Teacher of PE/Coach (2 Positions)

Benenden School; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Benenden School is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of PE/Coach to join its thriving sports department. Candidates should demonstrate a passion for sport and physical education, with relevant teaching experience at GCSE and A-level, as well as coaching for other major sports. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to influence students' sporting journeys in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Responsibility Allowance for Hockey, Tennis or Cricket

Meals provided on duty

Access to school leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching academic PE at GCSE and A-level.
• Ability to coach major sports like Netball, Football, Lacrosse or Badminton.
• Demonstrates a passion for sports and physical education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching or coaching to students.
• Support students’ overall sporting development.
• Foster a sense of belonging and positive identity with sport.

Skills

Passion for sport

Teaching skills in PE

Coaching skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

GCSE and A-level PE experience

Job description

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Competitive salary plus benefits (Responsibility Allowance for Hockey, Tennis or Cricket available)

Full-Time, Term Time Only

Permanent

September 2025

Benenden School is seeking an outstanding and enthusiastic Teacher of PE or Coach to join our successful and thriving sports department on a full-time basis.

Reporting to the Director of Sport, you will deliver high-quality teaching or coaching to students via lessons, regular clubs or fixtures. You will work closely with Housemistresses/Masters and Tutors to support your students’ overall sporting development. You will help students to build a positive identity with sport or physical activity and foster a sense of belonging with that sport, regardless of their background or abilities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging Teacher or Coach, with a demonstrable passion for sport and physical education. You will ideally possess previous experience of teaching academic PE at GCSE and A-level, along with the ability to coach at least one other major sport to a high level, such as Netball, Football, Lacrosse or Badminton. For the right candidate, there is potential for responsibility for Hockey, Cricket, or Tennis.

As an exceptional School, we want to attract, retain, and develop diverse talent at all levels so that our pupils feel and understand the power and depth of a diverse community. This means recruiting from the widest possible pool of talent, removing barriers that can prevent people from showing their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which maximises collaboration and empowers everyone.

About the Sports Department

Benenden School offers a huge variety of sport and exercise activities, with PE being compulsory throughout the school. Lacrosse, Hockey, Netball, Cricket, and Tennis feature as the main sports. We have access to fantastic sport facilities, ranging from a state-of-the-art floodlit astro turf with grandstand seating and pavilion, an indoor heated swimming pool, a fully equipped fitness suite, a gymnastics and trampolining hall, squash courts, floodlit tennis and netball courts, a sports hall with indoor cricket nets and extensive grass pitches.

Benenden is one of the leading day and boarding schools in Britain. We were founded in 1923 and are situated in 250 acres of attractive parkland in Kent. There are 550 girls in the school, aged 11-18, with 190 of those in the Sixth Form. Benenden is at the forefront of girls’ education in the UK, with recent innovations including the Benenden Diploma, a bespoke curriculum for our youngest two-year groups, and the Professional Skills Programme, teaching the Sixth Form skills for the workplace.

Benenden offers its own generous pay structure, responsibility allowances and benefits. Staff are provided with meals whilst on duty. The school’s leisure facilities, including wonderful grounds, a fitness gym and swimming pool are also available for staff to use.

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Ryan Garnsworthy, Director of Sport, on [e-mail]

For a full job description and to apply, please click the apply button.

Deadline for applications: 9:00am Friday 27th June 2025.

Interviews likely to be held the week commencing 30th June 2025.

We reserve the right to appoint a candidate to this role earlier than the deadline if we find the right candidate for the position, so we encourage early applications.

The post-holder will be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children with whom they come into contact. They must ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times, this appointment will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Benenden School is committed to equal opportunities and equal pay for all employees. Whilst Benenden isn’t accredited to the Living Wage Foundation, we do look to the Living Wage for guidance and our starting pay is currently in line with this.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education

• Industries

  Education and Primary and Secondary Education

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