April 2017
Dear Applicant
Many thanks for expressing an interest in the post of Teacher of PE (Girls) with
responsibility for Enrichment and Primary Transition at Tarporley High School and
Sixth Form College. We are looking for an excellent teacher of girls’ PE who will lead
and develop aspects of our sports provision. This is an excellent opportunity for
someone who is keen to continue to develop as a teacher in a high-achieving 11-18
school, and who aspires to leadership in PE.
Tarporley High School & Sixth Form College is a single academy trust, set in the
heart of mid-Cheshire, halfway between Chester and Nantwich, in the borough of
Cheshire West and Chester. It is a welcoming, friendly community where staff at all
levels work together as a team, and are dedicated to ensuring every young person
receives an outstanding education.
Having been rated as a good school for many years, we were judged by Ofsted in
March 2014 to be outstanding in all areas. We were then successful in our
application to become a Teaching School, and are the only Secondary-led Teaching
School Alliance in the area. I have been Headteacher here for fifteen years and I am
supported by excellent Senior and Middle Leader Teams, a well-informed supportive
governing body, and strong links to other local schools. I am committed to teamwork,
an open consultative management style, high levels of delegated responsibility and
distributed leadership. The school is highly regarded across the community, and we
are currently oversubscribed for 2017/18
Being judged to be outstanding is a great achievement, and testimony to the
aspirations, the qualities and the superb efforts of our staff and students. Whilst
feeling proud of the recognition the school has received, we are not complacent and
we do not think we are perfect. Therefore there will be plenty of challenge and scope
for the successful candidate to contribute to developing and improving our provision
for PE, and the part played by sport in our extra-curricular enrichment programmes
and our primary partnership.
You will join a strong PE team who all play a key part in driving improvements to
teaching, learning and achievement, and who work closely together, sharing practice
and innovation to develop keys areas of curriculum, learning and assessment. We
have excellent provision for staff development, incorporating quality time for subject
teachers to work closely in their teams, supported by their Curriculum Leader.
This is an important new post that combines aspects of the former School Sports Coordinator role, previously held by our recently promoted Head of PE, Joe Morphet,
together with a focus on developing sport beyond the core curriculum. We have an
excellent partnership with our primary schools, many of which are rural, and they
greatly value our support in enhancing their children’s involvement in inter-school
tournaments. We are also keen to keep widening young people’s participation in
sport beyond the curriculum by developing an exciting offer, and encouraging the
involvement of all. You will be well supported in your role by our partner schools and
by the whole PE team, all of whom share a strong vision for sport and physical
education at Tarporley.
I hope that having read this, you will be keen to apply for the post, and I look forward
to hearing from you. If, on the other hand, you decide that this is not the post for you,
may I thank you for your interest and wish you well for the future.
In order to apply, please complete the application form (you can download this
from our website www.tarporleyhigh.co.uk) making sure you provide all
requested information, including clearly explaining any gaps in employment,
and clearly and fully detailing the types and sizes of schools in which you
have worked. Please be sure to indicate clearly the grade/class/level of ALL
qualifications cited.
Please write a letter of application no longer than 3 sides of A4, legible font
size. You should outline your relevant achievements and address the
following:
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Why you are applying for this post
The skills and qualities you would bring to the role of Teacher of PE
(Girls) with responsibility for Enrichment and Primary Transition at
Tarporley High School & Sixth Form College
Yours sincerely
SARAH LEE
Headteacher