We are looking to appoint a highly qualified, experienced and dynamic Performance Coach who will work within one of the most innovative Football programmes in the country to help make Repton the premier Independent School destination for young footballers, both girls and boys.
The post will primarily focus on delivering a high-performance coaching programme to pupils at Repton School aged 13-18, specifically with an emphasis on our girls’ programme, but will also involve a commitment to developing players at the Prep School, aged 7-13 and in the community.
The individual will bring innovative coaching techniques and an ability to facilitate a programme of football education that can upskill school players to the highest level they can, including towards professional club standard.
Working as part of a coaching team, you will be highly motivated and enthusiastic to ensure the pupils on our school pathways experience a programme of excellence at the highest level of youth football in the UK. Whilst the focus of this role will be more on the girls’ side of the programme, the successful candidate will have the chance to work across the co-educational environment, but they will be influential in shaping a girls’ programme that provides a positive experience and the highest level of football education.
We are looking for a rounded coach. Someone who understands how to coach on the grass, in the hall, in the classroom, on a 1 to 1 basis, and with language, behaviour and analysis. They will also require an understanding of the wide variety of tools available to a coach and an approach that utilises the most effective tool for the specific situation.
Reporting to our Technical Director of Football, Luke Webb, you will be required daily to extend your knowledge and skills and will be offered regular CPD.
Repton School aims to have the number one football educational programme in the UK and as such is looking for staff who can deliver a level of football education that is reflective of this aim.
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Your application should be accompanied by a covering letter and include the names of two professional referees. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 22nd April at noon.
Applicants will be contacted for interview if they have been successful in the short-list process. Interviews will take place immediately after the closing date, or earlier if we feel it is appropriate.
About Repton School
Repton is the ancient capital of Mercia, and the School, founded in 1557 from a bequest from Sir John Port of Etwall, was established on the site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey and latterly a 12th century Augustinian priory and the School today incorporates many of the original buildings from the estate.
The School has over one thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it large enough to achieve excellence in and out of the classroom, yet small enough for individuals to grow and succeed. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school.
At Repton Senior, each pupil, whether day or boarding, is a member of a House. Academic standards are high and creative activities, including music, art, drama and design, flourish. The School has a national profile in sport, in particular in football, hockey, cricket and swimming. Our pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom and they develop the skills, qualities and values that will lead to a successful life.
Repton was one of the first British schools to set up overseas schools with the establishment of Repton School Dubai in 2007, and the development of a community of international schools is key to Repton’s future vision. Currently, Repton has schools in Dubai (2), Abu Dhabi (2), China, and Egypt, with plans to open a further four more over the next few years. Repton also includes five schools in the UK (Repton, Repton Prep, St Wystan’s, Vinehall and Marlborough House) with the ambition to grow its UK family of schools.