Westminster School is looking for an innovative, inspirational and experienced PE teacher to play a leading role as Deputy Director of Sport.
The role
The Deputy Director of Sport will support the strategic leadership and operational management of the School’s extensive sports programme. All pupils at Westminster participate in a wide variety of sporting activities (known as “Station”) and the Deputy Director of Sport will be responsible for planning and encouraging wider participation in Station across the School. They will assist with the staffing and management of the Station programme and help to organise pupil Station choices.
The successful candidate will also assist the Director of Sport in maintaining the positive profile of sport at the School, as well as support the School's transition to becoming fully co-educational. They will help to promote and develop sport for girls as well as boys, with a particular focus on ensuring the quality of girls' sport on offer.
In addition to their leadership responsibilities, the Deputy Director of Sport will deliver high quality PE lessons and sports sessions, as well as coach teams in one or more sports with a specialism in at least one of the following sports: Football, Netball, Hockey, Cricket and/or Tennis.
About you
The successful candidate will be an experienced sportsperson with significant experience teaching PE to girls in co-educational and/or single sex environments. Previous leadership experience will also be essential.
The ability to teach an academic subject would be advantageous and candidates should be prepared to contribute to the RSHE and Wellbeing, Options, Cultural Perspectives programmes.
They will also need exceptional communication, organisational, logistical and leadership skills to ensure the smooth coordination and delivery of a high-quality sports education for all pupils.
This is an ideal position for someone looking to become a Director of Sport in the future who is ready to develop their skills in leadership and management through this role.
Sport at Westminster School
There are a wide variety of sporting activities (Station) available to students at Westminster School, including our principal sports: Football, Cricket and Rowing (known as “Water”). The competitive Stations at Westminster have full fixture lists of matches against other schools. In these sports, gifted individuals can participate at local, regional or national levels, and almost all of these Stations benefit from the involvement of professional coaches.
The School is extremely fortunate given its location in central London, to possess a great deal of outdoor and indoor space for sport. Our playing fields at Vincent Square house three main Football pitches plus a training pitch and grids, 2 Cricket squares and 7 astroturf nets, and court areas large enough to provide 5 Tennis courts and 2 Netball courts. Also, we have a large and well-equipped Sports Centre that offers over 6,000m² of indoor space.
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The deadline for applications is 09:00am on Thursday 6th March 2025.
Interviews will take place w/c 10th March 2025.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).