Teacher of Sport & PE

Queen Mary’s College of Basingstoke; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a passionate Physical Education teacher to inspire students in sports and physical activities. The role involves teaching a variety of PE courses and serving as a Personal Tutor, guiding students through their academic journey. With outstanding facilities and a commitment to student development, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape young athletes and foster a love for sports. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, and contribute to a supportive learning environment where students can thrive both academically and personally.

Qualifications

• Current recognized teaching qualification is essential.
• Recent teaching experience in vocational PE is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach Physical Education/Sports courses and act as a Personal Tutor.
• Support and monitor students' academic progress through consultations.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Coaching Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Education

Recognized Teaching Qualification

Job description

The Sports and Physical Education Department at Queen Mary’s College is a strong, well performing department that offers a broad range of opportunities both to study and participate in.

The PE facilities are outstanding. The PE Department makes extensive use of these facilities, which includes a gymnasium, indoor heated swimming pool, a large sports hall and a fitness suite. QMC also has a 3G football and rugby pitch, a sand-based Astroturf pitch as well as a rugby pitch. In addition, the College makes extensive use of council facilities that include a synthetic athletics track, water-based Astroturf pitch, netball, cricket and indoor tennis facilities. We have well-established links with the local community, working with primary and secondary schools and external clubs such as Totally Tennis.

At present the Department comprises six full time staff and three part-time staff delivering a wide range of courses at levels 2 & 3:

BTEC Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science

BTEC Extended Certificate in Sport and Exercise Science

Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma and Sport and Physical Activity

Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate in Sport and Physical Activity

Cambridge Technical Sport and Physical Activity

BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science

BTEC Certificate/ Subsidiary Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science.

In addition, the Department offers a wide range of enrichment courses and activities:

YMCA Level 2 Fitness Instructor

YMCA Level 3 Personal Trainer

Level 3 Sports Leader

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification

First Aid at Work

Duke of Edinburgh Awards up to Gold

Large numbers of students participate in an extensive programme of team games, which is mostly on Wednesday afternoons. The College’s representative teams include women’s and men’s basketball, netball, rugby, volleyball, badminton, athletics, cricket and tennis which the PE teachers also coach. The College also runs a successful Football Academy comprising of two men’s and one women’s football team. Students within the Academy and other College teams receive coaching, structured within their timetable. Several of our students have reached county and international level in their sports

Our main priorities are to maintain and extend our examination success and to provide our students with a range of attractive and interesting courses and activities. It is our overall aim to develop further the role of Physical Education within the College by encouraging even greater student participation in all types of sports courses.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The person appointed will teach Physical Education/Sports courses and will be a Personal Tutor to a group of students who are taking sport and PE courses as part of their programme of study. PE teachers also coach the college’s sports teams.

Teaching Duties

The person appointed will teach a timetable that may include a range of courses from the departmental provision. Wherever possible there will be flexibility over the subjects and aspects to be taught, taking into account personal experience, skills, and preferences.

Personal Tutor Responsibilities

The Personal Tutor has two primary responsibilities: to support and to inform.

The Personal Tutor plays a vital role in motivating, monitoring, supporting and guiding students’ academic progress through the College through regular one-to-one consultations. Daily and weekly attendance reports, a college-wide electronic mark book, and the student profiling cycle all provide valuable information about individual progress and enable Tutors to identify problems at an early stage. It is the responsibility of the Tutor in the first instance to act upon this information as appropriate. This may mean, for example, offering advice, liaising with other subject staff or organizing additional subject support.

Some students will experience personal difficulties during their time at college, and these may well be brought to the Personal Tutor, especially if academic progress is being hindered.

It is the responsibility of the Personal Tutor to ensure tutees are aware of college policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Candidates will be shortlisted by illustrating that they fulfil the following criteria:

Qualifications

a current recognised teaching qualification

Experience

recent teaching experience is desirable, particularly in vocational PE.

a good working knowledge of recent curriculum developments at post-16 is desirable

the ability to teach to Advanced level

Skills

excellent teaching skills

the ability to coach one or more of the sports we offer

good organisational and time management skills

good communication and interpersonal skills

the ability to work with others as part of a close-knit team

the ability to adapt and be flexible

to motivate young people to develop their academic and practical ability

a willingness to contribute to the development of course materials for courses offered by the Department

a willingness to contribute to the College’s support programme of study skills and extension work

Salary Sixth Form Colleges National pay scales ranging from NSP1 to NSP9

Interview dates:- Wednesday 21st May / Thursday 22nd May

Queen Mary's College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.