Job title and organisation: Teacher of PE - Maternity Cover - Allerton Grange School
Salary: MPS/UPS
Hours: 4 days 0.8 FTE
Contract: Temporary, Maternity Cover
Location: Allerton Grange School, Talbot Avenue, Leeds, LS17 6SF
Closing Date: Sunday 15 March
ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED
Do you challenge students to be the best they can be?
Are you a dynamic and inspirational teacher, with a passion for education?
Do your values and qualities align with those of Allerton Grange?
If so, we want to hear from you!
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, passionate, committed subject expert who is ready to join our successful PE department to support our female students.
Our Culture
We are proud to be school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.
Our Values
The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis.
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Community
- Humility
- Emotional Intelligence
- Courage
- Critical Thinker
- Collaborative
- Diligent
- A role model
The challenge for us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We want to ensure that our staff feel able to take the next steps in their career, but we also wish to create a culture that encourages them to stay and grow with us.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of success across the Key Stages.
- Hold the belief that all students, regardless of background or prior attainment, can and deserve to make excellent progress in Physical Education.
- Help to drive up standards and outcomes through high quality teaching at all levels.
- Contribute willingly to the range of enrichment opportunities for students in sport.
- Have the ability to inspire, engage and enthuse students, staff and the wider community.
- Have a professional drive, energy, determination and aspiration.
- Be keen to contribute to curriculum development work.
- Be a reflective practitioner who is open to coaching and research-led CPD.
We will offer:
- A talented and committed staff team who are supportive of each other. This includes framework for staff voice and workload charter to ensure wellbeing and a good work life balance.
- A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body committed to creating a school of outstanding practice.
- The opportunity to grow in your role and work with young people in a truly comprehensive, multi-cultural community environment.
- Leadership development opportunities through the NPQ programmes offered by Red Kite and Teach First.
- Fantastic building resources and facilities.
If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge, we look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to apply for this post, either go to the school website for an application pack or email the school for an application pack. Alternatively, you can telephone leaving your postal address. The pack will include further details including how to apply.
Allerton Grange School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, and expects all staff, governors, and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding recruitment checks. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history, and an online search of publicly available information will be conducted as part of our due diligence process.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and circumstances. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, and we aim to build a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the wider community. Our recruitment practices are designed to be fair, inclusive, and accessible to all.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK—either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement Scheme, or through possession of a relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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