Teacher of Junior School PE
Bromley High School
Bromley
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- April 2015
- Apply by:
- 9 March 2015
Job overview
Required for April 2015 / Temporary - Maternity Cover, fixed term contract for up to one year
We seek a creative, inspirational and confident PE teacher to cover a maternity leave from Easter 2015 in the Junior School. The role will involve mainly Junior School PE teaching, particularly in the Lower Years of the Junior School, but some PE teaching in the Senior School may be available for a candidate with particular strengths in senior PE.
The PE curriculum in the Junior School is broad, including netball, hockey, gymnastics, dance, swimming, tennis, athletics and rounders. The varied co - curricular clubs and an extensive fixture list has enabled the Junior School to build up a fine reputation over many years for its achievements across a wide range of sports; we were delighted to be named Kent LTA School of the Year earlier this month. The successful candidate will be expected to lead some of the regular sports clubs held before and after school and at lunchtimes and to assist with fixtures or tournaments after school and occasionally at weekends.
Our facilities for sport are superb. The school is set on a 25 acre site and outdoor facilities consist of one full size astroturf, six netball/eight tennis floodlit courts, plus a 400m grass running track. Indoor facilities consist of an impressive 25 metre, six lane swimming pool, a traditional gymnasium and a large and well equipped sports hall.
Bromley High School is situated in leafy Bickley, in Kent. Easily accessible by train from central London, it offers space to breathe with the convenience of the city on its doorstep.
The GDST offers a competitive salary scale and generous benefits. The starting salary for this post will be in accordance with the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications. Relocation packages are available.
For further information and applying online please visit our website: http://www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net/Job-Vacancies
Closing date for receipt of applications: 9am, Monday 9th March 2015.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2015.
Bromley High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Bromley High School
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Bromley High School has been offering an exceptional education to bright and talented girls since 1883.
A leading GDST and HMC girls’ school with superb facilities spread across a leafy 25-acre site, Bromley High School educates approximately 870 girls from pre-prep to Sixth Form.
The school’s academic results are consistently excellent earning a rare ‘Exceptional’ rating for Learning and Achievement from the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate. Achievement at A-level in 2022 was 34% A*s, 68% A*-A and 91% A*-B.
Bromley High girls are resilient and well-rounded young women participating with enthusiasm and commitment in music, drama, art, sport, Duke of Edinburgh and an overabundant range of activities – and where they have interest or talent or enthusiasm, it is nurtured so that they learn to excel.
As the first all girls’ All-Steinway School in the world, the school continually invests in the music department, and offers its own Musician in Residence and specialist music wing. In 2020, the school launched a Steinway Scholarship and Mentoring Scheme offer the winning recipient coaching sessions throughout the year, a masterclass from a Steinway artist at Steinway Hall, private lessons with a Steinway artist and a solo recital at Steinway Hall. In 2021, the school’s first ever Steinway Scholar won a place to read Music at Oxford.
Sport is also exceptional: with 25 acres of top class facilities including a beautiful pool, new fitness suite, sports hall, gym, track and floodlit courts and pitches, providing the perfect environment in which to develop girls’ love of sport. Bromley High School has achieved huge successes in sport at regional and national level. The school’s under 16 team reached the National Hockey finals and were placed 3rd in the country and in 2021, Year 12 pupil Evie Davis won two gold medals with Team GB at the European Swimming Championships.
Pastoral Care is of paramount importance at Bromley High and the school offers an outstanding supportive and caring pastoral system. In 2021, the excellence of the school’s pastoral care was recognised by the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
Bromley High School provides a beautiful and vibrant environment where bright girls flourish.
The Girls’ Day School Trust
The GDST is the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK, with nearly 4,000 staff and 20,000 students in our 24 schools and two academies. The majority of GDST schools take girls all through, from the age of three to 18 (there are about 6,000 pupils in GDST Junior schools).
Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity).
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