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Head of PE

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Reference Number: HR_REC_STA_357.25
Salary: Middle to Upper Pay scale range with TLR

Overview of Position

Location: St Anne’s RC Voluntary Academy, Glenfield Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2QPStart Date: September 2025
St Annes RC Voluntary Academy is a thriving Catholic Secondary School, part of the Emmaus Trust. With a strong family ethos and a commitment to the ‘St Annes Way’ of united teamwork, we strive to provide an exceptional educational experience for all our students.Head of PEWe are seeking an exceptional individual to lead and manage our PE department across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring excellent outcomes for all our students, fostering a love of physical activity and promoting a healthy lifestyle.Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic leadership and direction for the PE department
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive curriculum that engages and challenges students
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of the department, identifying areas for improvement
  • Manage and develop a talented team of PE teachers, supporting their professional growth
  • Organise and oversee a wide range of extracurricular sports and activities
  • Promote the school’s ethos and values through the PE curriculum and beyond

Requirements:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
  • Substantial experience teaching PE in a secondary school setting
  • Proven track record of leading and managing a successful PE department
  • Excellent subject knowledge and ability to inspire students
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to the Catholic ethos and values of the school

Desirable Qualities:

  • Experience in developing and implementing innovative teaching strategies
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other departments and the wider school community
  • Passion for promoting physical and mental well-being among students
  • Willingness to contribute to the broader life of the school

 

Salary and Benefits

This position offers a competitive salary within the range of Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale, plus a TLR commensurate with the responsibilities of the role.

St Annes RC Voluntary Academy is a ‘Good’ school, as recognised by Ofsted in June 2023. We pride ourselves on our family ethos and the ‘St Annes Way’ of united teamwork, where we work together to support our children. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving school and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students.

What we offer

  • A dedicated, enthusiastic and highly professional staff team
  • A professional working environment in which all staff are valued and listened to.
  • Excellent behaviour systems, meaning pupils can learn and teachers can teach
  • A comprehensive induction programme
  • A commitment to continuous professional development
  • Work collaboratively alongside other members of the PE department to ensure that schemes of work provide a curriculum that develops knowledge, skills and a love of the subject
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025, 9.00am
Interview Date: Tuesday 29th April 2025
Other Information:

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this role to arrange a visit to meet please email marian.flanagan@stannesrcvoluntaryacademy.com

Completed applications should be sent via email to: marian.flanagan@stannesrcvoluntaryacademy.com by the closing date of Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 09.00am

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th April 2025.

Safer Recruitment

Our strong Catholic Ethos at St Anne’s means we are 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’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and satisfactory clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

On the Road to Emmaus

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”

They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

19 “What things?” he asked.

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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