Teacher of PE

Teaching Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Leigh Academy Halley is recruiting a Teacher of Physical Education to join from January 2027. The role offers a competitive MPS + Inner London salary and welcomes NQTs, with opportunities for part-time or full-time arrangements.

Responsibilities include delivering engaging PE lessons, promoting student progress, and contributing to a broad curriculum within a state-of-the-art sports facility. The school emphasises safeguarding and professional development within Leigh Academies Trust.

Qualifications

• NQTs welcome to commence and progress teaching career.
• Suitable for part-time or full-time applicants.
• Female applicant only due to equality act exemption (as stated in job description).

Responsibilities

• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate, and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that provides an outstanding education of excellence for all? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative members of staff who embody sector leading educational practice?

Leigh Academy Halley is now recruiting for a Teacher of PE to join us from January 2027. This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Teacher of PE to become part of an established, collaborative and successful PE team to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding curriculum. We have a proud and genuine commitment to giving all students the opportunity to explore and excel in a diverse range of sporting activities, so that we support them in leading healthy and active lifestyles during adulthood. All students enjoy core PE in Years 7-11. Sport BTEC is both popular and one of our top performing subjects at both Key Stage 4 and 5. Many of our Year 13 students have historically progressed onto sports related post-18 university or apprenticeship courses. In addition to this, the PE department offers a wide range of extracurricular activities everyday of the week, both before and after school. Our Academy Sports Day is always one of the highlights of the year, and we enjoy competing in sporting competitions both across Greenwich borough and Leigh Academies Trust. We have a state-of-the-art sports centre and extensive outdoor grounds that are well utilised and respected.

This is an opportunity that offers a competitive MPS + Inner London salary, commensurate with experience. This position would also be suitable for NQTs, who were keen to commence and progress their teaching career with us. We also welcome applications from prospective colleagues who would wish to work part time, as well as full time.

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a woman only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate, and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

What the school offers its staff

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed PE Department, passionate about PE and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them.
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring and wide-ranging extracurricular opportunities.
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes.
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.