Health & Physical Education Teacher

Brighton Grammar School; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Instructional Coaching

Professional development

Co-curricular involvement

Job summary

Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne is seeking an experienced teacher to join the PE, Health, Wellbeing & RE Faculty starting January 2027.

You will deliver Health & Physical Education to secondary students using evidence-based methods and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. VIT registration is essential and involvement in co-curricular activities is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching Health and Physical Education to secondary school students.
• Strong classroom management to maximise learning opportunities.
• Understanding of the science of learning principles.
• Knowledge-based curriculum delivery with encouragement of innovation.
• Familiarity with evidence-informed teaching strategies from researchers.
• Use explicit instruction and frequent formative assessment.
• Awareness of research findings related to student learning.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and self-reflection as a teacher.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues on curriculum design and resources.
• Ability to build relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Willingness to participate in cultural, pastoral and co-curricular activities.
• VIT Registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a curriculum using evidence-based teaching strategies to engage and challenge students.
• Collaborate with colleagues to plan, implement and review curriculum and resources.

Skills

Health & Physical Education

Classroom management

Evidence-based teaching

Explicit instruction

Curriculum development

Job description

Founded in 1882, Brighton Grammar School is an Anglican School passionate about developing, inspiring and guiding each boy to achieve his personal best in every way. The School’s evidence informed teaching and learning strategy, supported by our in-house research centre, attract the best minds in education.

In the Secondary School, we strive to instil aculture of excellence and achievement by encouraging each boy to strive for his personal best in every endeavour. Students are encouraged to push boundaries, to contribute and to become involved in a diverse range of programs across academics, the arts, sport, music, outdoor education and community service. As an educator in our Secondary School, you will play a key role in supporting the development of our boys as you engage with them in areas beyond the classroom.

The role

Our PE, Health, Wellbeing, & RE Faculty is currently seeking applications from experienced teachers to join the team in January 2027. This really is a wonderful opportunity to work alongside supportive colleagues in a high performing Faculty. Experience teaching Health & Human Development would be highly regarded.

Working as a Secondary School teacher at Brighton Grammar School, you will be responsible for using evidence-based teaching strategies to deliver a curriculum that engages and challenges each student in line with the school’s effective learner model.

To be successful in the role, you will be required to demonstrate:

• Experience teaching Health and Physical Education to secondary school aged children.
• Effective classroom management skills to maximise learning opportunities for students.
• A strong understanding of the principles of the science of learning.
• Experience in delivering a knowledge-based curriculum that encourages and supports innovation amongst the students.
• Experience using evidence-informed teaching strategies based on the work of prominent educational researchers including Barak Rosenshine, Doug Lemov, John Hattie and Jim Knight.
• Use explicit instruction techniques and frequent formative assessment to check for student understanding.
• Knowledge of research findings relevant to student learning and education.
• A pursuit of continuous improvement and self-reflection as a teacher.
• A commitment to collaborate with colleagues in planning, implementing and reviewing curriculum through the design and editing of shared resources.
• The ability to establish and foster relationships with students, staff and parents.
• A willingness to be actively involved in the cultural, pastoral and co‑curricular activities of the School.
• VIT Registration is essential for this position.

Why work for us?

• Benefit from learning from our experienced Coaches as part of our renowned Instructional Coaching program.
• Professional development of our staff is a priority with regular training/workshops scheduled to support this.
• Rich and diverse co‑curricular involvement (limited to only one season of sport).

We are proud of our culture at Brighton Grammar and invite you to hear more about it from some of our current staff, in the short video below.

Applications close: 5pm, Monday 9 November 2026. Note: given the time of the year, applications will be reviewed with interviews highly likely to commence prior to the application closing date.

Brighton Grammar School is fully committed to the protection of children and the promotion of a culturally safe and supportive working environment for diverse communities. The successful applicant will be expected to satisfy child protection screening and adhere to the School’s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safety Code of Conduct.

All applications will be treated with strictest confidence.

For enquiries, please contact the Human Resources Team via *******@brightongrammar.vic.edu.au