Teacher of Outdoor Education, Uniformed Services, Sport & Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

Responsible to Director of Sport

Hours of work

Full-time, term time 34 weeks, and occasional days for training/inset outside of

the 34 weeks and open days. One evening duty per week during term-time and

working weekends as required for Duke of Edinburgh.

Overview of the role

The post holder will be able to deliver a balanced, relevant and differentiated

curriculum to pupils; to support subject initiatives; to monitor, assess and report

upon pupil progress, and to contribute to raising subject standards within the

department and the school.

Main Duties

Curriculum delivery

• KS3 Outdoor Education.
• KS5 Level 3 courses.
• Deliver Uniformed Services curriculum.
• Coaching and delivering sports program.
• Sports climbing program.
• To ensure individual needs are met through appropriate use of differentiation.
• To set regular homework in accordance with school policy.
• To set work for classes in the event of absence from school.
• To maintain an attractive and stimulating classroom environment.

Assessing and reporting

• To regularly mark pupils’ classwork and homework in line with the school marking policy.
• To set and mark class tests as required
• To keep full records of attendance and achievement / progress of all pupils taught including formative and summative assessment.
• To provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to the attainment, progress, development and learning of individual pupils and of groups of pupils.
• To use group and individual data to track progress and focus intervention in order to optimise outcomes.
• To participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations.

Duke of Edinburgh

• To lead and manage the Duke of Edinburgh programme at Bronze, Silver and Gold Level.
• To plan and attend expeditions.
• To enrol pupils, complete programme planner and upload evidence.
• To complete risk assessments and Trips & Visit paperwork and ensure adequate staffing cover.
• To attend meetings and annual reviews.
• To complete licence renewals.
• To allocate, maintain and check equipment and manage stores.
• To keep up to date with Duke of Edinburgh developments and regulations and implement changes as appropriate.

Liaison

• To build and maintain positive relationships with parents and to communicate with them on pupils’ learning and progress.
• To attend parents consultation evenings and other meetings with parents as required and to provide parents with information about pupil performance.
• To liaise with non-teaching staff where appropriate.
• To liaise with external providers where appropriate.

Departmental

• To build and maintain cooperative relationships with colleagues.
• To contribute towards creating and updating departmental schemes of work, preparing and developing courses of study and sharing resources with other colleagues.
• To attend departmental meetings and share in the general responsibilities of administering the department.
• To manage budgets for the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.

Publicity

• To contribute to the promotion of Outdoor Education, Uniformed Services, Sport and Duke of Edinburgh by assisting with the production of special events/activities for pupils, parents or both. Contribute to the display of subject work in the department and wider school.

Health and Safety

To safeguard the health and safety of pupils and colleagues whether on the school premises or engaged in school activities elsewhere. To carry out any necessary risk assessments in line with the school’s health and safety policy.

Other Responsibilities

Any other duties negotiated with the Headmaster, Director of Sport, Deputy Head (Academic).

Additional Responsibilities

To carry out a share of supervisory duties in accordance with published schedules.

For further information and to apply, please visit https://www.bredonschool.org/about-us/job-vacancies/