Teacher of PE
Barking Abbey School
Barking and Dagenham
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- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter or September start
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2025
Job overview
Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?
Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people?
Why not apply to join us?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barking Abbey School for a Teacher of PE to work in this highly successful
department. Applicants should be dedicated and inspiring teachers of PE and preferably have experience of
teaching A Level PE and/or KS5 Vocational Sport courses. We offer a comprehensive extra-curricular programme,
in which we would expect the successful candidate to take a full and active role.
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking
and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional
environment.
The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline
station.
Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the
community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or
history please apply.
In return we offer:
• A supportive and encouraging staff team
• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school
• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management
• A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems
We are proud that Ofsted recently judged the school to be Outstanding in all areas. The report states; “This
is a large and diverse school where difference is valued. Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are supportive
and respectful of each other. Pupils’ conduct is exemplary, both inside lessons and around the school.
Leaders have established simple and clear rules that everyone understands. Pupils are focused, engaged and
participate well in lessons. Staff feel that their workload and well-being has been carefully considered by
leaders. They appreciate their open-door policy”. (Ofsted, February 2024)
Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:
https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/
To find out more about how teachers can secure rented accommodation at a discounted rate of 20% please
contact: info@bdsip.co.uk
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Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities
Employer.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process,
including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful
candidates as part of our due diligence checks.
Attached documents
About Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.
Headteacher
Tony Roe
Values and vision
Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.
Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.
Recruitment process
We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below
- Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
- Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
- Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
- Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
- All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated to ensure consistency.
- All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
- Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.
Ofsted report
A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.
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