Head of Department - P.E and Vocational

Are you an ambitious, driven, creative PE/Vocational Teacher looking for a position as Head of Department in a school full of well-behaved and hardworking pupils? We are looking to appoint an outstanding practitioner determined to create an engaging curriculum and secure the best outcomes for students.   Selly Park Girls' School is a thriving, well-maintained school with a proven track record of academic excellence. We are proud to have been recognised with numerous awards, including Secondary School of the Year in 2018 and 2022. We have also achieved Pearsons Secondary School of the Year silver award in 2025 and Staff Wellbeing School of the Year in 2024/25, as well as a range of accolades for our commitment to equality, diversity, health and well-being, SEND progress, and safeguarding.     The post requires someone who will provide strategic leadership within the PE/Vocational Courses, with a clear focus on continuing to drive improvements in teaching as well as providing an extra-curricular and enrichment programme for our pupils. The school is looking to appoint a well-qualified, excellent classroom practitioner to lead, manage and develop the provision of PE and vocational courses within the school, and to ensure appropriate monitoring, analysis and evaluation. We welcome applications from teachers with experience of leading improvement in students’ attainment and progress.   The successful candidate should be a teacher of imagination and commitment, able to teach PE and vocational to GCSE/BTEC level, and keen to work with pupils of all abilities in a well-resourced department. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual who is keen to take advantage of our teacher development programmes and further enhance pupil progress.