Head of Academic PE

Headington School are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Head of Academic PE who will promote the vision to provide strong academic leadership to establish and deliver the departmental strategy in line with the aims and objectives of the School. The Head of Academic PE will ensure effective delivery of curriculum PE and academic PE across all senior school age groups. As a key member of the Sports Department, the successful candidate will have a track record of outstanding academic PE teaching and the ideal candidate would also have a coaching specialism in Netball, Football, or Hockey.

PE and Sport has a strong academic profile in the school. PE is a popular GCSE and A Level option. The pupils benefit from outstanding teaching and achieve excellent results, many of them leaving Headington school to take up further study in sports-related degrees such as Exercise & Sport Sciences, Sports Management, Psychology with Sport & Exercise and Physiotherapy.

Next Steps

Applicants should submit an application form and a covering letter detailing their skills and experience to recruitment@headingtonschool.com

Application deadline: 12.00 pm Thursday 24th April 2025

Interviews: week commencing Monday 28th April 2025

The school reserve the right to make an appointment at any stage of the process

All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of all employment checks, ie references, Disclosure and Barring Service, medical questionnaire, Right to Work in the UK.

Headington Rye Oxford is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS and barred lists checks. The School expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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