Head of PE Teacher Role Profile
Purpose of Role
The purpose of this role is to offer leadership, inspiration and guidance, to manage the day-to-day routines of PE Department, to play a major role in strategic planning for the whole school and to work effectively as a key member of the School Leadership team.
About the School:
Aspen Heights British School (AHBS) is an ambitious and high-achieving British International School on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. Families choose our school because we focus on three core aims:
•Positive relationships and respectful communication are the building blocks of our school.
•Purposeful, engaging, and meaningful learning is at the heart of our work.
•We support all children to make remarkable progress by personalising their learning opportunities.
Staff choose our school because we are committed to staff development, growth, and retention. As a growing school, we have many opportunities for staff professional development. Aspen colleagues feel a high degree of professional satisfaction as they are empowered to impact the improvement and development of our school, and as a result, staff retention is high.
We are delighted you are considering a position in our supportive, hardworking team.
ISP Principles
●Begin with our children and students: Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Well-being and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
●Treat everyone with care and respect: We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences, and promote the well-being of self and others.
●Operate effectively: We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
●Are financially responsible: We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students, and our schools.
●Learn continuously: Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
Head of PE Key Responsibilities
Requirements and duties:
Leadership and Management:
●Deputise for the Principal where appropriate
●Work with the Principal and the Leadership Team to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the School
●Manage self-evaluation and the construction and publication of the PE Phase Development Plan
●Prepare, publish and implement an appropriate and effective PE timetable that meets the needs of students and regulatory requirements
●Undertake Performance Management Reviews for relevant staff, and assist with the performance review process for all academic staff
●Work with the Principal to ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs, in line with the SEF and SDP
●Evaluate all PE CPD in terms of benefit to the school and individual; ensure that the details of such evaluation are recorded
●Establish links with other schools, both international and local, to develop opportunities to share and disseminate good practice. Such opportunities might include teacher and/or pupil exchanges
●Assist in the preparation of Job Specifications for all PE staff and participate in the interview/selection process for new staff
●Be responsible for providing effective induction for new PE staff, particularly new Heads of Key Stages and Subject Coordinators, in line with School procedures
●Manage the annual publication of detailed Key Stage 1 and 2 reviews
●Act as a positive role model, promote teamwork and motivate staff to ensure high quality teaching and effective working relations
●Oversee the process of the setting of academic targets for PE students and work towards their achievement
●Monitor and evaluate academic standards at all levels in PE in line with agreed school procedures, including some benchmarking against other schools, and against international and UK standards
●The management of academic analysis and of the evaluation of performance data as they relate to the PE phase
●Identify and take appropriate action on issues arising from data, systems and reports, setting deadlines where necessary and reviewing progress on the action taken
●In conjunction with the School Leadership Team, and other colleagues, assist with the management of the school’s collection of data, particularly where it relates to the development of pupils at PE level
●Provide comprehensive information on academic and ECA programmes, philosophy, aims and requirements to staff, students, parents and all school stakeholders
●Oversee the annual review and publication of the Student and Parent Handbooks
●Oversee the publication of a weekly PE Newsletter
●Manage PE School content on the school website
●Ensure that all members of the school communicate appropriately with colleagues, parents and students on school matters
●Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of communication relating to the PE phase with parents, including parents’ conferences, record cards and full reports, the use of the website, and all other informal means of communication
●Contribute to all school marketing and liaison activities, including Open Days, and other events
●Ensure that all materials relating to the PE phase published to parents and pupils are appropriate and of good quality
●Liaison with feeder schools and external agencies
●Actively promote the establishment of effective links with external agencies
●Manage the available resources of space, staff, money and equipment efficiently within the limits, guidelines and procedures laid down
●The preparation and deployment of the PE phase budget in conjunction with the Finance Manager
●Act as a cost