Head of Girls’ Physical Education and Games
Gresham's School
Norfolk
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 March 2015
Job overview
Gresham's Preparatory School
At Gresham’s we recognise that every child has different strengths and talents and we pride ourselves on recruiting staff who can bring out each child’s true potential.
We are now looking for a committed, hardworking and inspirational individual to join our Prep School as Head of Girls’ Physical Education and Games. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher, sports coach and administrator who has the skills and expertise to maintain and build on the school’s very successful record in girls’ sport. We regularly reach the IAPS finals in Hockey and Netball and have a fine record of success in Athletics. A willingness to lead a rethink of the P.E curriculum would be most welcome.
Gresham’s is situated in the Georgian town of Holt and sits within 200 acres of glorious countryside. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, and with the Norfolk Broads and the North Norfolk Coast just a few miles away, The Prep School, which covers Years 4 to 8, has its own spacious and well-resourced site just outside Holt Town Centre. We are a happy and vibrant community of around 220 pupils and 40 staff. We pride ourselves on providing a forward looking and exciting education which focuses on long term aims and puts the happiness and well-being of our pupils at the centre of all we do.
The School has both boarding and day pupils and runs an extended school day and a vast range of sporting and co-curricular opportunities. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute fully to the extensive co-curricular life of the school and it is vital that he or she embraces the holistic nature of the school’s approach and our commitment to providing a broad and far reaching educational experience for our pupils. A sense of humour, a readiness to laugh and enjoy working here is very important.
To apply for the role, please visit our website www.greshams.com/Job-opportunities where you will find an application form. Our recruitment team can also be reached by telephone on 01263 714589.
If you wish to discuss the post, contact the Prep School Head, James Quick on 01263 714557.
Closing Date: 12.00pm Friday 6th March 2015
Interviews will be held w/c 23rd March 2015
Gresham’s are proud of its exemplary approach to the safeguarding of our children and conduct a robust recruitment process. Applicants are expected to engage fully with the requirements of this process. An offer to join the School is made subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check along with clearance on all other relevant safeguarding and child protection requirements
Registered Charity No : 1105500
About Gresham's School
Gresham’s is a co-educational boarding and day school for children aged 2-18. It is situated in the Georgian town of Holt in beautiful countryside, just three miles from the breathtaking North Norfolk coast.
The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham who forged close ties with The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. On his death, he left the school in their care and strong links with them and the City of London remain to this day.
The school enjoys a generous campus with excellent facilities including a state-of-the-art music building (Britten) with its own recording studio, indoor and outdoor performance spaces including a theatre (Auden), multi-surface sports pitches, tennis courts, swimming pool, sports hall and shooting range. The Dyson Building opened at Gresham’s in September 2021. Sir James Dyson, a former pupil at the school, enabled the innovative new centre for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education.
The school has an impressive list of Old Greshamians including the composer Benjamin Britten, the poet WH Auden, Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman and international rugby players Tom and Ben Youngs, to name but a few.
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