High School More Than Just a School

Recruitment Pack Teacher of Girls’ Physical Education

Required from September 2021

Employment Status Full time / Part-time

Employment Location Kesgrave High School,

Application Closing Date 12:00 noon Tuesday 25th May 2021

Interview day Thursday 27th May 2021

Be Positive. Be Respectful. Be Your Best

www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk @KesgraveHigh

[email protected] 01473 624 855 ABOUT KESGRAVE HIGH SCHOOL

Thank you for taking an interest in our school.

We are proud of staff and students at Kesgrave High School and we expect them to take a pride in all that they do. We have a strong pastoral system, high academic standards and clear and fair behaviour expecta�ons. Our Rela�onships within and beyond the experience tells us that children thrive classroom are posi�ve and help us to in an environment that sets firm secure the best possible outcomes for boundaries, is consistent in its our young people. Teachers, associate expecta�ons and which builds staff, parents and carers all work rela�onships that set the tone for together to help our young people to learning. progress.

We provide an environment in which As a Teaching School, a lead partner in our students feel safe and are the Research School and a encouraged to grow, o�en challenging founding partner of EAST SCITT, staff as their own expecta�ons. Our posi�ve, well as students, con�nuously reflect on inclusive approach ensures that what they do and consider how to students make the most of their talents improve. Evidence-informed prac�ce is and poten�al. We are lucky to have a at the heart of our classroom school environment which befits these improvement. As part of East Anglian expecta�ons, inves�ng in their futures Schools Trust we work with like-minded through the latest technology and schools who invest in staff facili�es. development.

We encourage students to take This is an exci�ng �me to join our responsibility, to be curious and to school, I look forward to welcoming you have a thirst for knowledge. Students to our school in person and in sharing learn from each other, as well as from ourprideinallwedo. their experienced and skilled teachers, in a suppor�ve learning environment, Miss Upton where everyone is valued. Headteacher TEACHER OF GIRLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Kesgrave High School is looking to appoint a Female teacher of Physical Educa�on for September 2021. This is an exci�ng opportunity to contribute to a highly talented and commi�ed team.The department has a great sense of collabora�on and are fully commi�ed to ensuring all students develop a love of Physical Educa�on and achieve the highest possible standards.

Kesgrave High School is a large 11- 19 school which has over 1850 students on roll including over 300 students in the Sixth Form. In 2020 the performance of the whole school was strong with 75% of pupils achieving a works four days a week. We work closely Grade 4 or higher in both English and together as a team, working Mathema�cs. collabora�vely, and the department is The Team held in high regard across the school.

The Team is currently made up of 10 Results 2020 full-�me and part-�me specialist KS4 teachers who teach across the full age range. The department offers GCSE PE, GCSE PE: 96% 4+, 85% 5+, 33% 7+ BTEC Sport Level 2, A Level Physical Dance: 100% 4+, 93% 5+, 67% 7+ Educa�on and new for September BTEC Sport Level 3. Our specialist BTEC Sport: 83% L2+, 46% Merit, 32% Dis Dance teachers teachers deliver across KS5 all key stages including GCSE and A level. We are supported by a PE: A-E 100%, A-C 77% A*-B 46% Curriculum Support Assistant who Dance: A-E 100%, A-C 83%, A*-B 67% JOB INFORMATION TEACHER OF GIRLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The Facili�es mixed ability and our extra curriculum offer and engagement is highly successful. REPORTS TO: We are housed within specialist purpose built Head of Physical Education facili�es. We have a state of the art 4G Key Stage 4 Floodlit Ar�ficial Grass pitch, four all weather Once pupils have the firm founda�on of three JOB LOCATION: floodlit tennis courts, three netball courts, years at KS3, they can opt to con�nue their Kesgrave High School, Main Road, Kesgrave seven grass football pitches, two rugby learning at GCSE or BTEC Level 2. We follow pitches, fitness suite, large dance studio, full the Edexcel syllabus for GCSE and AQA for size sportshall and a gymnasium. Dance, students will receive three lesson per The department has a dedicated A Level fortnight of their examina�on course. In classroom equipped with a pc and projector addi�on, Years 10 and 11 pupils receive two with smart board. Staff have access to banks 100-minute lessons per fortnight of core PE of chrome books to support learning in and can choose from performance or classrooms when needed. There is a large par�cipa�on pathways depending on their departmental team room, where staff work choiceofspor�ngac�vi�es.x and connect during break, lunch�me and Key Stage 5 during their PPA �me, and we are very fortunate to have our own curriculum support At KS5 we follow the AQA syllabus for both PE member of the team who provides and Dance with BTEC Level 3 being added this administra�ve support. x year. In Year 12, students receive six lessons per fortnight and in Year 13 students they The Structure receive five lessons per fortnight, and Key Stage 3 addi�onal lesson is allocated for independent study by the student. Small group sizes When pupils first arrive at Kesgrave High ensure that learning is bespoke and that there School, Physical Educa�on is delivered in 2 are many opportuni�es for prac�cal learning. lessons a fortnight within their tutor group x class. Students then rotate around a range of sports across Key Stage 3 ensuring both breadth and depth of curriculum coverage. Staff can either follow this rota�on or teach to their areas of specialism. All teaching is OUR CULTURE AND ETHOS Kesgrave High School is proud to be ‘more than just a school’. Our ethos is at the heart of everything we do: ‘Be Positive, Be Respectful, Be Your Best’.

• We have an ethos of purposeful learning with a sense of adventure and challenge, where students and staff are empowered to experiment and develop exci�ng learning opportuni�es. • Our prac�ce and development is rooted in evidence-based research. • Class sizes are kept as low as possible. On average a KS4 class has 22 students and at KS5 12 students. • Ourthree period day means that staff and students have a break a�er every lesson to ensure smooth transi�ons between lessons and a calm purposeful learning environment. • All departments have access toa designated curriculum administrator who help drive improvements and reduce workload for teaching staff enabling them to focus on their core ac�vi�es. • Team Rooms for all departments help buildsuppor�ve collabora�ve rela�onships and facilitate shared planning �me. • The majority of mee�ngs are dedicated to Teaching & Learning. • Departmental developmentis focussed on clear and manageable priori�es roo�ng our work in the cornerstones of the best classroom prac�ce. • Lesson observa�ons are for the purpose of teacher development and sharing of best prac�ce. We discuss how to get be�er. • There is no prescribed template for lesson planning. OurTeaching and Learning Principles focus on Subject Knowledge, Challenge, Modelling, Review & Retrieval, Ques�oning, Feedback and Oracy. OUR CULTURE AND ETHOS

• A commitment to provide a truly excep�onal extra-curricular programme, which includes over 50 clubs per week and a dedicated Ac�vi�es Week in the summer term for all KS3 students.

• We have maintainedan hour lunch break to ensure staff and students have �me to eat and socialise.

• We work closely with unions represented within the school. The • Our behaviour policy is based on Headteacher and senior team meet with them regularly and our three core values of‘Be Posi�ve, ac�vely encourage open and Be Respec�ul, Be Your Best’. We construc�ve two-way dialogue. invest heavily to ensuredisrup�on free learning in all classrooms, this • We have ensured, despite includes centralised, same day financial pressures, that teaching deten�ons which are run and staff will havemaximum a of 83% managed by senior staff. contact ra�o, significantly lower than other schools. DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALS WITH INTEGRITY AND AUTONOMY

• Each department has their own administra�ve support.

• A commitment to keep administra�on and mee�ng �me to a minimum. Non TLR holders will not be required to a�end more than one a�er school mee�ng per week. All mee�ngs have a published finish �me and will end promptly. can include verbal and whole class • We have ara�onal approach to data feedback when relevant. Key assessed drops. Teachers will be not be pieces of work are marked in more depth expected to produce data on individual reflec�ng the varying demands and students more than three �mes per contexts within the subject. year. • Staff only complete one 20 minute duty • No formal �me-consuming report per week. comments are needed within the normal report cycle. • Cover is minimal. If staff have to cover a lesson this is never more than half a • A evidenced-informed approach to lesson. It is very rare for staff to have marking ensures staff are not expected more than four half lessons of cover per to mark every piece of work. Feedback year. There are tremendous opportunities for career YOUR WELLBEING development at Kesgrave High School. We are at the • Kesgrave is a very over-subscribed school. Staff children are cutting edge of educational innovation and best priori�sed for school places at Kesgrave even if you do not live practice, both as a Teaching School and Research within catchment. School. We work closely with other schools locally • Staff have24 hour access to our Employee Assistance and nationally. Programme including free counselling, financial and pensions advice, legal advice, home and well-being support. • Professional development and bespoke CPD package for • All staff have complementary access to excellent gym facili�es every member of staff including external and internal courses. and there is a programme of a�er school recrea�onal ac�vi�es. • Training is scheduled across the whole year, so staff know • Complimentary access to flu vaccina�ons every year. what is happening and can select opportuni�es that aremost • Access to salary sacrifice scheme (for exis�ng members) for relevant to them. addi�onal support in childcare costs. • Every member of staff has the opportunity to be involved in • Staff discounts with many local businesses. anac�on research group – sharing effec�ve prac�ce across the school. • We welcome applica�ons from colleagues who would like part-�me or job-shares.Flexibility keeps good teachers in the school. • All our recruitment processes are open and transparent. • We develop leadership posi�ons and undertake shadow- staffing and succession opportuni�esencourage to and invest in our staff to gain promoted posts within our school and elsewhere. • Opportuni�es will be offered to staff to undertake developmental roles / workacross our academies in the East Anglian Schools Trustif they choose to. • Performance Management isdevelopmental and construc�ve. ABOUT KESGRAVE HIGH SCHOOL IN KESGRAVE, SUFFOLK Kesgrave High School is proud to be more than just a school. From the schools incep�on in 1931 with 180 students under the Headmaster Captain Harrison, the school has always tried to ensure the whole child is educated, not merely an exam factory. Now in 2020 we have over 1850 students on role and it could not be a more exci�ng �me to be a student here. We are proud to NORWICH serve the local community, are regularly oversubscribed (we normally have over 800 applica�ons for 308 places) and we have over 900 students and staff cycle to school each day!

At Kesgrave we trust our pupils, giving them complete access to the school site at all �mes. As a result the ‘responsibility and behaviour of students is excellent. They BURY ST. are polite, courteous and are a credit to the school’. EDMUNDS (Ofsted) CAMBRIDGE KESGRAVE Sixth Form IPSWICH We have a large and thriving 6th Form of over 300 students, offering a wide variety of A Level and voca�onal subjects. COLCHESTER Students achieve outstanding A Level and BTEC results and around 70% go onto pursue University courses each year. Our Location

We are based on the Eastern side of Ipswich in Suffolk, with excellent road connec�ons with London only being one hour away by train.

LONDON