Teacher of PE and Girls' Games

Westbrook Hay Prep School is an outstanding independent day school for boys and girls aged 3-13 in Hertfordshire, with an aim to develop happy, confident and successful children who are well prepared for their future. 

This is a new appointment at an exciting time for girls’ sport at Westbrook Hay.  Sport is important at our school.  Physical activity is given a very generous time allowance on the timetable, with the children enjoying either PE, games or activities every day.  There are a large number of competitive fixtures against other Prep Schools and the school competes and is regularly successful at National and Regional level.

The sports’ department, which is highly regarded and very successful, has been transformed by the Director of Sport over recent years and is now one of Westbrook Hay’s crown jewels.   The successful candidate will be welcomed into a team that is energetic, highly motivated and hardworking and they are expected to show the same qualities.

We are looking for someone to work with our Director of Sport, taking particular responsibility for the teaching of girls’ games.  This person will be an important role model for our girls, in whom we aspire to instil a lifelong love of sport.

We seek a candidate, with expertise across all areas of the P.E. curriculum, to work with a department that is highly committed, confident and successful. 

The role will have a particular focus on girls’ games but the successful candidate may also be allocated some PE and swimming teaching.

The successful candidate must be able to teach a classroom subject in either Key Stage Two or Three (Y7-8) or possibly both.  It is anticipated that this will be between 25-50% of the person’s timetable but, at this stage that is unconfirmed.

Our main girls’ sports are football, netball, swimming and cricket but we are keen to broaden our girls’ sports programme and extra-curricular provision.

Candidates are asked to indicate their level of coaching and umpiring experience in different sports or activities.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am, Friday February 7, 2020.

All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received acknowledgement that your application has been received within two working days of sending it, please contact Sarah Whitehead,  Headmaster's PA.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th February and will include a formal interview and the teaching of a PE lesson and a classroom lesson.  Candidates will be offered a tour of the school and lunch, if timings allow.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Founded in 1892, Westbrook Hay is a thriving co-educational independent Prep school with 350 pupils from 3-13 years who enjoy a broad curriculum, achieve excellent results and have the all-important confidence to succeed. There is a strong ethos at the core of Westbrook Hay which sees an unshakeable commitment to children’s progress. 

The school’s mission is to ‘develop happy, confident and successful children who are well prepared for their future’.

It is a place that inspires much devotion from those who know its ethos and it continues to have an important place in today’s independent sector. It is a school which is clear about its focus on the individual, which places real importance on the value of strong pastoral care and its academic performance. Westbrook Hay is a place where pupils become confident and assured young people.

Located between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, the school’s beautiful location boasts 26 acres of parkland overlooking the Bourne Valley, an environment within which children explore and enjoy all that childhood has to offer.

The sports’ facilities are excellent with large playing fields, netball courts, a sports hall and an outdoor swimming pool.