PE Teacher

Protocol Education; Billericay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a committed Teacher of Physical Education for a one-year fixed-term maternity cover at a thriving secondary school from September 2026.

You will deliver high-quality PE lessons to a full ability range, contribute to a varied extracurricular sports programme and plan engaging schemes of work. The successful candidate may teach Health and Social Care if required, and the school offers excellent facilities and a supportive culture with safeguarding checks in place.

Qualifications

• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Physical Education lessons across the full ability range.
• Contribute to a broad and varied extra-curricular sports programme.
• Plan, develop and deliver engaging and challenging lessons and schemes of work.
• Support the continued success and development of the PE department.
• The ability or willingness to teach Health and Social Care would be advantageous.

Job description

Teacher of Physical Education Fixed Term Contract – September 2026 to August 2027

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed and enthusiastic Teacher of Physical Education to join a thriving, high-performing secondary school from September 2026 on a one-year fixed-term maternity cover contract.

The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic and well-resourced PE department within an outstanding educational environment, known for its supportive culture, excellent facilities, and high levels of student achievement and engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Physical Education lessons across the full ability range.
• Contribute to a broad and varied extra-curricular sports programme.
• Plan, develop and deliver engaging and challenging lessons and schemes of work.
• Support the continued success and development of the PE department.
• The ability or willingness to teach Health and Social Care would be advantageous.

Facilities

Staff and students benefit from exceptional sporting facilities, including:

• A modern gym and fitness suite.
• A multi-purpose sports hall.
• Extensive outdoor sports pitches.
• A swimming pool.
• Staff also have access to a range of sporting clubs and activities, including 5-a-side football, pickleball, tennis and badminton.

Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and any other relevant pre-employment checks, including a prohibition from teaching check where applicable.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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