quality of their own teaching and by supporting the professional development of their colleagues. We want teachers with open minds who are able to embrace and initiate new ideas.  All teachers are expected to support and contribute to the school development plan.  

Purpose

To support and assist the Head of Secondary by providing dynamic and professional leadership and management to reflect ‘policy in practice’ by sharing and modelling the school’s vision and values in everyday work and practice; developing and motivating staff, setting high expectations, embedding learning and teaching strategies and raising achievement, contributing to rigorous and on-going self- evaluation and taking responsibility for leading specific areas/initiatives to secure further school wide improvements.

● To manage the strategic direction of the PE.

● To monitor progress and standards within the PE and ensure that challenging targets are set as a result using national data as a minimum expectation.

● To ensure high standards of behaviour, attitude, appearance and attendance within the PE

● To provide leadership, management and development of the PE management and support team.

Reporting to:  Head of Primary & Secondary 

MAIN (CORE) DUTIES

Head of PE: Whole school

● Performing the duties of Teacher (see Job Description of a Teacher) and Head the PE  Department 

● Actively assisting the Headteachers in ensuring the good professional practice, standards, and quality of teaching and learning of subject/s through proper dialogue with the class teachers

● Promotes a healthy process of reciprocal informal observation of class teaching practices

● Advising and contributing to curriculum development 

● Co-ordinating the teaching and learning of PE 

● Setting examination papers, co-ordinating marking schemes and moderating examinations and assessment processes 

● Ensuring timely and adequate provision of textbooks, materials, and equipment required for the effective teaching of the subject across PE 

● Ensuring that the maintenance and upkeep of equipment related to the subject at school is regularly carried out;

● Preparing specifications and budgets for the requirements of the subject specific teaching tools and equipment.

● Mentoring other teachers in the PE Department

● Holding and leading regular departmental meetings and ensuring the keeping of minutes

● Encouraging participation in projects in accordance with the SDP targets and as agreed with the Senior Management Team. 

Shaping the Future:

● To lead on the establishment and implementation of the school vision and standards so that it is shared and acted upon with colleagues and students.

● Work with the Headteachers on strategic improvement plans that realise the vision and sustain school improvement.

● To work with all staff to create a positive, inclusive climate to take the school vision forward.

● Collaborating with parents/carers, to ensure students’ well-being and improve their achievement and personal development.

Leading Behaviour for Learning :

● To ensure that the Faculty and subject teams work together to create an outstanding environment for learning where all students feel confident to achieve their best.

● To develop skills for effective learning throughout EYFS - Key Stage 5.

● To take corrective action to ensure quality and performance standards of behaviour and learning are continually improving.

● To use appropriate data to support Faculty and Learning Leads monitor students’ progress, to set challenging targets and identify areas for improvement.

● To be involved in securing high standards of Teaching and Learning so that students are engaged in learning and ensuring an ethos of challenge and support where students can achieve success.

● To oversee and ensure that effective and appropriate intervention strategies are employed to support all students.

● To ensure that improvements in literacy, numeracy and information technology are a priority for all students to ensure economic well-being for all.

● To create and maintain an effective partnership with parents/carers to support and improve students’ achievement and personal development. .

Developing Self and Leading Others :

● Lead, monitor and evaluate the work of the PE Department in terms of Teaching and Learning.

● To take responsibility for own professional development including maintaining an up to date knowledge of educational trends, developments and related legislation including engaging fully in performance management of self and other staff.

● Contributing to effective staff induction and professional development.

● Managing own workload and the workload of individuals and teams effectively, providing support where necessary and delegating where           appropriate.

● To ensure that professional duties are fulfilled, as specified in the Terms and Conditions of Teachers and by the Headteachers

Managing Area of Responsibility :

● Using schemes of work and student data to plan effective lessons which engage students actively and lead to high levels of progress and attainment.

● Implementing clear and appropriate evidence based improvement plans and policies and monitoring, evaluating and reviewing their effects.

● Taking a significant role in contributing to the school’s self-review and using its outcomes, along with a range of other evidence, in monitoring and evaluating aspects of school life.

Securing Accountability :

● Ensuring that staff accountabilities are clear and are regularly monitored, evaluated and reviewed.

● Presenting information about the performance of the PE department to a range of audiences including Governors, parents and carers.

Teaching:

To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a standard scale teacher which are:

● To teach students according to their educational needs,including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere.

● To assess,record and report on the attendance, progress,development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required.  

● To provide or contribute to oral and written assessments,reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.

● To undertake a designated programme of teaching.

● To ensure a high quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards.

● Appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus. 

● To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.

● To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.