Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) September 2020

Contents

Information for Applicants • About the School

• Sport at King’s Ely

Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) • Job Description

• Person Specification

Terms and Conditions How to Apply

Information for applicants

About the School King’s Ely can trace its origins from at least 970AD, making it one of the oldest schools in Europe. Originally a monastic foundation and then a grammar school by Royal Charter, today it is a thriving independent day and boarding school for around 1000 boys and girls aged from 2-18, offering a broad range of GCSEs and A-levels and from which almost all pupils go on to good universities in the UK and abroad. Most students are day pupils from Ely, Cambridge and the surrounding area, and there are also about 200 boarders with over 40 nationalities represented overall. The School is subdivided into three sections: King’s Ely Senior (age 13-18) and King’s Ely Junior (age 7-13), which occupy adjacent campuses and shared facilities, and King’s Ely Acremont and Nursery (ages 2-6) which has its own self-contained campus about 400m from the main site. The main campus extends to around 70 acres in total and comprises several historic buildings adjacent to Ely Cathedral as well as more recent, purpose-built facilities spanning the thirteenth to the twenty-first centuries, and almost 40 acres of playing fields. King’s prides itself on being an academic school but not an academic hothouse. There is a great emphasis on personal development through an extensive co-curriculum of sporting, creative and performing arts and service opportunities as well as through building positive relationships with others in a tight-knit but outward-facing community. The safety, wellbeing and pastoral care of the whole community is central in what is a happy and purposeful school where our diversity and breadth of talent and ability is valued and nurtured. King’s Ely also plays a key role in the local community. The School is one of Ely’s largest employers and also educates the boy and girl choristers of Ely Cathedral. King’s is also a proud founder member of the Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership, which numbers twelve local schools working together to improve educational attainment, especially for disadvantaged children. The School also offers a number of bursaries to enable pupils from all walks of life to benefit from the education it offers. King’s Ely is a registered charity administered by a Board of Governors. The Principal is a member of HMC and the School is also affiliated to the Society of Heads, IAPS, the Boarding Schools’ Association and the Choir Schools’ Association.

Sport at King’s Ely

Sport is an important part of life at King’s throughout the school. We aim to engender an understanding of the benefits of physical exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle in all pupils; the enjoyment of putting this understanding into practice in a variety of individual and team contexts and of gaining the skills for life which result, at whatever level; and to provide the challenge and opportunity to enable sportsmen and women of all abilities to fulfil their potential. As such, King’s has a proud record of producing sportsmen and women at local, National and International level and counts an Olympic bronze medallist and an England goalkeeper among its alumni. Scholarships are offered at 13+ and 16+, and exceptionally at other ages, which may be augmented by means-tested bursaries. There is a specific programme for Sports Scholars and elite performers. Facilities for sport include almost 40 acres of sports pitches, a full-size floodlit AstroTurf, Sports Hall and 25m swimming pool, several hard courts for tennis, netball and basketball, two fitness suites and arguably the finest stretch of river for rowing in the country. A programme of further substantial investment in the Sports facilities begins this summer. In the Junior and Senior Schools, each Year Group has at least one Games afternoon per week, with further training sessions after school. In the Senior School, matches are also played on Saturday mornings and afternoons. All year groups from Year 3-11 have taught PE lessons; GCSE PE is offered in Years 10 & 11; A-level PE (AQA) in the Sixth Form.

The current overall pattern of major sports is: Girls Boys

Michaelmas Term Hockey Rowing

Rugby Rowing

Lent Term Netball Rowing

Football & Hockey Rowing

Summer Term Cricket Tennis Athletics Rowing

Cricket Tennis Athletics Rowing

Various times during year Cross-country, Golf and Swimming

We currently offer a wide range of other sports including aerobics, archery, basketball, badminton, bouldering, clay pigeon shooting, dance, fitness suite, golf, gymnastics, judo, squash and volleyball. Equestrian sports are also supported.

Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ)

Job Description

The Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) will have specific responsibility for key aspects of the school’s provision from Year R through to Year 8 (ages 4 - 13) and have a reduced timetable allocation. There will be opportunities to input into other sections of the School to ensure a continuum of development from KEA through to Senior levels. He/she will report to the Principal on whole-school matters, but for day to day matters be line managed by the Head of KEJ. The Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) will work very closely with the Head of Boys’ Games (KEJ), the Head of King’s Ely Acremont and the King’s Ely Senior Director of Sport. The post is a middle management role and as the Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) will be responsible for the health of a key area of school life, a definitive list of tasks and responsibilities is impossible. However, as an indication responsibilities will include the following. He/she will:

General

• Have a clear overall vision and strategy for the development of girls’ Games from King’s Ely Acremont through to the end of Year 8.

• Offer a second subject (or subjects) at Primary level.

• Liaise with the Co-curricular Committee and SLT to devise an imaginative and inclusive programme for pupils.

• Ensure that an effective extension and enrichment programme exists for the development of sporting potential across the KEA and KEJ age range.

• Attend all Junior Parents’ Evenings and liaise with teachers and parents regularly about individualised feedback, concerns or target setting.

• Track pupil performance and oversee reporting to parents.

• Identify ambitious targets for teachers and individual pupils; making appropriate intervention plans and promoting enrichment and extension opportunities.

Budgeting

• Sharing the responsibility for the KEJ games budget, overseeing the purchase, storage and management of materials and equipment used within PE and Games lessons.

• To contribute to the whole school strategic development planning process on behalf of KEA and KEJ Games, completing budget requests and development planning paperwork on an annual basis.

• Liaise with the School’s Support teams to ensure the smooth running of special events and to budget for any additional costs in advance.

Compliance

• Ensure all aspects of Health and Safety and Safeguarding are fully understood and procedures are followed at all times.

• Ensure that all Risk Assessments for lessons, the Games teaching spaces, field areas, courts, any special event or activities are up-to-date and regularly reviewed.

• To assist in the production and communication of up-to-date policies and procedures to be undertaken that relate to the teaching of Girls’ Games in KEA and KEJ.

Staff management

• Help with the recruitment of KEJ Games teaching staff, with appropriate input into recruitment in other sections of the School.

• Ensure that each teacher is managing his/her load effectively and working with colleagues as a part of a cohesive through-school team.

• Teach a reduced timetable.

• Complete regular learning walks and lesson observations.

• Contribute to the Professional Development Reviews (PDRs) for colleagues teaching Games.

• Ensure all new teachers and assistants of Games have completed appropriate induction especially with regard to Health & Safety and Safeguarding requirements.

• Maintain standards through proactive interventions during Games lessons or with individual teachers or pupils as necessary.

Fixtures, tours, events, Outreach and Partnership work

• Oversee the staffing of fixtures with those responsible for each sport.

• Ensure a comprehensive fixtures list is created across sports for all Junior girls.

• Support the Director of Sport by updating games options for KEJ students on SOCS.

• Help to construct future budget requests on behalf of KEJ girls’ games.

• Assisting in the compilation of future development plans in line with evolving girls’ games options at KEJ.

• Liaising with MIC’s about awarding of colours in KEJ each term – ahead of the Sports Assemblies.

• Lead the girls’ games contribution to termly Sports Assemblies.

• Attend all staff briefings, assemblies and meetings to communicate fixtures information, logistics or to celebrate any success in girls’ sport.

• Attend Open Days in all sections to promote sport throughout King’s Ely.

• Ensure that a regular and inclusive programme of sporting tours take place for older KEJ girls.

• Coordinate the contribution of the Games team to the range of enrichment opportunities offered by KEJ as part of its outreach work with local, feeder schools.

• Work as a representative of King’s Ely with other Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership schools to develop new opportunities, CPD or shared projects for the benefit of King’s Ely students, KEJ or the King’s Ely community.

• Ensure that links with external organisations, clubs and coaches are nurtured in order to help students access enrichment and extension opportunities and integrate with the wider community wherever possible.

Other activities

• Ensure that the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), has regular information on all Games initiatives and attend SLT meetings regularly, by invitation, to offer updates and to consult on planned adjustments.

• In liaison with the Marketing and Media Department, co-ordinate publicity and ensure effective communication, via traditional, electronic and social media platforms, for all aspects of Girls’ Games at King’s Ely Junior.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will be:

Essential Desirable

Specialist skills and Experience

• Be a passionate advocate for sports and healthy lifestyles in their broadest forms.

• Have recognised coaching qualifications.

• Inspire students by being a strong sporting role model.

• Have a flexible approach to individuals with a range of needs.

• Be relentless in the pursuit of delivering Games teaching excellence.

• Excellent keyboard and administrative skills

• Experience of the standards required in leading independent schools.

• Competence and confidence in the use of ICT to efficiently manage a department.

• Flexibility to accommodate variations in the make-up of the pupil body from year to year.

• A high standard of personal sporting achievement.

• Experience of leading the coaching of Games previously.

• An ability to lead the coaching of athletics.

• Local, regional or national sporting club or association connections.

Personal Qualities

• Be personally ambitious and a natural team player.

• Be courageous in leadership and look to secure a united approach from colleagues.

• Communicate inspirationally and motivationally to pupils, parents and colleagues.

• Enjoy the daily interaction with a wide range of students.

• Ability to understand the needs, challenges and opportunities present within an independent school community.

• Commitment to and an understanding of the values and aims of the School.

• Energy, charisma and dynamism with the vision and drive to relentlessly develop the Girls’ Games provision at King’s Ely.

• Ability to promote and actively ‘market’ King’s Ely both within the school and outside it.

• Availability for a range of events outside the school day, including at weekends when required.

• A commitment to pupil welfare and safeguarding.

• Ability to commit to the post for a sustained period of time.

• Personal flexibility and excellent emotional intelligence.

• A compassionate, determined and positive approach to problem solving and change management.

Terms and Conditions

King’s Ely has its own, generous salary scale. The salary for the Head of Girls’ Games (KEJ) will be commensurate with experience and will recognise the major responsibility this post entails within King’s Ely Junior.

• Members of staff are entitled to educate their own children in any of the three parts of the school. There is a staff discount for children’s fees from Reception Year onwards; the total staff discount value for school fees is 50% for full-time staff, reduced pro-rata for part-time staff, subject to an overall school fees remission limit of 50% of their gross salary. All extra items are to be paid in addition.

• The school offers a private healthcare insurance scheme, which staff may opt to join shortly after the start of each academic year (the policy year starts on 1 November each year). The scheme can only be joined at the start of the policy year, not part-way through the year. P11D/HMRC BIK applies.

• Members of staff are entitled to 10% discount on all King’s Ely school uniform ordered for their own children from Schoolblazer.

• School lunch provided when at work over lunch time.

• A cycle to work scheme available (administered by Evans Cycles).

• Use of school gym facilities (during specific times) and use of the school swimming pool at specific times (during summer).

How to apply - Completing your application

• All sections of the form should be completed as fully as possible.

• You may support your completed application form with a CV, however this is not a requirement. On the CV, you may include a third referee.

• Please accompany your application form with a covering letter explaining your reasons for applying for this position. Please also give details of how your skills, qualities and experience meet the requirements of the job description and/or person specification. For teaching roles, this should be no longer than two sides of A4.

• King’s Ely is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

• If you are selected for interview, you will need to provide proof of identity, birth certificate, documentation confirming your National Insurance Number or your right to work in the United Kingdom and certification of qualifications.

• Please email your completed application to recruitment@kingsely.org.

We appreciate your effort in completing this application and for your interest in working for King’s Ely. Website: www.kingsely.org Charity Number: 802427 Company Number: 2440509