Director of Physical Education – Southwark

Director of Physical Education – Southwark

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Director of Physical Education Southwark

SCHOOL DETAILS Director of Physical Education

- Graded Good with Outstanding features’ in most recent Ofsted
- MAT School
- Exceptionally high quality leadership and management at all levels
- High standards of academic excellence
- Excellent quality of teaching throughout the school
- Exemplary behaviour across the school
- Extensive and wide ranging extracurricular program
- Strong pastoral system in place
- Bespoke and regular CPD opportunities to support career progression
- Supportive parental partnerships and community links
- Located in London Borough of Southwark
- Good transport links access by Jubilee and Northern lines and also rail







As a Good with outstanding features’ Secondary School, we are looking to appoint an experienced Physical Education Teacher, as the Director of Physical Education.

Our school’s mission is to ensure that every single child and young person in our care is successful at school so that they can flourish and be successful in their lives.

Our scale of expertise and leadership gives us the capacity to achieve great things.

Our school is a wonderful place to learn where pupils develop their academic scholarship alongside their character, in a world class setting.

We have the highest aspirations for each young person we work with and strive to help them to fulfil their potential.

The core purpose of this post is to lead the PE department and management of the PE facilities. It is expected that the successful candidate will consistently plan and deliver outstanding lessons within the department and contribute to the development of the PE department.







There is an expectation that the PE department will make a significant contribution to the enrichment programme including a range of clubs and fixtures.

The Head of Physical Education will lead an innovative and forward looking department taking responsibility for line managing and coaching members of the department.

The Director of Physical Education will share responsibility for courses, qualifications, assessments and schemes of work within the department.

Having subject and curriculum knowledge so that the department has up-to-date schemes of learning and resources will be invaluable to the leadership of the team.

As a Director of Physical Education, you will be joining a team of teachers who lead with professionalism and scholarship and who are experts in their field.

Students and staff alike have the highest ambition and a deep hunger to learn. Students are creative,





excited by challenge and have an open-minded approach to learning.

We are looking for a passionate, ambitious and talented Director of Physical Education to join our team!

If this sounds like the perfect Director of Physical Education role for you, please read below to find out more information!

Director of Physical Education

- Director of Physical Education
- Strategic oversight of KS3 & 4, and planning as the school grows for KS5
- Delivering outstanding Physical Education lessons
- Leading a Department to raise attainment
- Contribute to teaching, learning and assessment within the faculty
- Full time and permanent position employed by the school
- Inner London pay scale MPS / UPS + TLR 2B (£5632)
- Must hold UK QTS
- Ambitious and driven personality
- Pro active approach






- Good understanding of the Physical Education curriculum
- Confident communicating with families and students about the curriculum and delivery of Physical Education
- Graded good’ or outstanding’ in recent lesson observations
- Experience of leading a team or managing members of staff ideal
- Previous responsibility an advantage pastoral or curriculum focused

If you are interested in this Director of Physical Education opportunity , interviews can be arranged ASAP!

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.

Apply for this Director of Physical Education opportunity by sending your CV to Clarus Education. You will be contacted by your personal consultant (if shortlisted)!

▶️ Director of Physical Education – Southwark
🖊️ Clarus Education
📍 London Borough of Southwark