Physical Education Teacher - Secondary Boys

Gems Education UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

GEMS Education UAE in Dubai seeks a qualified Physical Education Teacher for the Secondary Boys phase. The role combines classroom teaching with coaching, assessing student progress and leading teams in inter-school sport.

A strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusivity, and healthy lifestyles is essential as you contribute to curriculum development and school improvement. The successful candidate will deliver engaging PE lessons, support sport events, and foster student wellbeing while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with relevant teaching experience.
• Master's degree preferred; experience coaching secondary boys is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and assessment methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging Secondary PE lessons aligned with the National Curriculum for England.
• Develop students' physical competence, fitness, and tactical understanding.
• Differentiate activities to challenge varying abilities and needs.
• Coach school teams, organize fixtures, tournaments, and extracurricular sport.
• Maintain safe facilities, supervision, risk controls, and safeguarding procedures.
• Contribute to curriculum review, reporting, and departmental development.

Skills

Secondary Physical Education

National Curriculum for England

Sports coaching

Team coaching

Sports performance assessment

Differentiated PE instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Education

Master's degree in Physical Education

Job description

Physical Education Teacher - Secondary Boys Job Snapshot Role: Physical Education Teacher - Secondary Boys Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Education Function: Classroom Teaching Experience: Relevant Secondary Physical Education teaching experience Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Physical Education Teacher - Secondary Boys in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Education opportunity for a qualified PE specialist capable of delivering challenging, inclusive, and progressive physical education aligned with the National Curriculum for England. GEMS Education is hiring an energetic educator who can develop Secondary boys ' physical ability, fitness, tactical awareness, confidence, teamwork, and enjoyment of sport while contributing actively to competitive teams and the wider school sports programme.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Education Function: Classroom Teaching Salary: 10000-16000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time Role Context The Physical Education Teacher will combine curriculum teaching with coaching, assessment, student development, and competitive sport. The position has a strong practical focus, requiring lessons that progressively improve physical competence while helping students understand tactics, fitness, healthy lifestyles, leadership, resilience, discipline, and sportsmanship. Beyond scheduled PE classes, the teacher will contribute to school teams, fixtures, tournaments, training sessions, and sporting events. Maintaining safe facilities, appropriate supervision, effective risk controls, and inclusive participation will be fundamental across every aspect of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging Secondary PE lessons aligned with school requirements and the National Curriculum for England.
• Develop students ' physical competence, fitness, movement skills, tactical understanding, sporting confidence, and long-term interest in exercise.
• Differentiate activities to provide suitable challenge for different ability levels, including students with additional learning or physical needs.
• Establish clear expectations for participation, behaviour, effort, discipline, and achievement during lessons and sporting activities.
• Apply varied teaching, coaching, demonstration, and assessment techniques to improve individual and team performance.
• Promote teamwork, leadership, resilience, fair play, respect, and responsible competition through practical sport.
• Maintain schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching resources, and progression frameworks across the Secondary phase.
• Contribute practical ideas and subject expertise to PE curriculum review and departmental development.
• Conduct examinations and support relevant assessment processes according to school requirements.
• Assess and record attainment, physical development, and progress using appropriate performance measures.
• Analyse student performance information to identify strengths, development gaps, and areas requiring intervention.
• Give timely coaching and constructive feedback that enables students to establish realistic improvement targets.
• Contribute to reporting, moderation, departmental assessment, and student progress reviews.
• Coach school teams and prepare athletes for inter-school fixtures, competitions, and tournaments.
• Organise and supervise training sessions, fixtures, tournaments, and other sporting activities when assigned.
• Take an active role in extracurricular sport and encourage broad student participation alongside competitive excellence.
• Support major sports events and activities that may take place beyond normal lesson hours.
• Conduct appropriate checks of sports facilities and equipment before activities begin.
• Maintain suitable supervision and follow safeguarding, risk assessment, health and safety, and emergency procedures.
• Report accidents, injuries, safeguarding concerns, hazards, and incidents through established school processes.
• Monitor PE equipment condition and communicate maintenance or replacement requirements promptly.
• Assist with inventory control, secure storage, and effective organisation of sports resources.
• Work with pastoral teams, teaching colleagues, and other departments to support students ' wider personal development.
• Participate in departmental meetings, professional learning, school improvement initiatives, and continuing development activities.
• Follow GEMS policies, applicable UAE requirements, and professional standards throughout teaching and sporting activities.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should hold both a bachelor 's and master 's degree in Physical Education, supported by relevant experience teaching or coaching students at Secondary level. The successful teacher will demonstrate strong knowledge of physical education pedagogy alongside practical coaching capability. The ability to motivate Secondary boys, maintain disciplined participation, and develop students across different sporting abilities is particularly important. Applicants should be confident differentiating physical activities for students requiring additional support while maintaining appropriate challenge for accomplished athletes. Excellent classroom and behaviour management, communication, organisation, and time-management skills are required. A strong commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing, inclusion, healthy lifestyles, and safe sporting practice is essential. The position will suit an energetic professional who enjoys both curriculum PE and competitive school sport and is willing to contribute actively to training, fixtures, tournaments, extracurricular activities, and continuous school improvement.

Skills Set

• Secondary Physical Education
• National Curriculum for England
• Sports coaching
• Physical fitness development
• Tactical development
• Team coaching
• Sports performance assessment
• Differentiated PE instruction
• Inclusive physical education
• Behaviour management
• Student motivation
• Competitive school sport
• Team development
• Fixture coordination
• Tournament organisation
• Training session planning
• Physical skills development
• Student performance analysis
• Sports examinations
• PE curriculum planning
• Healthy lifestyle education
• Sportsmanship development
• Sports equipment safety
• Risk assessment
• Safeguarding
• Injury and incident reporting
• PE resource management
• Extracurricular sport

Why Join Us

This position offers a Physical Education specialist the opportunity to influence both curriculum learning and the wider sporting culture of a GEMS school in Dubai. The combination of Secondary PE, team coaching, competitive fixtures, extracurricular programmes, and student wellbeing provides considerable scope for an educator who wants sport to make a lasting contribution to student development. Dubai 's established international Education sector continues to create opportunities for qualified teachers with strong British curriculum and extracurricular expertise. Within GEMS Education, the teacher can also benefit from a professional environment that values continuing development, collaborative school improvement, and progression across an extensive education network.

About the Company

GEMS Education is a long-established international education provider with a major network of schools in Dubai and across the United Arab Emirates. Its schools combine academic learning with student wellbeing, extracurricular development, sport, and personal growth. Physical Education forms an important part of this approach by encouraging healthy lifestyles, teamwork, confidence, resilience, and responsible competition within safe and professionally managed learning environments.