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About this Role
Finham Park Multi Academy Trust is a growing organisation, which is currently made up of 8 schools across Coventry and Warwickshire including Lyng Hall School. The Primary and Secondary schools in Finham Park MAT will set out to pioneer, innovate and deliver a "WorldClass" education for all.
At Lyng Hall School we are committed to nurturing excellence, growing aspiration and thriving together. Lyng Hall School strives to achieve excellent outcomes for young people, but also provides opportunities for them to be creative, innovative and to enjoy their learning. We are committed to supporting all staff and students to work hard and be successful.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Lyng Hall School for a motivated and flexible teacher to lead a strong and enthusiastic PE team, where teachers are committed to delivering a high quality, lively and interesting curriculum to challenge and inspire all our students. We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and experienced Head of PE with an ambitious vision to develop curriculum and provision throughout the school. You will be required to teach a variety of sports and take an active role in our popular extra‑curricular programme.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate must be:
* Committed to making a positive difference to the lives of students and staff.
* Resilient with a strong personal drive.
* Able to demonstrate Leadership within a PE department.
* Passionate about securing the most productive learning opportunities for students in school.
* Values driven, dedicated to support the school ethos of Resilience, Respect and Excellence.
Benefits
We will offer you:
* Two Sports Halls complete with sports markings and equipment, (one of which was officially opened in December 2025)
* Brand new Fitness Suite
* Extensive fields, woodlands OOA area, hard court tennis courts
* Indoor heated swimming pool
* Floodlit, all weather, 400m athletics track with throwing and jump areas and equipment.
* A positive and innovative learning culture, where wellbeing and workload are effectively managed.
* A dedicated, highly skilled and committed staff, upholding high expectations and aspirations for all our students.
* A strong sense of community and a warm, welcoming workplace.
* Frequent opportunities to collaborate with teachers and support staff from the other schools in the MAT to develop and share best practice.
Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you relish the chance to support colleagues to secure rapid sustained school improvement? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Visits to the school are welcomed. If you would like to have an informal discussion with the Headteacher, Leah Martindale or Operations Manager, Alex Burnard about the role, telephone 02476 724960.
Closing date: Tuesday 14th April 2026
Interview date: Friday 24th April 2026
Torequest any of the documents in an accessible format, please contact apply@finhampark.co.uk or call 02477180000 and select option 2 for HR.
For further information on this role and other opportunities within the MAT, please visit https://finhamparkmultiacademytrust.co.uk/careers/.
Finham Park MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Finham Park Multi Academy Trust requires all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage and if you are offered a job position with us.
Online Checks
In line with KCSIE (Keeping children Safe in Education) 2024 we will complete online searches as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates. If anything is identified as part of these checks they will be discussed with you at interview. If any safeguarding concerns are identified we reserve the right to withdraw your application.
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