PE Coordinator

Harris Academy Beckenham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Academy Beckenham is seeking a qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join as Coordinator of PE on a fixed-term contract to August 2027. You will join an open and supportive team in establishing outstanding PE provision and leading programmes, systems and structures in line with the academy's vision and values.

The successful candidate will hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, with a minimum of three years' teaching experience, ideally including

Qualifications

• QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Minimum of three years' teaching experience, ideally including KS5 in multi-ethnic urban schools.
• Understand National Curriculum requirements at KS3/KS4/KS5.
• Experience delivering high-quality INSET to teaching staff and using coaching for professional development.

Responsibilities

• Establish outstanding PE provision and lead teaching and learning across the PE curriculum.
• Develop and implement programmes, systems and structures aligned with the academy's vision and values.
• Lead, support and manage PE staff to improve performance and raise achievement.
• Monitor, evaluate and review performance data to inform improvements in teaching and learning.
• Utilise ICT and new technologies to raise PE standards and student outcomes.
• Contribute to innovative curriculum development and cross-curricular links (e.g., LLN across the curriculum).

Skills

Coaching for professional development

ICT for teaching

Curriculum development ideas

Leading and managing others

Education

QTS (or equivalent)

Undergraduate degree (relevant)

Job description

We are looking for a qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join Harris Academy Beckenham as Coordinator of PE on a fixed-term contract to August 2027.

You will join an open and supportive team in establishing outstanding provision within PE. This will include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy's vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, further qualifications and evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge in relevant areas
• Have a minimum of three years' teaching experience, ideally including KS5 and in multi-ethnic urban schools
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3, KS4, and KS5
• Have experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff within subject area, and of using coaching as a model for ensuring ongoing professional development
• Ideally, be able to show evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
• Be able to prove their success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner
• Have successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
• Have a good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement
• Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Have ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning and of managing and implementing change successfully