Head of Rugby
Ibstock Place School
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a full time Head of Rugby who is able to teach across the Senior School (11-18 years) with some teaching in the Prep School (4-10 years).
The position is suitable either for a teacher who is in the early stages of their career (including recent graduates) or for someone with more experience who is seeking to develop in a new and stimulating environment. A background in Rugby as well as desire to deliver GCSE Physical Education would be an advantage.
The Physical Education faculty is creative, energetic and forward thinking with a vision to ensure that pupils feel inspired to flourish within sport. At Ibstock, we aspire for pupils to have ambition to pursue enjoyment in lifelong sports participation. The Physical Education department consists of 13 members of staff who benefit from close collaboration within a supportive community, rich CPD opportunities, and strong links with our partner link clubs: Chelsea FC, Harlequins and Rosslyn Park.
Pupils are timetabled weekly PE and Games lessons. Our major sports include Cricket, Football, Hockey, Netball and Rugby.
Pupils are given the opportunity to compete in national, county and regional competitions with a number of friendly fixtures that take place both during the week and on Saturdays.
In addition, we offer fixtures and co-curricular opportunities in Athletics, Basketball, Rowing, Swimming, Tennis and Water Polo. We have a growing offer of sporting opportunities beyond this. The Physical Education department aspire to offer breadth and quality of competition.
We have a high uptake at GCSE with aspirations to deliver A level Physical Education in the near-future. The Faculty of Sport & Physical Education offers a wide range of trips and tours with our South Africa February 2024 Hockey and Cricket tour being the most recent. We have regular access to external facilities to support our programme including the International Tennis Federation, Rosslyn Park and Barn Elms Sports Trust.
This post will commence 31 August 2024. Teaching staff are expected to be in School between 8:00 am to 4:00pm however, hours are as required to fulfil the duties of this role, both before and after school hours Ibstock operates a six-month probationary period for teaching roles.
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About Ibstock Place School
Ibstock Place School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils aged 4 to 18. The school occupies a ten-acre site on the edge of Richmond Park in South West London.
An urban location with a beautiful botanical feel, Ibstock is the perfect home for scholarly exploration and adventure. Championing co-education since our founding in 1896, we have created a diverse environment that reflects real-world communities and workplaces.
Our school is over subscribed, with assessed entry at the age of four for Kindergarten (Reception). There is a competitive entry examination at the age of eleven and most pupils in the Prep School proceed on into the Senior School.
Headmaster
Christopher Wolsey
Aims and Ethos
Our aim is to create an outstanding place of learning, a place where our pupils find academic excellence and the joy which it inspires. We ensure that our pupils’ natural curiosity and empathy is ceaselessly nourished. In so doing, we set the conditions which enable them to excel, both during their time with us and throughout their adult lives.
We do this by concentrating on four Cs:
•Our curriculum is dynamic and forward-thinking.
•Our culture is warm and inclusive.
•Our context is beautiful and stimulating.
•Our commitment to co-education.
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