Scope: Middle School MYP Physical & Health Education
Reporting to: Head of Middle School
Role Purpose
The Middle School Physical & Health Education Teacher is responsible for delivering high-quality, engaging, and inclusive learning experiences that promote physical literacy, healthy lifestyles, teamwork, personal development, and student wellbeing.
The successful candidate will inspire students to develop confidence, resilience, leadership, and a lifelong appreciation of physical activity. Through inquiry-based and concept-driven learning aligned with the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP), the teacher will create a positive environment where students of all abilities can participate, achieve, and thrive.
1. Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Physical & Health Education, Sports Science, or a closely related discipline.
- Recognised teaching qualification or certification appropriate to the role.
- Relevant teaching experience with Middle School or secondary-aged students.
- Strong understanding of physical education pedagogy, curriculum planning, and student assessment.
- Ability to teach a broad range of individual and team sports, fitness activities, and physical education programmes.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.
Desirable:
- Experience teaching IB MYP Physical & Health Education.
- IB MYP professional development or relevant IB training.
- Experience with MYP assessment criteria and inquiry-based learning.
- Recognised sports coaching qualifications or experience supporting competitive school sports.
- First Aid and CPR certification.
- Experience teaching in an international or multicultural school environment.
2. Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong commitment to ISL Qatar's values of Belonging, Integrity, Grit, and Kindness.
- Sound understanding of IB MYP philosophy, concept-driven learning, and international mindedness.
- Ability to plan engaging and differentiated lessons that accommodate diverse abilities, learning needs, and physical capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of physical literacy, movement skills, fitness, health education, and sports development.
- Effective classroom and activity management, promoting positive behaviour, teamwork, and fair play.
- Understanding of formative and summative assessment, student progress monitoring, and constructive feedback.
- Strong awareness of health and safety, risk assessment, injury prevention, and safeguarding requirements.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and collaboration skills.
- Commitment to student wellbeing, inclusive education, and continuous professional development.
3. Key Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning
- Plan and deliver engaging, inclusive, and appropriately challenging MYP Physical & Health Education lessons.
- Provide a balanced programme incorporating individual and team sports, indoor and outdoor activities, fitness, and health education.
- Develop students' physical literacy, movement competence, coordination, tactical awareness, and understanding of healthy lifestyles.
- Apply inquiry-based and concept-driven teaching approaches aligned with IB MYP requirements.
- Integrate MYP Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills, including communication, collaboration, self-management, and reflection.
- Differentiate teaching and activities to support students with varying abilities, confidence levels, and learning needs.
- Promote teamwork, leadership, resilience, sportsmanship, and lifelong participation in physical activity.
Curriculum, Assessment and Student Progress
- Contribute to the planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the MYP Physical & Health Education curriculum.
- Develop and implement effective formative and summative assessments aligned with IB MYP assessment criteria.
- Monitor and evaluate student progress, maintaining accurate assessment records and providing timely, constructive feedback.
- Encourage students to set personal learning and fitness goals, evaluate their performance, and reflect on their progress.
- Collaborate with the Head of Middle School, MYP Coordinator, and colleagues to ensure effective curriculum delivery and interdisciplinary learning opportunities.
Student Wellbeing, Health and Safeguarding
- Maintain a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment that promotes physical, social, and emotional wellbeing.
- Ensure the safe use of sports facilities, equipment, and resources, including appropriate supervision and risk assessments.
- Follow established procedures for injury prevention, emergency response, and management of student health concerns.
- Support the participation and inclusion of students with additional learning needs or physical limitations.
- Adhere to the school's safeguarding, child protection, health and safety, and professional conduct policies.
- Identify and report safeguarding or wellbeing concerns through established school procedures.
Sports, Extracurricular Activities and School Contribution
- Contribute actively to the school's wider sports and physical activity programmes.
- Support extracurricular sports, school teams, competitions, fixtures, tournaments, and sporting events as required.
- Encourage student participation in sports and physical activities beyond timetabled lessons.
- Promote positive sportsmanship, leadership, and respectful behaviour when representing the school.
- Support school-wide initiatives, community engagement, and activities that promote healthy and active lifestyles.
Professional Collaboration and Development
- Collaborate with colleagues, school leadership, and the MYP Coordinator to strengthen teaching and learning.
- Participate in departmental meetings, curriculum reviews, professional development, and school improvement initiatives.
- Maintain positive and professional communication with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Reflect on teaching practices and use feedback and evidence to improve student learning outcomes.
- Support the school's IB and NEASC accreditation requirements and continuous improvement priorities.
- Contribute positively to the school's collaborative culture and commitment to Strengthen Engagement for All.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Physical & Health Education, Sports Science, or a closely related discipline.
- Recognised teaching qualification or certification appropriate to the role.
- Relevant teaching experience with Middle School or secondary-aged students.
- Strong understanding of physical education pedagogy, curriculum planning, and student assessment.
- Ability to teach a broad range of individual and team sports, fitness activities, and physical education programmes.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.
- Experience teaching IB MYP Physical & Health Education.
- IB MYP professional development or relevant IB training.
- Experience with MYP assessment criteria and inquiry-based learning.
- Recognised sports coaching qualifications or experience supporting competitive school sports.
- First Aid and CPR certification.
- Experience teaching in an international or multicultural school environment.
- Strong commitment to ISL Qatar's values of Belonging, Integrity, Grit, and Kindness.
- Sound understanding of IB MYP philosophy, concept-driven learning, and international mindedness.
- Ability to plan engaging and differentiated lessons that accommodate diverse abilities, learning needs, and physical capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of physical literacy, movement skills, fitness, health education, and sports development.
- Effective classroom and activity management, promoting positive behaviour, teamwork, and fair play.
- Understanding of formative and summative assessment, student progress monitoring, and constructive feedback.
- Strong awareness of health and safety, risk assessment, injury prevention, and safeguarding requirements.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and collaboration skills.
- Commitment to student wellbeing, inclusive education, and continuous professional development.