Director of Cross College Sports

Overview

Director of Cross College Sports - Stanmore College, Stanmore, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Application Start Date: 27-01-2026

Application End Date: 15-02-2026

Location: Stanmore, HA7 4BQ

Role location: Stanmore

Salary: £55,441.00 - £58,839.00 per annum

Description

Director of Cross College Sports

Lead Sport. Shape Futures. Inspire Excellence.

We are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join Stanmore College as Director of Cross College Sports. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape a high-quality, innovative sports provision that delivers excellent outcomes for learners and aligns provision with the needs of employers, supporting opportunity across the wider community.

The Role

You will provide strategic leadership across Cross College Sports, setting a clear vision and direction for a high-quality and innovative sports provision. You will work collaboratively with senior leaders, staff, and external partners to ensure strong learner outcomes and meaningful progression.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and management of staff across the sports curriculum
• Quality assurance, self-assessment, and continuous improvement
• Curriculum development and enrichment that create meaningful progression pathways
• Strategic use of performance data to improve achievement, retention, and progression
• Building effective partnerships that support learner progression and opportunity

Why This Role Matters

This role plays a pivotal part in shaping the life chances of our students. Through strong leadership and innovation, you will ensure learners develop the skills, confidence, and qualifications they need to progress into further study, higher education, or employment, while strengthening the College's reputation across sport, wellbeing, and public service sectors.

Lead with ambition. Shape strategy. Change lives through sport.

Closing Date & Interview

Closing Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026.

Interview Date: Friday, 27 February 2026.

Eligibility & Compliance

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Required

What is your current UK Visa Status? Required

References

Please supply the name and contact details of two professional referees. One referee must be your current or most recent employer. If your current/most recent employment does/did not involve work with children, then your second referee should be from your employer with whom you most recently worked with children.

The college intends to take up references on all shortlisted candidates before interview.

• Referee 1 Name Required
• Name of Organisation Required
• Email Address (we cannot accept personal email address such as hotmail or gmail) Required
• Telephone Number Required
• Job Title/Position Required
• May we contact prior to interview? Required
• Reference 2 Name Required
• Name of Organisation Required
• Email Address (we cannot accept personal email address such as hotmail or gmail) Required
• Telephone Number Required
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Education

Please start with your most recent

• Name of School/College/University Required
• Address
• Date of Attendance From (dd/mm/yyyy) Required
• Date of Attendance To (dd/mm/yyyy) Required
• Subjects Required
• Results Required

Professional Qualification

Please provide details of any vocational qualifications or trainings that you have completed which you consider to be relevant to the role for which you have applied

• Qualfication (PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status, ACCA, CIPD, CIMA, Etc.) Required
• Training Provider Required
• Date of Qualification (dd/mm/yyyy) Required
• Notes Required

Employment History

Please start with your most recent employment

• Job Title Required
• Salary (£)
• Name of Employer Required
• Address
• Brief Description of the Role Required
• Reason for Leaving Required

Gaps in Your Employment History

Please clarify if there are any gaps in your employment history.

Reason (please answer not applicable if there is no gap) Required

Disclosure of Criminal Conviction

All posts involving direct contact with vulnerable children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are "protected". These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed, can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Do you have any unspent cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974? Required

Do you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020? Required

Overseas Criminal Records Check

If you have lived abroad for 3 months or more (from the age of 16), you will be required to complete the application process for obtaining overseas police check as condition for employment.

Have you lived abroad for 3 months or more since the age of 16? Required

If you have ticked yes, please give written explanation

Declarations

I understand that any offer of employment that I may receive will be dependent upon receipt by Stanmore College of a) proof of the right to work in the UK, b) medical clearance, c) satisfactory Enhanced DBS certificate and check of the Barred list, d) satisfactory references.

When submitting your application, you have provided consent to the information that you have given on the application form being processed for the purpose of assessing suitability or for employment and, if appointed, for the purpose of your employment with Stanmore College, including passing personal information to a third party where necessary. For further information on the processing of your personal data, please see the staff Privacy Notice on the Stanmore College website.

I hereby certify that all the information given by me on this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge, that all the questions relating to me have been accurately and fully answered, and that I possess all the qualification which I claim to hold and I confirm that I have never been disqualified from working with Children, cautioned or sanctioned in this regard.

I understand that providing false or misleading information could result in my application being rejected or (if the false or misleading information comes to light after my appointment) summary dismissal and may amount to a criminal offence.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Date of Birth

Sexual Orientation

Do you consider yourself to have a disability, impairment or condition?

Do you have caring responsibilities?

Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity)?

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