Teacher of Boys Physical Education

Thank you for your interest in the advertised post of Teacher of Boys Physical Education at St Cuthbert Mayne School. This is a 0.8 contract over 4 days (Tuesday - Friday) and temporary until 31st August 2023.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Teacher of Boys PE to join the department. The successful candidate will be a well-qualified, passionate and dedicated teacher of PE whose enthusiasm for their subject generates excitement and a love of learning. We are looking for a team player, with excellent classroom management skills: an excellent teacher or someone with the potential to be excellent. You should be focused on student achievement and progress, and care about the life chances of every young person. This is in line with our school vision that we are “educating for life in all its fullness”.  

St Cuthbert Mayne School is a Joint Roman Catholic & Church of England School that welcomes all students from across Torbay and South Devon, regardless of their faith background. Our school community is made up of students and staff from Christian and non-Christian backgrounds, who are respectful of our Christian ethos. There are currently over 1000 students on roll and the school is growing in size year on year. The teaching accommodation is of mixed age but well-resourced and maintained. We are currently in the middle of an exciting £3.6 million building project, which will significantly improve the facilities for students and staff in our school. This will be completed by January 2023. Another £1 million of improvements will also be made to the school facilities in the summer of 2023. It is an exciting time to join us on our journey to provide an outstanding, inspirational and challenging education for all students. We have a relentless focus to ensure that our children get access to the best possible teaching through a vibrant and engaging curriculum, so that they live life to the full both now and in the future. This will be a challenging but very rewarding post. The school is committed to developing all its staff through regular coaching and a wide range of professional development opportunities through the South West Institute for Teaching (SWIFT) . We also work in partnership with Education South West (ESW) as part of a family of schools, to educate children so they lead great lives. If you are passionate about making a difference to the life chances of our children then we want to hear from you. 

The school was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2016 and was graded as Good in every area. The statutory inspection of Anglican/Catholic Schools was also conducted in November 2016, and graded the school Good in all areas. Both reports can be found on the school website

www.st-cuthbertmayne.co.uk.

You will be joining an ambitious and hardworking department. The department has a wide range of expertise and is a fun and enthusiastic department to work in. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in helping to move the PE department to the next stage in its development. We are looking for someone with a confident understanding of the curriculum and the ability to inspire students through their passion and knowledge of sport. The successful candidate should be willing to teach students from Year 7 to 11 and be committed to leading extra-curricular activities. In particular a passion/experience in teaching football, basketball, rugby, athletics and cricket, would be advantageous. Our facilities include 4 hard courts (multi-purpose) - all marked out for Netball and one basketball court, sports hall, main hall (contains gymnastics and table tennis equipment), field (rugby/football plus a 6 a side pitch) which turns into the athletics track in the summer term, fitness suite soon to refurbished. All of the equipment is maintained by the PE technician.

The department consists of 2 full time members of staff, 4 part time teachers, a PE technician and 2 senior members of staff who teach a few hours a week. Our curriculum consists of 4 hours of core PE a fortnight in KS3, and 3 hours in KS4. We teach the BTEC Tech award in KS4 as an option, we currently have 2 classes in Year 10 and one in Year 11. We also offer the Level 3 Cambridge Technicals Sport course in the sixth form and consistently achieve very good results at both Level 2 and 3.

For further information, an Application Form can be found on our website at https://www.st-cuthbertmayne.co.uk/teaching-staff-vacancies/ together with a Job Information Pack. 

Closing date: Thursday 13th October 2022 at 10:00am 

Interviews: Friday 21st October 2023