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Director of Learning – Physical Education

Director of Learning – Physical Education

Waverley School

Birmingham

  • Expired
Salary:
L6 - L10 (£50,122-£55,360)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2024 or Sooner
Apply by:
4 September 2023

Job overview

WAVERLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUST

 

Waverley School

Yardley Green Road

Bordesley Green

Birmingham

B9 5QA

 

Director of Learning – Physical Education

 

L6 - L10 (£50,122-£55,360)

 

Start Date: 1 January 2024 (an earlier start date can be considered)

 

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 students on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for students aged 4-19. It also has a Resource Base for students with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 students including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.                       

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

 “Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

We are now looking to appoint a new Director of Learning for PE. Our PE department has a blend of experienced and recently qualified teachers and we are looking for a new leader to come in and steer the direction of our sports provision across KS3, KS4 and KS5.

We believe that this role will appeal to ambitious, talented teachers and leaders who can bring inspirational leadership to our Middle Leadership Team and contribute towards the school improvement process.

We are looking for someone who will:

·              Promote and deliver excellent standards of teaching and learning.

·              Is a strategic thinker and will lead to department from good to great.

·           Foster positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the local community.

 

It is a very exciting time to join Waverley School and applications are invited from those who are committed to wanting the best for children and are ambitious to develop their careers as teachers and leaders.

You will need to provide evidence of an outstanding 'track record' to date and clearly demonstrate how you meet the demands of the job description. You will need to be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people, with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and students.

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

 

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

 

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students. 


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About Waverley School

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  • Waverley School
  • 311 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham
  • West Midlands
  • B9 5QA
  • United Kingdom
+44 121 566 6600

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Waverley School is a co-educational, all-through school located in Birmingham, West Midlands. It has around 1800 pupils across its primary, secondary and sixth-form departments. The school is part of the Waverley Education Foundation, a multi-academy trust that also operates the local Waverley Studio College.

Waverley School became an all-through school in 2012 and moved to a new site in 2013. It is proud of its diverse student intake.


Values and vision

Waverley School values learning through diversity. Tolerance and acceptance play a huge part in its ethos, with students encouraged to show respect for other faiths and belief systems. The social development of pupils is considered to be of paramount importance to best prepare them for adulthood.

Ofsted report

"Senior leadership is, once again, stable.  It is increasingly effective.  As a result, the quality of teaching has recovered and pupils' outcomes are good and improving further."

"Teaching is effective.  It is particularly strong in the early years, primary phase and sixth form."

"Children get off to an exceptional start in early years.  They settle very well into school life and make strong progress due to the effective teaching in this well-led provision."

The sixth form is effective.  Almost all students achieve the qualifications they need to go on to their chosen higher education courses."

There is strict accountability between governors, trustees and the executive headteacher."

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