Curriculum Leader for PE

Curriculum Leader of PE

Full Time, permanent position available from 1 September 2024

We have an opportunity for an exceptional teacher and aspirational leader to join our supportive and talented team at Bristol Brunel Academy. We are a growing organisation, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.

The successful candidate will need a personality that is vibrant and engaging and can demonstrate strong leadership skills and classroom management. As Curriculum Leader PE they will be able to build and maintain authentic relationships with their students and colleagues and strive to become an integral part of the BBA community.     We welcome applications from male teachers, who can teach Rugby and Football.

Bristol Brunel Academy is an oversubscribed, forward-thinking Academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, rated “Good” by Ofsted in 2013, 2017 and in 2023. The Academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the Academy including representation within the staff body. A significant proportion of students are from different minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. Students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community. They benefit from a positive and supportive learning environment.  

Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. We provide excellent training and development opportunities within the Federation, including a full induction programme for early career and experienced teachers. Training is both local and/or delivered through our excellent stand-alone training facility at the CLF Institute. For teachers, the CLF Institute aims to provide a continuum of development through each career stage from initial teacher training (ITT), for early career teachers (ECT), recently qualified teachers in their early career development, to successive stages of leadership through to Headship and beyond. 

What we are looking for:

We look for passionate individuals who want to be a part of transforming education and will make an active contribution to the development of the PE Department. Your skills will be used to plan and consistently deliver high quality lessons. You will have experience in delivering the curriculum in your chosen area and be able to design curriculum pathways outside of your specialism. You will be a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change and motivate colleagues and students. A well-qualified specialist, holding QTS and a relevant undergraduate degree, you will have the ability to teach KS3 and KS4.

Cabot Learning Federation Benefits:

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

Access to our pension scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme (if eligible) 

Dedicated Training and Development programmes 

Health and wellness sessions and discounts. 

Secured discounts for staff at a number of gyms in the local area. 

Flu Jabs 

Annual CLF conferences which provides CPD opportunity  

Comprehensive Induction process  

Competitive salaries which are review annually  

Cycle to Work Scheme  

Employee Assistance Programme  

Generous annual leave entitlement for staff who work all year round 

About the Academy & Cabot Learning Federation

The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.  

CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.  

We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.  

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves some work with students and provides regular access to children therefore is in regulated activity.