Curriculum Leader - Outdoor and Physical Education
The Limes College, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SD26 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range
Additional allowances
SEN allowance (SEN1) currently worth £2,787
TLR2A worth £3,527
What skills and experience we're looking for
Curriculum Leader - Outdoor and Physical Education
Required from September 2026
Salary: Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range plus a SEN allowance (SEN1) currently worth £2,787 and a TLR2A worth £3,527
We are a unique Pupil Referral Unit and we aim to make a difference to the education and life chances of vulnerable young people in the London Borough of Sutton.
Are you an inspiring leader and teacher who can engage and build relationships with challenging students? Do you want to be able to shape an exciting PE curriculum to inspire and re-engage reluctant students?
We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational teacher to lead the teaching and learning provision within a successful PE and Outdoor education Department, with the ability to deliver outstanding lessons to our Key Stage 3 and 4 students up to GCSE level.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Qualified teacher status with subject specialism in Outdoor and Physical Education.
- Experience in curriculum leadership or subject coordination.
- Demonstrated success in raising attainment and engagement through creative approaches.
- Experience of working with secondary aged children with emotional and behavioural needs;
- A passion for teaching and making links with other areas of the curriculum.
- Committed to inclusive education and raising achievement for all.
- Can lead curriculum innovation and drive improvement.
- Proven record of classroom management.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please refer to the Person Specification when completing your supporting statement.
The Limes College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information, please visit The Limes College website. Visits are welcome by arrangement.
Closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026.
Interviews: To be confirmed
Safeguarding StatementAlternative Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
What the school offers its staff
The school can offer you:
- An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives;
- A programme of professional development for staff at all levels;
- Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme;
- Staff who are supportive towards each other;
- Free access to an on-site gym;
- Term time hours.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About The Limes College
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 84 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Limes College website
- Email address
- sroopchund@thelimescollege.org
- Phone number
- 02086521150
The Limes College is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) which offers alternative education provision outside of a traditional schooling environment to key stages 1 to 4; it accepts students from mainstream schools in Sutton with educational and behavioural needs. The current roll of around 150 students consists of those who have been permanently excluded or those at risk of exclusion. Many students are with us for only a short time while some will remain on roll for their entire GCSE courses. In the last academic year, we worked with 210 students.
Arranging a visit to The Limes College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sroopchund@thelimescollege.org.
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