Teacher of PE and Games
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS1 - UPS3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2023
- Apply by:
- 14 April 2023
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic teacher who enjoys working as a member of a team, has an optimistic outlook and who is constantly seeking ways in which they can improve on their current practice. Applicants will be expected to have experience of teaching at least two of the school’s five main sports (athletics, cricket, football, hockey and rugby) and be prepared to be involved in extra-curricular activities including fixtures on a Saturday morning.
This position is a permanent, full-time position and the successful applicant will be paid on the main professional scale. The successful applicant will be required to teach PE and Games to students in all year groups, including Years 12 and 13 and undertake the role of form tutor delivering a fortnightly lesson of Personal and Social Education. Experience of teaching GCSE and A-Level PE is less important than the willingness and ability to do so.
The position is effective from 1st September 2023.
The school has a modern sports hall on the main site along with new changing facilities and a modern, state of art fitness suite. The school’s playing fields are located on Trinity Road, under a mile from the main site, and include rugby pitches, a cricket square, tennis and netball courts and recently refurbished changing facilities.
All pupils in Years 7-11 have a weekly lesson of PE and together with Years 12 and 13 a double lesson of Games each week. Further details on the PE curriculum can be found on the school’s web site (www.keaston.bham.sch.uk)
The department offers an extensive range of opportunities for the pupils to participate in competitive matches against other schools. In rugby, hockey, cricket, football and athletics the school runs year group sides and enters teams in league and cup competitions.
King Edward VI Aston School is one of the six King Edward VI Grammar Schools in Birmingham and a member of the King Edward VI MAT. The school is committed to safeguarding the well being of its students and the successful candidate will be required to undertake DBS and Prohibition checks.
Applicants should send a completed school application form and a covering letter, including the names and addresses of two referees, to the Headteacher at vacancies@keaston.bham.sch.uk
Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from our website www.keaston.bham.sch.uk
Attached documents
About King Edward VI Aston School
- King Edward VI Aston School
- Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B6 6DJ
- United Kingdom
King Edward VI Aston School is an academy school for boys based in Birmingham for students aged 11-18. It is a Christian school.
A selective grammar school for boys and one of the twelve schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. It has been part of the Aston community since 1883 and has strong links with many local schools and organisations primarily through the work of its Sports Partnership.
Headteacher
Matt Brady
Values and vision
King Edward VI Aston School has the highest expectations of its students, not only in in terms of their academic performance, but also in terms of their commitment to extra-curricular activities be it in sport, drama, music, or wider community service.
By the age of 18 the school expects all of its students to be articulate, well-educated young men, capable of independent thought with the confidence and flexibility to face future challenges. In addition, it expects students to leave the school understanding the importance of tolerance and the value of integrity.
At the school, there is a belief in the importance of offering students a broad and balanced curriculum providing opportunities for them to achieve at the very highest level.
Healthy competition is said to be central to the ethos of the school. Students are also afforded the opportunity to take up high levels of leadership and responsibility at the school.
Ofsted
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