Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
17 February 2025
Job overview
QM is recruiting a Director of Sport to lead and manage the development and delivery of Sport and PE throughout the school from either April or August 2025 (depending on the successful candidate’s availability). The successful candidate will be required to outline and implement a vision for the culture and purpose of sport throughout the school and how that will manifest itself within a girls’ full boarding and day school.
QM has a rich tradition of sport and endeavours to cater for high-performance athletes and those who enjoy competitive sports, as well as valuing and providing a sports programme which encourages all girls to engage in an active lifestyle and instils a love of sports for life. That blend of enthusiasm, high performance and provision for all will be central to the Director of Sport’s vision for sports at QM.
The Director of Sport will be responsible for leading and managing the development and delivery of Sport and PE throughout the school. The successful candidate will be required to outline and implement a vision for the culture and purpose of sport throughout the school and how that will manifest itself within a girls’ full boarding and day school.
Summary
* The Director of Sport position is key in providing the leadership, vision, energy, drive and commitment needed to enable sports to continue to thrive at QM.
* The Director of Sport is responsible for leading and managing the development and delivery of Sport and PE throughout the school. They should be able to outline and implement a vision for the culture and purpose of sport throughout the school.
* The Director of Sport will be capable of carrying a teaching load expected of Heads of Department, balanced with a strong commitment to sporting enrichment activities, including fixtures.
* The Director of Sport will report directly to the Senior Deputy Head/Head and also work closely with other members of SLT. They will also be expected to liaise closely with the Commercial Lets Manager and Director of Finance and Operations in order to maximise usage of the school’s facilities.
* They are responsible for all areas of school sport (curriculum PE, games, coaching and fixtures), the overall effectiveness of the sports programme, and ensuring a clear strategy for the future development and continued success of sport at QM.
* This is a full-time position including Saturdays.
Start Date: April or August 2025
All applicants must complete the school’s official application form. A full job description is available via this link to our website:
https://queenmargarets.com/careers.
Completed application forms should be returned to:
recruitment@queenmargarets.com.
About Queen Margaret's School
* Queen Margaret's School
* Escrick Park, York
* North Yorkshire
* YO19 6EU
* United Kingdom
+44 1904 727600
Queen Margaret’s is an independent school for independent girls. We encourage every girl to confidently pursue her interests; girls at QM are recognised for their willingness to try everything that life has to offer them.
Set in a stunning rural setting of 70 acres of parkland, Queen Margaret's enjoys close ties to York which is only six miles away as well as London, less than a two-hour train ride away. As the only all-girls full boarding school in the North of England, 75% of girls are full boarders while day boarders have beds at school and are encouraged to stay over for school events. The full boarding nature encourages busy weekends with a myriad of opportunities to look forward to at the end of each week.
Queen Margaret’s provides an immense variety of activities, clubs and societies and other enrichment opportunities while never sacrificing the needs of the individual girl. As one parent noted, ‘Queen Margaret’s benefits from being run as if it were a large school but has all the benefits and familiarities you expect of a small school.’ The School was recently named as the top girls boarding and day school in Yorkshire by The Sunday Times and has also been awarded ‘Best School Food in the UK’ at the Tatler Awards, reflecting its holistic view of education where a reputation for academic excellence sits alongside exceptional pastoral care.
Academic Excellence
QM girls achieve excellence inside and outside the classroom and are interesting, well-informed and confident members of the community. The School offers a full range of subjects at (i)GCSE and A Level, and examination results are consistently excellent. In 2016 our girls achieved a 100% pass rate at A Level. The recent results report that 50% of entries gained the highly sought after A*-A grades and nearly 80% of entries gained A*-B grades. 30% of all girls taking A Level examinations in 2016 achieved three or more A*-A grades. GCSE results in 2016 were similarly impressive, with 98% of students achieving five or more A*-C grades, far outstripping the falling national average of 67%. 87% of all QM GCSE entries in 2016 gained A*-B grades, up from 81% in 2015.
A Thriving Boarding Community
QM is a community of people who care for each other and grow as individuals. Boarding is arranged by year group, with each under the care of well-qualified staff. Accommodation meets the needs of each age group: Year I girls live in a large, comfortable family house with its own garden and playground, while Upper Sixth girls live independently in picturesque cottages in the School grounds.
Sport
As well as representing QM, many girls are selected for regional and national sports teams. Exceptional facilities include an AstroTurf, sports hall, competition swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, squash courts, a nine-hole golf course and a riding school adjacent to the main School campus. QM is home to some of the country’s top riders and has supported girls to become U18 National Champions. Main activities are lacrosse, hockey, tennis, netball, riding, rounders, swimming and athletics.
Creative and Performing Arts
The creative arts play a central role in life at QM. The purpose-built theatre and dance studio and modern art and technology facilities provide the ideal setting for every girl to discover and develop her talents.
Come and be inspired,
www.queenmargarets.com
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