The Bishop Wand Church of England School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Rugby Coach for the Bishop Wand ACE Team.

With a new partnership with Harlequins Rugby Football Club, this is an exciting opportunity to restart Bishop Wand ACE from our previous partners London Irish Rugby Club. Rugby throughout the School is thriving and continuing to develop with more and more internal students receiving offers onto the ACE programme. The successful candidate will be required to lead the ACE programme and bring a wealth of knowledge to develop the backs and play at the highest level. With the high standards of the league, it brings a diverse and dedicated student that requires guidance and support to reach both academic and performance excellence.

There is also the opportunity to run The Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) qualification. The purpose of the DiSE is to confirm competence within the elite sports arena, specifically the training environment, and aims to provide an outstanding rugby and academic development programme for talented 16-18 year olds, to achieve their potential both on and off the pitch.

You will enjoy the use of excellent facilities with our School, working in close partnership with the Hazelwood Centre (London Irish training facility), with 4G, maintained pitches, analysis room and an elite gym. The School itself also boasts excellent facilities with a swimming pool, modern sports hall, fitness suite, sprung-floored dance studio, a second-generation multipurpose Astroturf pitch, and tennis courts as well as ample grass pitches.

The Bishop Wand School’s commitment to excellence is underscored by our recent ‘Good’ Ofsted inspection rating in 2022 and ‘Outstanding’ SIAMS rating in 2023, and the School’s expanding Sixth Form is a hub for advanced education as well as showcasing a commitment to sports excellence and providing students with specialised opportunities.  

Please refer to the Job Profile for further information.