What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
Essential
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Good first Degree
Experience
Essential
• Successful teaching of the full ability range
• Evidence of appropriate, up-to-date CPD
• High level of progress and attainment from students taught
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
• Excellent subject knowledge
• Ability to teach Physical Education across the school
• Up to date knowledge of current best practice and curriculum developments
• Able to contribute to, and collaborate with, a forward-thinking team
• Excellent classroom management
• Clear commitment to excellent assessment and feedback
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to relate extremely well to students, colleagues and parents / carers and demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use ICT to support learning
• Engage, inspire and foster a love of Physical Education
Desirable
• Successful involvement in enrichment activities in Physical Education
Crispin’s Values and Ethos
Essential
• Value the contribution that each individual brings to the school community
• Respect and value diversity and promote equality
• Promote and model mutual respect
• Commitment to the importance of coaching and restorative justice
• Commitment to inclusive education
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Personal Qualities
Essential
• A passion for teaching Physical Education
• An ability and desire to contribute to the full life of the Physical Education Department
• Willingness to constructively challenge the work of self and others to continually improve own and team performance
• Seek to work collaboratively to resolve conflict
• Enthusiasm to support young people to develop intellectually and personally
• A strong commitment to ongoing professional development
• High degree of emotional intelligence
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• Highly organised
• The ability to speak fluent English
Desirable
• Possess an excellent sense of humour
Potential for future promotion
What the school offers its staff
Supported by the Partnership Board, our staff work hard to deliver a rich and challenging curriculum to prepare young people for the next stages of their education and careers.
It is an exciting time to join the Wessex family as we grow, we can offer:
• Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities.
• Extended Leadership and other opportunities to develop your career.
• Excellent collaboration across Trust Schools, extensive learning communities and specialist subject leads, to enhance the learning of our young people and enhance your development.
• Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme.
• A staff assistance programme with a specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family.
The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement of the role.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crispin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement of the role.