Sport and Health Teacher Girls

Alperton Community School

Job Title: Sport and Health Teacher Girls

Salary range: Inner London Pay Scales MPS (£32,157 - £42,624) / UPS (£46,971 - £50,935)

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term

Hours of work: Teachers Terms and Conditions

Location: Alperton, London

We are a large, mixed, 11-18 academy with over 350 students in our sixth form. Due to our increased popularity as a school, we expanded our roll to 12 form-entry in September 2018. Alperton Community School is proud to be an inclusive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our students are very well behaved, work hard and are ambitious to succeed. Our most recent Ofsted rating recognised the school as Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management.

Student progress at GCSE and A Level has been above national averages for the last three years data has been available (2017-2019) with disadvantaged students performing well above national averages. Our progress 8 score has been consistently “above average” over these years. We also see high numbers of our students’ progress to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Student attendance and the percentage of students who remain in education, employment or training are also well above national averages.

We are very fortunate to have a brand new school building. The new building has 83 classrooms with purpose-built specialist Drama, Music, Art and DT facilities as well as 14 Science laboratories, 10 ICT rooms, a Dance Studio, an Activity Studio, an enormous Sports Hall and three outdoor MUGAs. Every classroom is equipped with state-of-the-art ICT facilities. We are very fortunate to have extensive outdoor spaces which are set aside for break and lunchtime activities.

Our school has become internationally recognised following the success of our Art and Textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou who won the $1million Global Teacher Prize 2018. The school was recently shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year. We are one of only four schools in the country to hold the Platinum Professional Development Mark and one of only 100 schools to hold the Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence.

You would join a well-qualified, friendly and committed team of teachers and support staff.

This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for NQTs in their induction year.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and ambitious Sport and Health Teacher to join our well-resourced Sport and Health department. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Sport and Health. We are a dynamic, friendly, adaptable and open minded team which constantly strives for excellence.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher of Sport and Health who can inspire and excite students about their learning. You will have high expectations of your students and have an innovative approach to curriculum ideas, supporting all pupils gaining a PE and Sport qualification.

Do you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic and well-resourced team? Then we would like to hear from you.

The ability to work within a team is essential and candidates will be expected to have good ICT skills.  A sound knowledge and understanding of best practice in the accurate assessment of student work is essential.

This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth.

The Benefits

On-going extensive CPD programme

Childcare vouchers

Ride to work scheme

Closing Date: 16 May 2021 (23:59)

Assessment & Interview Date: Week commencing 17 May 2021

To apply, please visit our vacancies page. Completed application forms may be emailed to; hr@alperton.brent.sch.uk.

Supplementary Information

Applicants who have applied for this post in the last 6 months need not apply.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an inclusive community school and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Successful candidate(s) will be required to undertake an Enhanced and Barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.

Only successful candidates will be notified.  If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.