Head of PE

Head of PE

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Start date: January 2026

Salary: £39,739 - £51,545 (Ark Main Pay scale AM1-AM6) + TLR 2B (£5,644)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday, 3rd October 2025

The Role:

Lead a professional community of subject teachers to ensure high attainment of their subject across all key stages of the PE curriculum.

To develop and lead an exciting curriculum which drives ambitious outcomes for pupils and students. Lead a highly effective and organised team, nurturing your people and modelling excellence across your daily practice.

Our ideal candidate will:

• QTS qualified in PE.

• Right to work in the UK.

• Qualified to degree level and above — preferably in PE or a closely related discipline

• Previous experience as a line manager

• Experience of interpreting student data to drive lesson planning and student progress

• Have experience working with pupils of different ages and abilities in a formal setting without supervision.

• Demonstrable experience in managing behaviour and motivating children with a passion and belief in the potential of every pupil.

• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Be committed to the values of Inclusion and Diversity.

About us:

We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.

We want all staff to thrive and model leadership and determination to the students and pupils within our rich and diverse community. We opened in 2012 with the vision to create a centre of excellence in the community.

We empower our teams by valuing the individual and prioritising professional development. This is delivered through weekly CPD sessions, dedicated line management meetings and by encouraging staff to develop their own ideas and projects, within their departments and beyond.

Bolingbroke Academy is a uniquely exciting, fulfilling and innovative place to work, learn and grow. We are proud to be rated as ‘Outstanding’ in all five categories in the 2024 Ofsted inspection. Ofsted’s recent parent survey also ranked us as the ‘happiest secondary school’ in Wandsworth. 

How to apply:

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Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.