Deputy Head of PE

About the role

DEPUTY HEAD OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Required for September 2025

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Deputy Head of Department for Physical Education. The post-holder will support the Head of Department in driving high standards across PE and extra-curricular sport and will take ownership for specific areas of the PE curriculum, including the delivery and outcomes of vocational courses in Physical Education.

The successful candidate for this post:

• is an outstanding teacher, with the energy to inspire and motivate colleagues and students
• has the vision, drive, and expertise necessary to support the Head of PE in leading the department and ensuring exceptional education
• believes in the power of PE and sport to have a positive impact on young people’s lives, and the right of every student to have every opportunity to fulfil their potential

In return, Goffs can offer you:

• A thriving, successful and hugely popular department
• A £20million school building, opened in January 2017, with additional new facilities which opened in April 2022
• A school described by Ofsted as being one where “students work together exceptionally well,” and where “students are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about school”
• Outstanding, highly personalised professional development opportunities
• Outstanding career development including dedicated leadership development and coaching in a national “Leadership” school
• A forward looking, innovative and oversubscribed working environment

Please contact the HR department on 01992 624375, or by email at recruitment@generationsmat.herts.sch.uk for further details.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday 13th May 2025

Interviews: Friday 16th May 2025, or sooner for the right candidate

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post-holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

The Trust reserves the right to process applications as they are received, and early applications are encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

Generations Multi Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Further information is available on the school’s website