Teacher of PE and Games (with opportunity for Head of Hockey)
RGS Guildford
Surrey
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2023
Job overview
RGS Guildford (Senior School) is recruiting for a full time Teacher of PE & Games, with the opportunity for Head of Hockey, to join its busy PE department from September 2023.
A wide range of sports is offered at The RGS including hockey, rugby, tennis, basketball and cricket. The School's facilities are of a professional standard and include an outstanding 20-acre playing field complex.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher and, in addition to teaching PE, will coach and officiate teams in each of the School's major sports. As a member of the PE department, it is a requirement that the successful candidate is available on Saturdays throughout the school year to assist in the smooth running of block fixtures.
The opportunity to take on Head of Hockey would mean responsibility for the overall administration of hockey within the School and for the continued development of a progressive and cohesive coaching structure. They will coordinate fixtures, lead on staff INSET and manage the coaching staff in consultation with the Director of Sport, and with support from the Department Administrator.
In return we offer:
- Remuneration well above the national scale
- Medical cover
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Use of on-site gym at certain times of the day
- Lunch and refreshments are provided during term time
The RGS has a proven track record of career progression, both internally in the School and promotion to other schools.
If you are confident in the school's major sports, are regularly available on Saturdays and are passionate about teaching pupils of the highest calibre, we want to hear from you.
Next steps
For more information on the role, the department and the school please click through to register your interest.
The Royal Grammar School has a responsibility for and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The person appointed to this post will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the DBS.
Please note: applications will be considered on receipt and we reserve the right to close applications early.
About RGS Guildford
Located in the historic town of Guildford, the Royal Grammar School, dating back to 1509, is a leading independent day school for boys aged 11 – 18. Consistently regarded as one of the top three boys’ schools in the country, the RGS combines academic excellence with a passionate commitment to pastoral care and co-curricular opportunity in a friendly, supportive community of approximately 950 students and 120 teaching staff.
The original Tudor building, constructed between 1557 and 1586, is still used by the students; in addition, development of the site continues to provide facilities conducive to teaching and learning in the 21st century and to performance in all areas at the highest level. The School is committed to nurturing its staff and a structured, bespoke approach to professional development means that the whole community is united in a desire to improve, progress and be enriched.
Headmaster
Dr JM Cox
Values and vision
The RGS believes passionately in preparing our students for the challenges of a rapidly-changing, global future, as well as providing them with excellent foundations so that they can have the most ambitious of aspirations at university and beyond. Our bespoke Learning Habits nurture and develop all those transferable skills which will set up our young men irrespective of their chosen path: thinking critically, being independent and creative, being resilient and self-motivated; collaborating and working together, and being equally confident as leader or as part of a team.
Our timeless School Values – inclusivity; scholarship; integrity; respect; tenacity; and service – which are embedded in the curricular and extra-curricular life of the School ensure RGS students emerge as humble, grounded and decent young men committed to making the very best of each and every opportunity and to making a difference to others.
ISI report
“Pupils show an acute sense of respect for each other and recognise the school’s important role, underpinned by its inclusive values, in creating an academically challenging, positive and welcoming community where they can develop and flourish as true individuals.”
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