Teacher of PE

Every; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Maternity pay

Vivup discounts

Job summary

Skipton Girls’ High School is seeking a well-qualified PE teacher for maternity cover. The role runs 0.8 FTE from January 2027 to December 2027, four days a week (Mon, Tue? Wed, Thu?

Fri). The successful candidate will join a dedicated PE team and contribute to pastoral and academic life with a focus on high-quality teaching and personal tutoring. The school emphasises professional development, collaborative planning and a supportive environment for staff and students alike, with strong

Qualifications

• Well-qualified, lively, highly motivated specialist and innovative thinker to further strengthen PE provision.

Responsibilities

• Teach PE up to KS4 and act as personal tutor.
• Contribute to the school's programme of professional development.
• Support students in a safe, encouraging learning environment.
• Collaborate with PE teachers to plan, assess and improve practice.

Skills

Well-qualified

Motivated

Innovative thinker

PE teaching

Job description

Teacher of PE (Skipton Girls High School )

Location: Skipton Girls High School, North Yorkshire, UK

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Education Phases: Secondary;

Job Roles: Teacher;

Working Patterns: Part-Time;

Application Deadline: Sunday, 18th October 2026

Interview Date: W/c Monday 19th October 2026

Expected Working Start Date: January 2027

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

Our School

Skipton Girls’ High School is a thriving and successful secondary school, with sixth form, based in Skipton. Our school community of 900, includes students from the districts of Craven, Bradford, North Yorkshire, Lancashire and beyond. Students at SGHS are ambitious, kind, articulate and a lot of fun! They are open to new experiences and grab opportunities with both hands. They care about the world we live in and set high standards for living sustainably. Students make friends for life at SGHS and understand that when we support each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

Our staff are experts in their field who instil a love of their subject in all students. They place equal value on their own learning, staying at the forefront of their profession, through educational research and academia and are exceptional role models for our students. Our staff are our students’ greatest champions, valuing their happiness and future success.

Our setting beautifully reflects our values and ethos, with traditional buildings sitting comfortably beside our state-of-the-art STEM centre. As participants in our laptop scheme, all students at SGHS have ownership of their own device to enhance their learning and increase their digital literacy. Students and staff are inspired by the beautiful grounds that provide fertile ground for learning and space to relax, let off some steam or simply be. We are held up by the success of our history and driven forwards with innovation and tenacity.

At SGHS, we know how our students learn, think and feel and we know how to empower them so that they can continue the SGHS tradition of pioneering, trailblazing young adults, ready to take on the ever-changing world with compassion and excitement.

Why work for Northern Star Academies Trust?

We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career.

We can offer a commitment to your professional development, the opportunity to work in part with colleagues from primary and secondary schools across the MAT and the chance to be a part of something truly special.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

We providean excellent and challenging education which seeks to enable all students tomake maximum progress in their learning and gain a great sense of personaldevelopment and achievement. We strongly believe in personalisation andencouraging enquiring minds. The school highly values the importance ofdeveloping a community environment in which mutual respect and individualtalents are nurtured.

This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified PE teacher.The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the academic,pastoral and social life of the school, to act as personal tutor and to takepart in the school's programme of professional development. We offer afantastic environment for a talented colleague to excel at the cutting edge ofPE teaching. This role also includes teaching PHSE.

We have afantastic team of staff and you will be fully supported by a Curriculum Leaderand a team of PE teachers who share a vision of effective teaching and learningfounded on collaborative planning, assessment and instruction, and who helpeach other to continually improve practice. We have an open-door culture andreflective ethos where we use lesson study to learn from each other all thetime.

0.8fte.Fixed Term Contract Maternity contract. To start January 2027 - December 2027

4 days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.50am to 3.40pm

About You

We are seeking a well-qualified, lively, highly motivatedspecialist and innovative thinker to further strengthen the provision in the PEdepartment.

You will be able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of teaching, learning andpersonalisation strategies and be responsible for maintaining the highestquality of monitoring and evaluating whilst improving the standard ofachievement for all students. You will be confident in your abilities to teach effectively up to KS4 and a specialismin PE is essential. You will be adept in creating a supportive, encouragingand safe learning environment for students of all diverse backgrounds.

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay.
• A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers through our lifestyle benefits provider Vivup.

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