Head of PE

Salford City Academy has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Head of Physical Education. We wish to appoint a truly outstanding individual to lead the department. The right candidate must demonstrate the ability to lead subject improvement and the resilience to deal with the challenges of the role.

We are looking for a curriculum leader who can support us in the next stage of our journey to consistently promote a culture of excellence and strong KS4 outcomes in PE and Sport. Salford City Academy is an exciting place to work; our students are high-achieving and ambitious, our staff are committed and very well qualified and a share an ambition that all of the students we serve deserve an excellent education.

We are looking for an excellent subject leader who will be responsible for the leadership of the PE department. You will lead a team compromising two other teachers of PE. To be successful, you will lead the PE department with confidence and conviction and will be passionate about the power of education to transform lives.

You will demonstrate impeccable professionalism, unwavering determination, and relentless optimism. Able to lead by example and be a source of inspiration, you will support and guide colleagues whilst demonstrating a love of your subject to cultivate a similar passion in students. Furthermore, you will have the highest expectations of every student in terms of achievement and conduct.

There is no better time to join our academy. We continue to improve year on year, our academy is oversubscribed, enabling us to expand our team significantly and invest heavily in the school building and site. This includes our state of the art multi-million pound on-site gym facility. Please read further information below and watch our ‘Why join us’ video to find out more!

Why choose us?

High achieving school – verified by Ofsted and through our GCSE results.

Salford City Academy is highly ambitious and very successful 11- 16 academy which is part of the United Learning Multi- academy Trust. In February 2022 Ofsted judged the academy to continue to be a good school citing ‘Pupils at Salford City Academy said that they enjoy coming to school to learn. They feel happy and safe at school.’ Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They are polite, courteous and well-mannered. Leaders do not tolerate any derogatory behaviour. Pupils respect each other’s differences.’

Academic results at the academy have improves significantly from 2019. We were delighted to celebrate well above average results in 2022 and this summer we continued to achieve within the top three schools in Salford. Results in Maths and Science place us in the top 20% of all schools in the country.

State of the art facilities

The academy enjoys state of the art facilities and has a committed, high quality teaching team which is focussed on engaging and motivating all students. We have invested significantly Into the building over the past five years and investment won’t stop into the future. We have a state-of-the-art gymnasium, free for all staff, brand new dining and catering facilities, vast outside space with a new 3G pitch, newly built music and drama rooms. Our digital strategy ensures students and staff have access to the latest digital and electronic resources, with staff having a personal surface pro laptop.

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‘We are excited to invite you to Salford City Academy’s Recruitment Event on Monday 14th October from 2pm to 4pm!

If you are interested in any of our current vacancies, the event will provide you with an opportunity to visit our school, meet staff and students, and ask any questions you may have before the closing date. To apply for any of the vacancies

please visit www.salfordcity-academy.org/vacancies

🏅 Top Ranked: One of the top two secondary schools in Salford

📊 Academic Excellence: Top 30% in GCSE Maths and Science

🌟 Rated GOOD: "Pupils demonstrate consistently positive attitudes towards learning in a calm environment." - OFSTED 2022

      Outstanding teacher induction and professional development

      Aspirational, respectful, and eager-to-learn students in a disruption-free environment.

Disruption free learning

We believe passionately that students should learn in a disruption free environment. Our expectations of behaviour are very high, and we believe that all of our students are capable of meeting them. We accept no excuses for disruption to learning or poor behaviour. We have a very clear and well-structured behaviour system which supports this.

Excellent continuous professional development and collaboration

Salford City Academy is committed to professional development; all staff are expected to actively participate in a programme of continuing professional development (CPD). We work collaboratively, share good practice, and have a Trust-wide approach to development. We need to make sure that we have the right people in the right place, doing the job that is needed to build excellent provision for our children and young people. Staff are supported professionally to ensure they can do that and are valued and recognised for their work. We have an extensive professional development programme within the academy, where staff are involved in reflective practice, coaching, weekly deliberate practice and CPD focused on academy, subject and individual priorities.

United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resources, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. Our approaches within the academy support this so that our main focus can be on planning and delivering high quality teaching and learning. For example, all behaviour and detentions are managed centrally by the Inclusion Team. This allows teachers the time and capacity to deliver high quality lessons and supports their workload and well-being

Staff will form a dynamic team who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to instilling the qualities of Responsibility, Excellence, Aspiration, Commitment and Teamwork in the next generation of children, preparing them for successful, fulfilling, and enjoyable adult lives.

We also offer a wide range of other employee benefits to all of our staff in return for their commitment to our schools, and to help contribute towards improving their overall well-being.

Closing Date: 25th October 2024