Head of Department (Physical Education) - Start Date August 2025

Head of Department (Physical Education)

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https://careers.nordangliaeducation.com/job-invite/4536/

British International School of Houston

This is an exciting time to join our community in Katy, Texas located just outside the Houston metro area. We have a state of the art facility, that is one of the world's pedagogically advanced campuses. We are a successful, growing school with a highly committed and motivated team of teaching professionals at our heart. Our close knit and supportive team is proud of our school and community, educating around 1,000 young people from 67 nationalities each year. The National Curriculum for England, IGCSE and IB Diploma are taught from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 13 (Academy Year). Each year a high proportion of our students accepted into top universities around the world.

To lead the Physical Education Department across the whole school, ensuring a high-quality curriculum offer for 3 to18 year olds. To collaborate with colleagues on the development of a contemporary, international PE curriculum which ensures great outcomes for all, supported by technology and strong teaching practice. To lead a vibrant, supportive department that inspires students to foster a love of the subject and becomes a model of good practice within the collaborative culture of the school. 

Leadership

As a Leader you will:

• Lead a modern, international department who create a culture of high-quality learning and teaching of PE
• Have a vision and experience of curriculum development and model practice of PE learning for 3-18 year olds. 
• Set high expectations for the PE department, including Health and Safety policy and practice 
• Promote excellence, equality, collaboration and high expectations for students
• Represent the school’s values in every interaction with students, parents and colleagues
• Actively and enthusiastically contribute beyond the classroom in the wider context of the school community
• Act as an advocate for the school in the wider community
• Be an active member of the BIS Houston Leaders of Learning team

Learning and Teaching

As Head of PE, you will support your team by:

• Setting high expectations for all students; inspiring, motivating and challenging them to achieve excellent progress and ambitious outcomes.
• Having a well-developed, extensive knowledge of subject specialism and related pedagogy (including using Technology for Learning).
• Having experience/knowledge of teaching iGCSE and International Bachelorette (IB)
• Having experience/knowledge of the developmental stages from Early Years through to High school and how to create the best PE offering to match these age groups
• Understanding, evaluating and tracking progress at all ages and how to feed this back to students and families
• Creating a culture of learning which ensures an environment of respect and collaboration. 
• Leading by example both in the classroom and around the campus.

Key Elements of the Head of Department Role

As Head of PE, you will:

• Develop a curriculum that is aligned to the school’s curriculum and that engages students, based on best practice and that reflects our international community
• Lead professional development for your department that aligns with your department development plan
• Present progress data to SLT about the performance of key groups across the curriculum, including iGCSE and IB outcomes
• Develop resources that meet the needs of the curriculum and enable high quality PE teaching
• Develop interactive and contemporary learning spaces, which support students from Early Years through to High School
• Line manages your team to ensure they are professionally developed, challenged and inspired to create the best offering possible to the students in their care
• Implement high quality communication, behaviour management and timetabling systems which enable the department to function to a high standard
• Ensure the learn to swim programme for Early Years and Primary is of the highest standard
• Liaise with the Athletics Director to support competitive sports

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Teaching Qualification PGCE/QTS etc.
• Minimum 2 years leadership experience in a school.
• Experience of teaching Early Years, Primary and Secondary PE. 
• Strong proficiency with technology.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.

Benefits

• Health Insurance 
• Vision Insurance 
• Dental Insurance 
• 401(k) 
• Paid time off 
• Life Insurance 

Selection Process

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years. We welcome applications from suitable people from all diverse backgrounds. Please note, we reserve the right to make an appointment sooner with the right candidate and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.