Director of Sport
Wetherby Pembridge
Olympia, London
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary in line with top independent schools in London.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2024
Job overview
Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of over 112 premium private schools spanning six continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 85,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
In over 25 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
By joining our award-winning team of over 12,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.
The School:
Wetherby Pembridge school is the latest demonstration of Inspired's commitment to providing the highest academic excellence, curriculum rigour, extensive premium extra-curricular facilities, and the very best support in accessing the top universities in the world.
This exceptional co-educational senior school will open in Kensington, London in September 2025 and will enable students to gain access to Inspired’s global best practices in teaching and learning, as well as global exchange and summer camp programmes, providing students with even more opportunities to transform and broaden their horizons.
The school will build on the academic success and heritage of our Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Pre-Prep and Prep Schools. Wetherby Pembridge will provide a premium, academic senior school pathway for pupils who are looking for an academically excellent, London co-educational senior school.
The school will feature state-of-the-art learning environments with future-ready classrooms and labs, a library with an eight-floor glass atrium, professional-standard theatre facilities, STEAM Maker Spaces using the latest AI and VR technology and a vibrant Creative Arts programme.
The Role:
We are delighted to welcome applications from outstanding, dynamic and suitably experienced individuals for the role of Director of Sport, to be in post ready for the school opening in September 2025. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate to work with the Founding Leadership Team to craft a truly world-class sport programme from the ground up. The successful candidate will have responsibility for all aspects of both curricular and co-curricular sport in the school, and will have considerable autonomy in developing an innovative, ambitious and comprehensive provision for this exciting new chapter in the Wetherby Pembridge journey.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Responsibility for all aspects of sports provision within the school
- Fostering a culture in which the philosophy of sport for all is an inherent part of the Wetherby Pembridge experience
- Line management of all Games and PE staff, including the interviewing, appointment and management of a range of external coaching staff as required
- Oversight of the Activities and Sixth Form Options programmes, and line management of the Teachers in Charge of those programmes
- Serving as the Head of Department for PE
- Teaching PE on the timetable
- Developing and leading a whole-school Games programme that is both inclusive and delivered to an extremely high standard
- Leading on the creation of a full programme of competitive inter-school fixtures
- Working with Housemasters, leading on the development of a broad and vibrant programme of inter-House sport
- Liaising with the Grounds and Facilities Teams to ensure that the Wetherby Pembridge sports facilities deliver outstanding quality of provision at all times
- Working with the Director of Performing Arts and the Deputy Head (Academic), engaging with stakeholders in the wider community to develop and maintain a robust partnerships programme
- Developing and maintaining proactive and constructive relationships with local, national and international sports clubs and other relevant organisations
- Assisting the Headmaster and the Deputy Head (Academic) with the shortlisting, interviewing and appointment of teaching staff as required
- Assisting the Admissions Team with the interviewing and assessment of Scholarship candidates
The ideal candidate will have:
- PGCE, QTS or equivalent with strong academic credentials, including a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university, and the right to work in the UK
- Significant experience of delivering outstanding Games and PE provision in a high-performing school environment
- Ideally, current experience as a Head or Director of Sport with a proven ability to implement and lead change at a strategic level
- Experience of competitive sport at a high level
- The ability to teach PE or Sports Science to A Level, or another academic subject offered at Wetherby Pembridge
- The resilience, drive, strength of character and sense of both humour and perspective to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and ambitious environment
In addition, all teachers at Wetherby Pembridge are expected to demonstrate:
- An understanding of and alignment with the Wetherby Pembridge Values and ethos
- Excellence as a classroom practitioner
- A depth of understanding in the relevant subject area
- Ability to judge learning effectiveness and adapt teaching appropriately, including the use of technology to assist with informing feedback and support
- Outstanding preparation and planning
- A forward-looking approach to the use of educational technology as a tool to enhance teaching and learning
- Genuine care and attention for the highest standards of student welfare, including through the Tutor system and assisting with the delivery of PSHE. All full-time teachers at Wetherby Pembridge are Tutors, responsible for a designated group of students within a House
- Experience in operating as part of a collaborative and collegial team
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work both collaboratively and independently
- A commitment to professional development
- Enthusiasm, energy and a positive and flexible approach
- Ability to engage and motivate young people
- Ability to manage own workload, to cope well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Interest in working with students inside and outside the classroom to support their learning and personal development
- Readiness to engage whole-heartedly in the co-curricular and wider life of the school; all full-time teachers at Wetherby Pembridge undertake at least two significant co-curricular responsibilities
- Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety
- Commitment to the safeguarding of students and child protection as well as equal opportunities
Safeguarding:
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
About Wetherby Pembridge
Welcome to Wetherby Pembridge School
Wetherby Pembridge builds on the renowned academic legacy of the Wetherby and Pembridge Hall schools to ensure students achieve their most ambitious future plans and gain access to the very best universities in the world.
As part of Inspired’s global education group, Wetherby Pembridge students benefit from shared best practices and meaningful global connectivity with 119 of the world’s best schools, educating 85,000 students across 6 continents. This unique combination of proven track records both locally and from all around the world is setting a refreshing new standard for education in the competitive heart of London, embracing the individuality of every student, and preparing the leaders of the future.
Wetherby Pembridge, like each school in the Inspired group, remains firmly anchored in its unique cultural context, delivering the most outstanding senior school learning in London to enable the very best university progression. Inspired schools share a commitment to the highest standards and consistently guide learners to success in the classroom, onstage and on the sports field. The Three Pillars of an Inspired Education – Academics, Performing and Creative Arts and Sport – are essential to Wetherby Pembridge’s vision and unlocking every student’s full potential.
Our innovative and future-ready senior school sets the standard for senior school education, combining modern, purpose-built settings and exceptional resources to promote academic, sporting and creative excellence. Located in the bustling heart of Olympia, Central London, our school affords access to exciting cultural experiences and opportunities at the recently redeveloped Olympia Events exhibition centre and unparalleled transport connectivity via Kensington (Olympia) station on our doorstep.
Lower School
Our Lower School at Wetherby Pembridge offers gold-standard holistic education for boys and girls in a premium, purpose-built setting with the best resources. We equip learners with outstanding academic skills and the deepest knowledge to ensure personal success at GCSE and A Level.
Our world-class Lower School programme delivers excellent outcomes by combining the best teaching with a tailored, rigorously academic core curriculum. Lessons are carefully planned to ensure every student makes exceptional progress, elevated by our modern, state-of-the-art learning facilities.
Throughout the Lower School, students are challenged, nurtured and inspired to expand their abilities through a broad, enriching co-curricular programme, that caters to all interests and is led by professionals across our three pillars of academics, sport and performing arts – and beyond. An extensive club offering provides students with additional avenues for development and promotes in-demand skills in areas such as coding and languages.
From their first day in the Lower School, learners are taught to dream big and work hard to achieve their highest ambitions. They emerge confident, resilient and independent, with a thirst for knowledge and the drive to unleash their full potential.
Middle School
The Middle School is an exciting and stimulating time for our students as they embark on the GCSE curriculum. Despite being academically rigorous, our GCSE programme is enjoyable and inspiring as students begin to take greater responsibility for their studies while striving to achieve their highest ambitions.
Our GCSE offer provides students with a pathway to exceptional academic achievement. Lessons are meticulously crafted and delivered by outstanding teachers to ensure the highest outcomes in the GCSE examinations and a smooth transition into Sixth Form.
An exemplary co-curricular programme inspires, challenges and encourages each learner to extend their abilities, develop valuable skills and cultivate their personal interests across exciting disciplines.
Our students complete their GCSEs with a strong sense of independence, resilience, confidence and self-understanding, fully prepared for their future studies and a lifetime of unlimited opportunities.
Sixth Form
Sixth Form is the pinnacle of our students’ educational journey. It is a time when, with expert guidance from our dedicated teaching staff, they explore personalised programmes that reflect their unique characters and guide them to achieve their highest aspirations, including admission into the leading universities worldwide.
Outstanding academic provision with tailored, individual support prepares students to excel in their chosen A-Level courses, set high standards, and unlock their full potential.
Learners develop their abilities outside the classroom by exploring a diverse and highly stimulating student enrichment programme, which cultivates excellence in a wide variety of exciting disciplines and provides the tools for future accomplishment.
Upon graduating from Wetherby Pembridge, students are well-equipped to thrive in any field they choose to pursue, having garnered the most in-demand skills, strong personal qualities and a mindset geared towards success.
A message from our Headmaster
Welcome to Wetherby Pembridge! Thank you for your interest in our unique school. Building on the rich heritage of Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Schools, Wetherby Pembridge brings the very best in academically selective, co-educational secondary day education to the heart of London. Opening its doors to the first cohort of pupils in September 2025, Wetherby Pembridge will offer a rigorously academic programme that nurtures independent, resilient, adaptable students and ensures they are ideally prepared for entry to the world’s leading universities. Housed in brand-new, purpose build accommodation in Olympia, the school combines outstanding academic provision in inspiring, state-of-the-art teaching spaces, with first-rate pastoral care and an extensive co-curricular programme that benefits from world-class facilities.
People and community - staff, students, parents, alumni - are at the very heart of what makes Wetherby Pembridge truly special. Taking our values of Kindness, Respect, Resilience and Ambition as the lens through which we view every decision, every interaction, every choice, we build a culture in which our values as a community are truly embedded, and which provides our students with a clear and consistent framework for their future lives. Alongside our rigorous and demanding academic programme, we place a strong emphasis on developing the skills, character, adaptability and sense of service that will equip our students to be the leaders and changemakers of the future, people who will be a positive influence on the communities and organisations of which they will be a part.
Working at Wetherby Pembridge is a rare opportunity to be part of something truly special; to play a pivotal role in building a community, establishing a culture and embedding values from the outset. Teachers at Wetherby Pembridge are not just experts in their field, they are passionate about their subject and excited about the opportunity to play a part in crafting and delivering a genuinely world-class academic programme. Moreover, teachers at Wetherby Pembridge believe that schools should be places of joy. They believe in nurturing and challenging students every day to be the best and most authentic versions of themselves, and are committed to the fundamental importance of pastoral care and a robust co-curriculum to developing character and resilience in our students.
Nick Page
Further details on our school can be found on our website: Wetherby Pembridge
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