Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.

Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.

In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.

The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.

Tottenham Hotspur has:

• A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.


• A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.


• Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.


• A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.


• An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes.

JOB PURPOSE:

As Education Officer your role will be to support the delivery of the education programme and the educational progress of the Academy scholars and schoolboys ensuring compliance with Premier League Youth Development rules. You must deliver a world class education provision to equip player for their lives beyond football.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To assistant the Education Manager.


• Delivery and assessment of a BTEC L3 qualification on our Football Education Scholarship programme.


• Act as the Core Programme Coordinator (CPC) for the Sporting Excellent Professional (SEP).


• Lead on education provision for players on the day release programme.


• To be available to students and / or to their parents for education-related purposes outside of the teaching day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.


• Contribute to the interdisciplinary player review process and produce educational reports that support the Player/Parent reviews.


• Liaise with our players’ schools and other stakeholders to support the transition of players progressing through the phases.


• Liaising with, maintaining, and developing partnerships with schools, colleges, and institutes of further / higher education.


• Profiling and supporting all players in the U16 age bands prior to them leaving full time education to evaluate and help develop their holistic potential.


• Supporting the provision of an after-care service for all players not retained or offered contracts.


• Maintaining effective links with various National bodies both within and outside football those who have responsibility for education.


• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and is developmentally appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students.


• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to assure safety in the classroom for all students.


• Maintaining effective links with various National bodies both within and outside football those who have responsibility for education.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas.


• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates.


• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility.


• Approachable person with ability to deal with day-to-day issues on own initiative.


• Effective time management and planning skills


• Good attention to detail employing thorough working practices.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL:

• BEd, BA, or BSc degree or equivalent


• QTS


• Teaching experience at secondary or higher education or equivalent.


• Experience of delivering the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Sport.


• Current and relevant experience of the education system and behaviour management.


• An outstanding classroom practitioner that can inspire staff and students/players.


• Knowledge of the OFSTED inspection framework including safeguarding and wellbeing provisions and thresholds.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience of delivering & assessing Apprenticeship standards (Sporting Excellence Professional).


• Experience of delivering in a non-traditional education establishment.


• Experience of delivering remote teaching using suitable software systems.


• Knowledge/understanding of KS4 data analysis e.g. Progress 8 & Attainment 8


• Elite Sport environments


• Understanding of the principles and practices of assessment