Leader for Sport and Enrichment

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POST TITLE: Leader for Sport and Enrichment

POST RESPONSIBLE TO: Assistant Principal (Culture and Behaviour, DSL)

START DATE: September 2026

SALARY: Teacher Main or Upper Pay Scale + TLR 2a (equivalent to £3,527)

CLOSING DATE: 14th May 2026

INTERVIEW DATE: WC: 18th May 2026

This is not just another teaching role. It is an opportunity to inspire a culture of participation, teamwork and excellence, to develop students’ physical confidence and character, and to shape a vibrant programme of sport and enrichment within a digitally innovative academy at the heart of a Trust driven by a deep commitment to creativity in education.

The BOA Group is seeking to appoint a motivated, dedicated and aspirational Leader of Sport and Enrichment to join the team at BOA Digital Technologies Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding practitioner who is passionate about delivering high-quality physical education, leading an ambitious enrichment programme, and ensuring all students benefit from a broad and engaging experience beyond the classroom.

The BOA Group is a unique and exceptional creative educational setting, committed to the highest standards of excellence. As a growing Multi-Academy Trust, we provide dynamic and innovative learning environments that serve as creative hubs for both the expressive arts and specialist technical and digital skills. We are a digitally innovative academy within a Trust driven by a deep commitment to creativity in education.

Currently comprising three academies—BOA Creative, Digital and Performing Arts (opened in 2011), BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy (opened in 2021), and BOA Digital Technologies (opened in September 2022)—all located in the vibrant centre of Birmingham, we are positioned at the heart of the West Midlands’ thriving creative and digital industries.

Our academies benefit from outstanding facilities that support academic achievement, vocational excellence and a rich programme of extra-curricular opportunities.

THE ROLE:

BOA Digital Technologies Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional Leader of Sport and Enrichment to join a committed team, working alongside colleagues and leaders to deliver excellence in both physical education and the wider enrichment offer. The role will be primarily based at BOA Digital Technologies Academy, with opportunities to collaborate across other BOA Group academies in central Birmingham.

As Leader of Sport and Enrichment, the postholder will play a pivotal role in shaping the academy’s culture and student experience. They will lead the development and delivery of a high-quality PE curriculum alongside an ambitious, inclusive and diverse enrichment programme that promotes participation, wellbeing and personal development for all students.

This is a role for a strong practitioner and leader who is committed to raising standards, modelling best practice, and ensuring that sport and enrichment are central to the life of the academy. The successful candidate will inspire students to develop resilience, teamwork, leadership and a lifelong engagement with physical activity and wider interests.

They will promote a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement, using evidence-informed approaches to support excellent teaching, coaching and programme design. Through strong leadership and collaborative working, they will ensure that all students have access to high-quality opportunities beyond the classroom that enrich their educational experience and support their personal growth.

With a passion for sport, enrichment and student development, the postholder will contribute to a dynamic and innovative environment where students are supported to thrive both academically and personally. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is driven to make a lasting impact—across the curriculum, through enrichment, and within the wider academy community.

The Group believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners—to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first-rate educational environment with excellent facilities, outstanding teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. You will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to further develop your own expertise and professional capacity.

If you share the Academy Trust’s vision and ambitions, have a passion for sport and enrichment, and are committed to working within an ethos of creative collaboration and partnership, we would be delighted to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY:

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who meet the requirements of the person specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All offers are subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS checks and successful completion of a contractual probationary period.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and supporting statement.

Where appropriate, please state within your application your specialist subject(s) and other subjects and at which level you are able to teach.

CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For an information conversation or for more information please contact Marie Bagley, Office Manager, who will direct you to the most appropriate person.

E: [email protected]

T: 0121 359 9400

FURTHER PARTICULARS

We are a growing multi academy trust operating specialist academies, working in partnership with the Ormiston Trust and Birmingham City University to offer exciting and unique educational pathways for learners with interests in performing arts and digital technologies.

About the BOA Group

The BOA Group is led by chief executive, Kate Tague, and the Board of Directors, chaired by Dr Jonnie Turpie MBE. The Academy Trust was founded in 2011 with the opening of BOA Creative, Digital and Performing Arts Academy and converted to Multi Academy Trust status in 2021.

BOA Creative, Digital & Performing Arts - a digital and performing arts academy for learners aged 14-19. Opened in September 2011 on a brand new and purpose-built site with superb facilities for academic, vocational and extra-curricular activities. Rated good in every category by OFSTED and with continual outstanding results, students at BOA Creative have the opportunity to individualise their learning pathway, following performance, production and creativity routes.

BOA Stage and Screen Production - a production and broadcast technologies academy for learners aged 16-19. Opened in the Jewellery Quarter in 2021, BOA Stage and Screen provides an industry lead curriculum for young people in both existing and emerging production techniques and broadcast technologies. Working in close collaboration with our creative and industry partners to develop and deliver specialist programmes of study, students learn the skills they need to join the very best production houses all over the world.

BOA Digital Technologies – an academy for 11–18-year-old learners passionate about digital technologies, which opens for the first time in September 2022. BOA Digital Technologies will deliver a specialist education in creative and digital technologies, maximising future opportunities for all students working closely with the industry to ensure that we address the growing demand for digital level skills now and in the future.

Our academies are regional and admit students from across Birmingham, the Black Country (including Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) as well as from Coventry and Solihull. Please see the individual academies websites for further information and admissions policies.

We aim to inspire our students to “Imagine Everything” and ensure they leave us with the qualifications, technical knowledge and employability skills they require for the next stage of their lives.