Teacher of PE

LeighAcademiesTrust; Lee; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Free virtual GP Service

Leigh Academies Trust benefits

Job summary

Leigh Academy Halley is seeking a Teacher of PE to join from January 2027. The school offers a vibrant PE department with a focus on sports and extracurricular activities, including BTEC Sport and GCSE pathways, within a modern academy environment.

The role welcomes NQTs and part-time applicants, with a competitive MPS+Inner London salary commensurate with experience and membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Qualifications

• Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Debra Watling (Principal).
• NQT welcomed to apply and progress their teaching career with us.
• A range of extracurricular opportunities and a strong PE department.

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

MPS/UPS (Inner London) + Local Government Pension Scheme + 24/7 access to a free virtual GP Service + collaborative MAT network + additional LAT benefits.

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).

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.

Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Debra Watling (Principal), by contacting her on [e-mail].

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.

Working with us at Leigh Academy Halley

Welcome to Leigh Academy Halley, an aspirational and inclusive International Baccalaureate World School where we maximise student achievement through a dynamic curriculum and exceptional pastoral care. Guided by our core values of respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity, and resilience, we believe in the transformative power of education.

Academic Excellence

As an IB World School since 2019, we offer a "human-scale" education across all phases:

• Years 7 - 9: Middle Years Programme (MYP).
• Years 10 - 11: GCSE and vocational qualifications.
• Sixth Form: IB Careers Programme (IBCP) and T Levels.

Our results are record-breaking; in 2025, our students outperformed national averages in every performance measure. Leigh Academy Halley has also received an incredible Ofsted report that recognises “exceptional” practice across five key areas of academy life. This judgement recognises the academy as a national centre of excellence.

Innovation & Environment

Located on a 16-acre site, our academy blends historic charm with state-of-the-art facilities, including a new Visual and Performing Arts Centre and an Engineering and Design Centre. Every student uses a personal Chromebook, supported by Google Educator-certified staff to enhance digital learning.

A Caring Community

Students thrive within our Small School model (Easley, Franklin, Turing, and Hawking), ensuring personalised support.

We are a local school of choice, committed to a gold-standard education that prepares students for fulfilling lives.

Applying for this Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in joining us.

Contact: [e-mail] / 01634 412 245.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves regulated activity relevant to children, and it is a criminal offence for anyone barred from engaging in regulated activity with children to apply for this position.

We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates, and you can read more about our approach on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role, regardless of any protected characteristics, which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices, and not discriminating on any grounds.