PE Teacher (Boys)
Oldbury Academy
Sandwell
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2024
Job overview
Start Date: January 2025
Salary: MPS/UPS
Contract: Full Time - Permanent
We welcome applications from ECTs
About Us
Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be ‘GOOD’ in all categories. Ofsted concluded that “pupils at this school receive a good education” and “it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements”.
Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school.
The Role
We seek to appoint a professional, enthusiastic and engaging Teacher of Boys PE, who will make a substantial contribution to the further development of this ‘GOOD’ school. You will have the qualities to motivate and inspire our students, strong classroom management skills, be a team player and have the ability to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.
Early Career Teachers are most welcome to apply for this role.
Our ideal candidate will:
· Join an established and successful PE Department.
· Deliver high quality teaching and learning routines to all year groups.
· Deliver BTEC Tech Award 2022 to KS4 pupils.
· Mark student work in accordance with the faculty marking policy.
· Have the highest expectation of student performance at an individual level.
· Demonstrate high standards of planning, organisation and administration.
· Contribute to the continual development of our PE Curriculum, engaging in professional development.
· Contribute to the extra-curricular programme.
What we can offer you:
· A supportive and experienced Faculty with a strong team ethos.
· Good facilities to deliver lessons in.
· Use of the school gym outside of school hours.
· A carefully considered marking policy with well-being in mind.
· A fully resourced department.
· Teaching in groups set by ability.
· A bespoke KS3 curriculum, informed by the National Curriculum.
Additional Info
Please see the supporting document 'Applicant Information Pack' for more information regarding this position.
For an informal discussion please contact Miss Sally Boden (Head of Faculty) sally.boden@oldburyacademy.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: 12.00pm on Monday 18th November 2024
INTERVIEW DATE: TBC
To apply for this post, please complete the application form and return to Miss Adele Wilden, either by post to Oldbury Academy, Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE or by email to applications@oldburyacademy.org.uk
Stour Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Attached documents
About Oldbury Academy
Thank you for your interest in our school.
As Headteacher, I am dedicated to building opportunities for students to achieve the highest academic standards, ensuring that they are regarded as individuals in their own right and that their unique personality, talents and interests are nurtured and developed in full.
Education at Oldbury Academy is about developing the whole child and providing opportunities for them to flourish within and beyond the classroom. Instilling the values of respect, courtesy, tolerance and cooperation are an important part of our role as educators as we prepare our students for their path into higher education and the world of work.
Our mission is, through a balanced curriculum and within an ethos of tolerance, equality of opportunity and morality, to develop the talents of all students so that they may enter an ever changing world with appropriate skills, attitudes and standards.
Our vision ‘CARE’ underpins everything we do at Oldbury Academy
Celebrate together
•Rewarding those who consistently ‘get it right’ in all aspects of school life
•Every person being active in their contribution to our community
•Working together to shape a brighter future
Achievement for all
•Creating bright futures regardless of background and abilities
•Shaping exceptional citizens, well equipped for the wider world
•Supporting young people by offering a wide range of valuable, educational pathways
Respect each other
•A culture of tolerance, diversity, understanding and equality
•An environment where everyone feels safe, secure and included
•All members of our community being independent and making positive, well informed choices
Expectations to succeed
•High levels of challenge, expectation and accountability
•Developing a culture of success, positivity and happiness
•Aspirational ‘thinking and doing’ to reach and exceed your own goals
We apply the same standards to our staff and place a high value on professional development, regarding it as a key part of our approach to school improvement. All staff are entitled to training and development to make sure that they can fulfil their responsibilities confidently and competently. We recognise that staff engaging in additional training opportunities can have enrichment benefits for our school and each application for time and/ or funding is looked at individually.
A key aspect of our school ethos is the importance of saying thank you. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they thank and acknowledge people for their work. We are first and foremost a team and as such must recognise the value that each one of us brings to the others.
Thaks again for you interest in our school.
Barry Morley
Headteacher
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