THE KING'S SCHOOL IN MACCLESFIELD DIRECTOR OF SPORT

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At present, there are six full-time PE teachers supported by several part-time sportscoaches and GAP year students. The full-time PE teachers at the school, each of whomenjoys a measure of delegated responsibility within the department, are responsible fortimetabled lessons. The school also offers examination courses in GCSE PE to Year 11and A Level Physical Education in Years 12 and 13. More than 20 coaches and nonspecialistshave a curricular input into the Games and Activities programme and afurther 30 colleagues make an extra-curricular contribution to teams, clubs andtraining, including at specialised camps.In Physical Education and Games, King’s seeks both excellence and opportunity for all.In the last ten years, the school can boast national champions or internationalrepresentatives in sixteen different sports. On many Saturdays, more than 350 pupilsrepresent the school and more than half the pupil population has represented King’s inone or more sports. In the past decade, King’s teams have played on every continent.SPORTS FACILITIESTeaching facilities for Physical Education at King's include:On SiteCumberland Street Site: Gymnasium; Astro Pitch and Astro Area; Fields (15 acres)Fence Avenue Site: Gymnasium; Games Hall; Tarmac Tennis/Netball Courts; Field (10acres) Redgra and Blackgra Artificial pitchesOff SiteDerby Fields and Pavilion (20 acres) – about 2 km from the Town Centre. The school alsomakes use of a number of other facilities, including:• Macclesfield Leisure Centre and Pool (12 hours/week curricular use, and 6hours/week extra curricular use)• Adlington Golf Range and Academy Golf Course• Redesmere Sailing Club• Bollin Valley Linear Park (for Cross Country)• and a wide variety of Outdoor Activity locations locally and in the Peak DistrictNational Park for both curricular and extra curricular use.THE SPORTS PROGRAMMEThe main sports are rugby football and hockey during the winter and cricket andathletics in the summer in the Boys’ Division, and netball and hockey in the Girls’Division in the winter and tennis, rounders and athletics in the summer. Each activityinvolves substantial numbers and maintains a full list of fixtures. The main sports, aswell as the wide variety of other sports offered, are heavily dependent on the supportof colleagues from outside the PE Department, many of whom have high levels ofspecialist skills. All of these colleagues show great enthusiasm and commitment and areencouraged to develop their coaching abilities. The PE Department takes a lead role inthe main sports as well as providing regular support, assistance and advice to nonspecialiststaff involved in the Games programme.The Games programme offers the following activities for Years 7 to 11 during the year:• Rugby Football• Cross-country
• Hockey• Athletics• Cricket• Netball• Rounders• Tennis• Basketball• Trampolining• CheerleadingA comprehensive programme of competitive and recreational activities is offered toYears 12-13 on a Wednesday afternoon. Other sporting extra-curricular activitiesavailable to the pupils are: table tennis, sailing, fencing and judo.THE VACANCYThis is a significant and challenging new post which comes at a crucial time in thedevelopment of Sport at King’s. As well as maintaining and promoting the profile ofSport across the Foundation, the appointee will lead a major development programmewhich will see the enhancement of the school’s Sports facilities and the design andbuilding of a new Sports Centre. The importance of the role and the size of the jobmean that the successful candidate is likely already to have gained some experience ina position of responsibility.The successful candidate will need to give evidence of:• an excellent degree of personal organisation and efficiency;• the ability to lead, manage and coordinate the activities of large numbers ofstaff;• appropriate coaching qualifications and experience;• successful experience of departmental management;• and the ability to lead by example in matters of training and professionaldevelopment.Central to the job will be the co-ordination and oversight of Sport across the whole ofthe Foundation, including liaison with the Infant and Junior Division. Allocation ofstaffing and resources as well as delineation of management structures andresponsibilities will form important aspects of the role as it develops. Communicationwith colleagues, pupils and parents will have a high priority as will the celebration ofsuccess. Working for the Director of Sport will be the Head of Rugby, Head of Cricket,Head of Hockey and Head of Girls’ Physical Education. At least initially, the successfulcandidate will assume overall responsibility for academic PE.Candidates should have experience in at least two of the major school sports andessential requirements are the energy and presence to lead and manage a major areawithin this leading independent school. A high level of personal sporting performancewill be an additional recommendation. The position is available from January 2013.
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