Head of PE

The Duke of York's Royal Military School seeks a dynamic leader to enhance our PE curriculum, inspire staff, ensure student progression, and foster external partnerships. The Head of PE will lead the curriculum for KS3-5, inspiring staff, ensuring student progression, maintaining facilities, and managing resources while enhancing co-curricular programs.

In addition, the successful candidate will be required to play an active role in boarding School life, including: tutoring; clubs and activities during the day; boarding duties in the evenings and at weekends. In return, a DOYRMS allowance of £6,337 per annum will be payable.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To plan, deliver and assess engaging and challenging PE and Games curriculum to KS3, 4 and 5.

• Successful leadership of the PE Faculty; inspiring and empowering the team.

• Ensure the vision for the subject areas is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon - promoting collaboration between teachers.

• To ensure complete curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in PE and Games - for all students, including those with high ability and those with additional needs.

• To analyse behaviour and assessment data to plan, designing and evaluating interventions that support students’ progress. Communicate effectively with parents in regard to students’ achievements and well-being.

• To evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of subject curriculums, through regular observation activities, in addition to the annual performance management of reviewees.

• Contribute to the professional development of colleagues through coaching and mentoring, demonstrating effective practice, and providing support and feedback.

• Ensure effective induction for new staff and career development for all, including those at the start of the profession.

• Collaborate with Heads of Department and other professional communities, to exploit wider curriculum application opportunities, including participation in ALG.

• To provide continuity of learning should students or staff be absent from School.

• Work closely with the Director of Sport, in the development of co-curricular sporting activity; ensuring the provision of appropriate sports programmes aimed at engaging all pupils in games sessions and other recreational sports activities, that promote competition and wellbeing

Further Information

For additional details, please refer to the School's website (www.doyrms.com/staff-vacancies), where a comprehensive candidate pack and full job description are available. 

Application Process

The deadline for the receipt of applications is 12:00 on Sunday 6 October 2024. An application form can be downloaded from the School website: www.doyrms.com/staff-vacancies.

In order to apply, candidates should complete their application form and supporting statement and email it to Recruitment@doyrms.com together with a covering letter explaining their reasons for applying and their suitability for the role.

Interviews

Interviews will take place at The Duke of York’s Royal Military School and shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange a suitable date and time.