DIRECTOR of SPORT REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL INFORMATION for CANDIDATES Role Commences September 2021 REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF SPORT REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Role commences September 2021 REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL INTRODUCTION This is an outstanding opportunity to assume the leadership of the Sports Department of Reigate REIGATIANS: Grammar School (RGS), Surrey. A CARING COMMUNITY The Director of Sport will build, develop and bring into WHERE CHILDREN reality a compelling vision for Sport at Reigate Grammar CAN BE THEIR BEST AND School that aligns to its status as one of the UK’s leading DO THEIR BEST fully co-educational day schools. This position will be a career-defining leadership opportunity for the successful candidate, who will shape our sporting ethos, strategy and vision, as befits our commitment to holistic education. The successful candidate will combine a record of accomplishment of highly successful performance in the field of sport with experience and creativity. He or she must have the desire to work as part of a team with colleagues at RGS as well as our junior schools: Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School (RSM) and Chinthurst School. The Director of Sport will possess adaptability and resilience, intellect and conviction and a sport for all perspective. First class communication skills with the gravitas to act as a credible ambassador to a range of audiences and stakeholders is crucial, particularly as community partnerships, recruitment and the development of a new sport centre facility will be an important feature of the role. This will be complemented by a personal drive and enthusiasm to establish a sustainable environment where pupils and staff can become the best versions of themselves and fulfil their potential in a rewarding and happy way. High achievement, aligned to wellbeing and happiness is a central to all we do well at Reigate Grammar School. REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL In the school’s academic culture of intellectual freedom, the structure of the curriculum means that students receive a strong grounding in core subjects but can elect to pursue Alderman, Henry Smith, founded Reigate Grammar any area of interest. In the elective curriculum, one School in 1675. For over 345 years, young people student may learn to trade stocks while another deepens have been educated on the same site, in the heart their understanding of French literature. It is a challenging of Reigate, an historic market town in the east of and balanced education, equipping students for the Surrey at the foothills of the North Downs in an opportunities and demands of their future lives and allowing area of outstanding natural beauty. them to explore their personal passions. RGS is a leading HMC independent co-educational day The first line of the school’s most recent ISI report asserts school. It is a highly successful, happy and exciting school, that ‘the quality of the students’ achievements and learning which aims to provide a broad and balanced education to is exceptional’. The first co-ed day school to achieve this rare boys and girls that will prepare them for the modern world. accolade. RGS’ approach to teaching and learning melds Like the school song, To Be a Pilgrim, we emphasise to all expert teaching knowledge with a modern, innovative our students that they are on a journey of noble purpose, approach to pedagogy with a judicious use of technology, to have an impact and to make the world a better place. inspirational and personalised teaching and learning is at the We aim to educate the whole child and offer a broad range centre of the vision and requires expert teachers. The school of experiences for all. We are an inclusive school and, built is one of a small number of world-class schools to have been upon the vision of our founder, are committed to social a global pioneer in High Performance Learning, focusing on mobility and the provision of bursaries through wider the development of global citizens, advanced performers access and a supportive Reigatian community. and enterprising learners. Outcomes at the school are world-class with 96% of A Level Good Schools Guide 2019 “Happy Kids Great Results” entries graded A*, A or B, with the typical Reigatian securing three A grades. On average, 97% of RGS students go on to Reigate Grammar School caters for over 1050 students Oxbridge, Russell Group and other top universities and aged 11 to 18. Another 600 students are educated at medical schools. In 2019, RGS was named Independent School Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir school and of the Year for Wellbeing and Pastoral Care at the TES Chinthurst School, RGS’s junior and nursery schools – both Awards – the most important element of any great education. recently short-listed for UK Independent Prep School of In that same year, we also received the award of school of the the Year. RGS offers the very best academic education with year for community outreach and most recently, in October equal prominence placed on the arts, sport and a rich 2020, Reigate Grammar School was named Public School extra-curricular programme. RGS has a distinctive of the Year by Tatler, the school Oscars. educational philosophy and a strong ethos of pastoral care underpinning a well-rounded education. The House system Shaun Fenton, Headmaster, acknowledged as one of the has some clearly defined aims: for everyone to feel part of outstanding educational leaders in this country, was a team; to allow leadership to be nurtured; talent to shine; elected Chairman of HMC in 2018-19 and most recently confidence to surge; teamwork to flourish and competitive awarded the OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services spirit to develop. to Education. REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORT AT RGS and country in a wide variety of sports. The main aim of our Athlete Development Programme is to give students a solid foundation from which they can excel across a range of Reigate Grammar School is renowned for its sport sports and activities before possibly choosing to specialise as and prowess on the games field. Our aim is to they mature through school. Delivered in partnership with provide all students with a sports programme that industry organisation Arete Performance, the programme will foster a lifelong involvement in sport. also utilises expertise in nutrition, conditioning, sports psychology and leadership to develop the skills and We believe in the power of sport in creating good characteristics of elite sport. The programme also provides people. Our games and physical education programmes the support student may need to balance their training and are designed to facilitate both the pursuit of excellence competition commitments with their academic, social and and sport for all – offering a wide range of activities and family lives. The Sports department, in partnership with the sporting opportunities through diversification which puts year group teams and academic staff, works hard to provide the development of young people at the centre of all we all students with an environment where they can have fun, do – promoting lifelong participation, through a student learn valuable skills and build up a positive association with cantered approach, within a varied sporting programme. sport and physical activity. There are many opportunities to represent Team The Sports department consists of a number of staff who Reigate in teams or individually across a range of have played and coached at a high level and continue to do competitive sports as well as recreational activities within so. We are assisted by academic teachers and professional a varied co-curricular programme. Many of these fixtures coaches giving students access to the best possible coaching for more traditional sports take place at RGS Hartswood across all abilities. We work with outstanding community where we have 32 acres of playing fields which include partners to ensure that students have access to the most two all-weather pitches for hockey and tennis and up to date coaching and facilities available. numerous grass pitches which host cricket, rugby, football, athletics and Ultimate Frisbee fixtures to name a few. At As part of the current sporting vision, Team Reigate the school site there is an indoor swimming pool, dance has a coaching strategy, which is continuously evolving studio, netball courts, fitness suites, conditioning gym, – challenging students and staff to be creative and multi-use games area (MUGA) and a sports hall. developing resilient young men and women who value both fun and hard work. Our coaching philosophy revolves around and seeing the value in both fun and hard work. We challenge students #Team Reigate has seven core elements: to become resilient and creative sports people and create Respect – 360 degree a positive environment where student athletes feel Enjoy winning, learn from losing confident and express themselves and learn new skills. It is not what happens to us it is how we respond Good people We have a strong history of supporting the development Accept and respect the match official’s decision of talented sportsmen and women with a large number Team first – always of students going on to represent their counties, region Embrace positive behaviours REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL THE JOB DESCRIPTION This is an outstanding opportunity to assume the • Develop a staffing structure and framework (roles leadership of sport at Reigate Grammar School and & responsibilities); take our provision to the next level by developing a • Work with the Head of Academic PE to support shared vision for the future to enable students at outstanding outcomes in examination Physical Education RGS to fulfil their potential, both personal and team at GCSE, A Level and BTEC. goals. Sport is central to the school’s purpose and • Direct, manage and support Heads of Sport and provision of a well-rounded education.