Location:
Olympia, ENG, GB, W14 8UX
Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 118 premium private schools spanning 6 continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 90,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
In 27 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
By joining our award-winning team of over 13,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.
ROLE SUMMARY
Wetherby Pembridge school is the latest demonstration of Inspired's commitment to providing the highest academic excellence, curriculum rigour, extensive premium extra-curricular facilities, and the very best support in accessing the top universities in the world.
This exceptional co-educational senior school will open in Kensington, London in September 2025 and will enable students to gain access to Inspired’s global best practices in teaching and learning, as well as global exchange and summer camp programmes, providing students with even more opportunities to transform and broaden their horizons.
The school will build on the academic success and heritage of our Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Pre-Prep and Prep Schools. Wetherby Pembridge will provide a premium, academic senior school pathway for pupils who are looking for an academically excellent, London co-educational senior school.
The school will feature state-of-the-art learning environments with future-ready classrooms and labs, a library with an eight-floor glass atrium, professional-standard theatre facilities, STEAM Maker Spaces using the latest AI and VR technology and a vibrant Creative Arts programme.
We are delighted to welcome applications from outstanding, dynamic and suitably experienced individuals for the role of Director of Sport, to be in post ready for the school opening in September 2025. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate to work with the Founding Leadership Team to craft a truly world-class sport programme from the ground up. The successful candidate will have responsibility for all aspects of both curricular and co-curricular sport in the school, and will have considerable autonomy in developing an innovative, ambitious and comprehensive provision for this exciting new chapter in the Wetherby Pembridge journey.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Responsibility for all aspects of sports provision within the school
2. Fostering a culture in which the philosophy of sport for all is an inherent part of the Wetherby Pembridge experience
3. Line management of all Games and PE staff, including the interviewing, appointment and management of a range of external coaching staff as required
4. Oversight of the Activities and Sixth Form Options programmes, and line management of the Teachers in Charge of those programmes
5. Serving as the Head of Department for PE
6. Teaching PE on the timetable
7. Developing and leading a whole-school Games programme that is both inclusive and delivered to an extremely high standard
8. Leading on the creation of a full programme of competitive inter-school fixtures
9. Working with Housemasters, leading on the development of a broad and vibrant programme of inter-House sport
10. Liaising with the Grounds and Facilities Teams to ensure that the Wetherby Pembridge sports facilities deliver outstanding quality of provision at all times
11. Working with the Director of Performing Arts and the Deputy Head (Academic), engaging with stakeholders in the wider community to develop and maintain a robust partnerships programme
12. Developing and maintaining proactive and constructive relationships with local, national and international sports clubs and other relevant organisations
13. Assisting the Headmaster and the Deputy Head (Academic) with the shortlisting, interviewing and appointment of teaching staff as required
14. Assisting the Admissions Team with the interviewing and assessment of Scholarship candidates
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
1. PGCE, QTS or equivalent with strong academic credentials, including a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university, and the right to work in the UK
2. Significant experience of delivering outstanding Games and PE provision in a high-performing school environment
3. Ideally, current experience as a Head or Director of Sport with a proven ability to implement and lead change at a strategic level
4. Experience of competitive sport at a high level
5. The ability to teach PE or Sports Science to A Level, or another academic subject offered at Wetherby Pembridge
6. The resilience, drive, strength of character and sense of both humour and perspective to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and ambitious environment
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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