Resident Graduate Strength & Conditioning Coach (including Boarding)

Plymouth College is an HMC co-educational school based in the bustling maritime city of Plymouth with the magnificent moorland, countryside and coastal landscapes of Devon and Cornwall close to hand. The school has been at the forefront of education in the South West of England since 1877 and, whilst quietly conscious of its past and traditions, it is now renowned for being forward-looking and internationally successful. The school offers continuous education from ages rising 3s to 18 years with boarding facilities at the Senior School from age 11, resulting in an international community which, among the students, represents over 35 nationalities.

The Sixth Form has become a power-house of the school and its achievement has inspired success in the lower age groups. Results in the sixth form are as good as local selective schools, whilst the “value-added” is significantly positive, and the best by far in the area. This is balanced by a considerable range of extra-curricular activities both in sport and the arts. Plymouth College is a centre of national excellence in swimming, modern pentathlon and diving, which has resulted in national, international and Olympic success with a great deal of press coverage. Traditional team sports such as rugby and hockey have also gained significant recognition, the most recent of which is the crowning of the U14 Girls' Hockey team as National Tier 2 Champions.

We believe Plymouth College provides a first class, holistic education. Academic excellence in the classroom is enhanced by a wealth of enriching clubs and after school activities, such as music, the arts, drama and sports. Our performance sports programme is the best in the country for swimming, diving and modern pentathlon.

We place an emphasis on developing the all-important soft skills, which are sought after by employers, the skills which turn interviews into offers of employment, and which ensure that Plymouth College students fly further and faster in their careers, than peers educated elsewhere. Our students are quietly confident, resilient, and possess communication skills and values that set them out from the crowd.

We value each of our students as an individual. Education is personalised by our highly qualified teachers, with lively engaging lessons and modern teaching techniques supported by our emphasis on traditional values.

At the heart of our educational ethos is a culture of success, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere: the Plymouth College family. A happy child will be a successful child. Surrounded by like-minded individuals, our students enjoy their education and celebrate their enthusiasm for learning, whilst developing lifelong friendships.

A Plymouth College education is: inspiring; aspirational; culturally rich; and life enhancing.

You will have the opportunity of enhancing and developing a career whilst being involved with all areas of the musical life of the school. This will include ensemble direction and performance opportunities, together with a mix of beginner, intermediate and high end tuition. The ability to offer instrumental one-to-one tuition to will be an advantage.

ISI Inspection

“The school is extremely successful in fulfilling its aim to produce happy and knowledgeable young adults who strive to reach their potential and gain confidence in their learning. Pupils benefit from an extremely broad, balanced and flexible curriculum in both the prep and senior schools, and from an exceptional elite sports programme in the senior school as part of wide-ranging extra-curricular provision.”

The full report into Plymouth College can be found here.