Deputy Head of Sport & Health Girls - Brent - Permanent

Deputy Head of Sport & Health Girls

Brent

Permanent

£38,766 - £60,092

February start date

The Role  

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and ambitious Deputy Head of Sport & Health (Girls) to join our well-resourced department. This is an exciting opportunity for an existing or aspiring middle leader who is passionate about ensuring all students have access to outstanding teaching and learning across all key stages. We are a dynamic, friendly, and open minded team constantly striving for excellence.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher of PE who is ambitious and wants to further their career. You will have high expectations of your students and have an innovative approach to curriculum ideas, supporting staff development and promoting positive healthy lifestyles across the school.

Do you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic and well-resourced team? Then we would like to hear from you.

The Benefits 

• Continuing Professional Development 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cashback Health Benefits
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Pension Scheme

Teaching and operational/strategic planning

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work, to students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere
• Assess, record and report on the attendance, learning needs, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required, making accurate and productive use of assessment
• Provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
• Ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and school subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students
• Undertake a designated programme of teaching
• Ensure a high quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards
• Prepare and update subject materials
• Use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus
• Maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework
• Undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Teacher Status within the relevant subject area.
• Experience of teaching all or most of the age range served by the School (11 – 18).
• Well qualified in the appropriate subject area and/or participation in relevant in-service courses and/or further professional study

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
• A good understanding of how children learn
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
• Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
• Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning

If you are the person we have been looking for, then apply today. Shortlisted Teachers will be contacted within 24 hours.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.

The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

To apply for this opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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