Rugby Union Specialist

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Rugby Union Specialist (North London)

Rugby Union Specialist (North London)

Central Office - Home Based05/05/2024

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin schools' own knowledge. Our specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams. By joining us, you will provide ongoing support to schools, ultimately improving the outcomes of our pupils. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Job details

Job details

Salary£27,463 per annum pro-rataContractual hours30BasisPart TimeRegionNationalJob category/typePhysical Education, Support StaffDate posted25/01/2024Job referenceREQ000478Attachments

Job description

Job description

In partnership with England Rugby, United Learning are appointing 1 Rugby Specialist role to our team of 4.

Working across a network of secondary schools in the area defined by the role, you will be responsible for the hands-on delivery of rugby union to students through in-lesson support and co-curricular clubs, staff training and creating links to local clubs. This role is also responsible for the coordination of activity within other United Learning secondary schools in the region to ensure they have access to club support, teacher CPD and competitive opportunities. 

The role will involve working with the North London School Cluster , Heads of PE, Senior Leadership Teams, RFU staff, United Learning’s Senior Rugby Specialist and local partnerships to plan and deliver inclusive and developmental rugby activity. The aim is to maximise participation, develop staff and young leaders, provide playing opportunities and link students and schools to local community clubs.

About You

You will be a qualified rugby coach able to inspire PE teachers and senior leaders to grow rugby union within curricular and co-curricular provision. You will support their delivery through hands-on coaching, teacher training and coordinating links with local competition providers and community clubs.

In addition to being a coach that can inspire, we are looking for an individual who has an understanding of current issues within PE and community rugby clubs and who has the ability to develop and deliver solutions to overcome these, to maximise participation for young people of all backgrounds.

Applications

Please review the job description and person specification, then complete our online application form. Please use the ‘personal statement’ section to tell us how you would fulfil the accountabilities of the role, and how your experience fits with our person specification.

For Further information

For a confidential discussion about this role or the process, please contact:

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