GRADUATE SPORTS ASSISTANTS X 2 Posts
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School:
Royal Grammar School -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
The salary for this role is in the region of £22.5K gross per annum (Full Time Equivalent). As this is a term time only role plus staff training days and 10 days, the actual salary for the role will be pro rata’d to in the region of 19.5K gross for the fixed term period (i.e., August 2024- July 2025 working 1460 hours) and is inclusive of Saturday working and trips. -
Hours:
This role is term time only, plus all staff training days and 10 additional days to be worked at times agreed with the Director of Sport outside of normal term time (i.e., during the school holidays). The days of work are Monday to Friday and includes weekends, as and when required for fixtures or sports centre duties. Whilst exact working times will vary, the earliest start time would be 7.45am and the latest finish time would generally be 5.30pm, unless the Graduate Sports Assistant is involved in any sporting fixtures. Please see Job Information for further details. -
Contractual Status:
Fixed term -
Closing Date:
18th Mar 2024
GRADUATE SPORTS ASSISTANT X 2 Posts
Fixed Term Appointment starting mid-August 2024 until 3rd July 2025
We have a fantastic opportunity for two outstanding sport graduates to work with the Sports Department from mid-August 2024 until 3rd July 2025. If you are an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and skilled sportsperson who is looking to potentially move into a career in sport in the future, then we would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate will provide support across the sports department and work alongside the PE and coaching teaching team, working with students from Year 3 (age 7) to Upper Sixth (age 18). We would welcome applicants who have a strong background in our major games’ sports (rugby, hockey, netball, football, or cricket.) In return, we offer valuable experience of working in one of the country’s most successful schools and the opportunity to develop your knowledge in teaching, coaching, managing strength and conditioning programmes and officiating sport. There may be opportunities to accompany trips or tours within the school as well.
Hours: This role is term time only, plus all staff training days and 10 additional days to be worked at times agreed with the Director of Sport outside of normal term time (i.e., during the school holidays). The days of work are Monday to Friday and includes weekends, as and when required for fixtures or sports centre duties. Whilst exact working times will vary, the earliest start time would be 7.45am and the latest finish time would generally be 5.30pm, unless the Graduate Sports Assistant is involved in any sporting fixtures. Please see Job Information for further details.
Salary: The salary for this role is in the region of £22.5K gross per annum (Full Time Equivalent). As this is a term time only role plus staff training days and 10 days, the actual salary for the role will be pro rata’d to in the region of 19.5K gross for the fixed term period (i.e., August 2024- July 2025 working 1460 hours) and is inclusive of Saturday working and trips.
* The closing date for this role is 9.00am Monday 18th March 2024, however, early applications are encouraged as candidates may be contacted for interview before the closing date. Interviews are likely to be held during w/c 25th March 2024.
TO APPLY: For full details please see www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/join-us/work-for-us
RGS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Whilst all applications are considered on merit, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented in our staff community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-interview referencing, internet searches and pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list check.
Royal Grammar School
Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525. Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country’s leading schools, and the Sunday Times’ North East Independent School of the Decade 2020. Most recently, RGS was awarded the Sunday Times’ 2023 North East’s Top Independent Secondary School for Academic Performance. We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other co-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.
The RGS has grown substantially in recent years. There are now some 1,320 students, over 260 of whom are in the Junior School. The Sixth Form of 330 students is one of the largest in the independent sector. We became coeducational 20 years ago and girls now comprise 46% of the school.
The school is based in the heart of the City, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.
Academically the school is highly selective. Students are assessed for entry at the key entry points (Y3, Y5, Y7 and a handful at Y9, plus sixth form). The biggest entry points are Y3 (60 students), Y7 (c.75 students) and Y12 (c. 45 students). Beyond the academics, in Junior School (Y3-6) entry is assessed through activity days whilst at Y7 students are assessed through online tests and an interaction day. Sixth form entry is through interview only. Students sit baseline tests in Y7, Y10, and L6 – the average GLA CAT score for both the current Y7 and L6 is 117.
Academic selection and excellent teaching means the school’s results are exceptional. The published figures for 2023 are on the school’s website. For A Level, 34% of A level grades were at A*; 71% A*- A; and 89% A* – B. For GCSE, the proportion of grade 9s was 41.2%; 9 – 8 was 67.8%; and 9 – 7 was 85.8%. These results placed the RGS 51st, nationally, in The Sunday Times Parent Power survey, up from 73rd place in 2022.
In 2021 The Sunday Times Parent Power survey judged RGS Newcastle to be the North East Independent School of the Decade. Since then, the RGS has consistently ranked first for academic results in the North East. In 2023, as well as receiving accreditation for the Wellbeing Award for Schools, the RGS was awarded the overall title of Independent School of the Year for the whole of the UK, following winning the category for Outstanding Educational Partnerships. We have more recently been awarded the title of Sunday Times Parent Power North East Independent School of the Year for 2024.
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