Director of Learning - PE (TLR 2c - £7,847pa)

Wildern Secondary School is a large secondary school in Hedge End, Southampton. We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and creative Director of Learning - PE to join our PE Department. We are part of RAISE Education Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.

The successful candidate would be given excellent career development opportunities. For interested candidates who would like to work in a great school with a strong positive and supportive culture and work with a fantastic curriculum team with excellent GCSE results we would love to hear from you. 

Wildern School is recognised as a ‘Good’ school across all four areas in our recent Ofsted 2024 inspection. Please see the following quotes from our report.

• "Pupils are prepared well for life beyond school.”
• "They achieve well across a range of academic and vocational subjects.”
• "The school sets high expectations for pupils’ academic learning. This is mirrored by an emphasis on developing character and resilience.”
• "The school provides a broad range of experiences to enhance pupils’ learning.”
• “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit strongly from the opportunities the school provides.”

Benefits of working within our PE Department include:

• The PE department consists of 9 specialist PE teachers and 2 specialist dance teachers who all contribute to a very successful and thriving PE & Sports department. 
• We are also incredibly well supported by our leisure Centre team who assist with the running and organisation of our leisure Centre complex. 
• We have fantastic facilities in the Wildern PE Department which consists of a Sports hall, Multi-Use Fitness Hall, Fitness Suite, on-site Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Astro, MUGA, Courts and extensive playing fields. 
• We have an exceptional engagement rate across KS3 & KS4 in terms of core PE with the vast majority of our students excelling, enjoying and engaging with our PE program. 
• We are an extremely over-subscribed subject for examination PE whereby we offer two different qualifications with Edexcel GCSE PE & OCR Nationals Sports Studies. 
• Our examination results for 2022/23 placed us as one of the top performing departments nationally with almost 60% of our GCSE cohort attaining a Grade 7-9.  
• We currently have 379 students studying one of our examination PE courses across Y9-Y11 which shows the popularity of our subject and the enthusiasm and passion we instill within our students during Y7 & Y8.  
• Students currently receive 5 hours of core PE in Y7, 4 hours in Y8 and 2 hours in Y9-Y11. 
• Within Key Stage we deliver an innovation concept curriculum which aims to develop skills and attributes that can be applied to a full breadth of sporting disciplines and activities. Our aim is to instill that love of PE & Sport from a young age and ensure every student is able to find their niche that they can pursue beyond their time at Wildern School. 
• Our extra-curricular program is extensive where we have, on average, over 20 clubs running weekly which cover a vast array of different sporting pursuits students can engage with beyond the school day. 

For more information on PE within our school please visit our website:

https://www.wildern.org/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/pe-and-sport-provision/  

Benefits of working for our trust include:

•  Helping to shape the futures of children in our community
• Welcoming, Supportive, Friendly and sociable colleagues
• An Amazing Competitive salary
• Excellent Continuing Professional Development with high quality CPD program
• Many opportunities for career progression
• Free large on-site car park
• Good transport links
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Enrolment in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• An amazing rate for staff membership at our modern on-site Leisure Centre

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Friday 18th October 2024.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.