Head of Department - PE

St Michael's Catholic School; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

St Michael’s Catholic School in High Wycombe seeks a dynamic Head of PE to lead a vibrant department and inspire excellence in sport and physical education. The successful candidate will combine strong teaching with leadership, develop teamwork, and drive high standards across the curriculum.

The post offers opportunity to shape PE provision within a Catholic academy trust community, with a focus on safeguarding, professional growth, and collaboration across our network of schools.

Job description

Head of Department: Head of PE Department

The governors of St Michael’s Catholic School are seeking a great leader and passionate teacher to join the team at this great school. At St Michael’s school we are building a family where we have two main goals:

• To love the children
• To teach them well

For you to be successful in your role you will need to be a great teacher first and foremost. We will support and grow the successful candidate to become a great subject leader and are looking for someone who shows great promise and is eager to learn from other great leaders.

You will be joining a school with massive potential. Further, you will be joining a family of schools in the St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust and will benefit from the career development that is only possible thanks to the networking and collaboration that takes place across schools that work together with a single purpose: excellence.

You will learn much about our school from our website, but you will learn much more if you call us or visit us - we would love you to do both should you wish to do so.

‘The Trust/School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, Prohibition Order Check and the Disclosure & Barring Service.’