Female Teacher of Girls' PE

The Compton School, London, N12 0QG

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 (Earlier start dates would be considered for exceptional candidates)

• Closing date

  29 October 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  22 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR/UPR
• Additional allowances:

  MPR/UPR

Female Teacher of Girls' PE job summary

Do you want to work in brilliant, cohesive, collaborative department where teaching and learning are second to none?

If so, we are looking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic teacher to join our highly successful PE department. This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your teaching skills and work within an inspirational team. As well as GCSE PE the department also offers a Cambridge National at KS4 and the L3 BTEC Sport at KS5. The department’s value-added progress outcomes are significantly above the national average in all examinations. The department is also proud of the many students who have attained local, county and national selection in their sports.

Why work at The Compton School, part of Middlesex Learning Trust?

• Smaller than average class sizes. 
• A lower contact ratio than the norm.
• Ambitious, respectful and hardworking students.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing, including a two week Autumn Half Term, Work from home PPA, a staff-run Wellbeing Team, staff socials, a staff choir, cakes in the staffroom every Friday, a cycle-to-work scheme, wellbeing afternoon in December and free access to an employee assistance package.
• MLT Polices, such as Leave of Absences, that match the demands of today's teachers in the workplace
• Collaborative curriculum planning with opportunities for sharing of best practise across the Trust.
• A fully planned, knowledge-rich and engaging PE curriculum to adapt and develop to suit your classes.
• First class sporting facilities, including a new 5G astro-turf facility, sports hall, gymnasium , MUGA and grass field. New Padel courts are currently being planned for, which makes for an exciting curriculum option in the future.
• The opportunity to enthuse and develop trainee teachers from The Compton SCITT in developing their subject knowledge.
• Exceptional professional development: The Compton School works alongside a local Teaching School Hub to deliver key professional development programmes - this provides our staff access to National Professional Qualifications including Senior Leadership, Leading Teaching, Leading Literacy and Headship. The Outstanding Teacher Programme is also a fully funded CPD opportunity which is facilitated on site.
• You will be joining a highly successful school with a national profile of excellence in teaching and learning, teacher training and student outcomes.

Who are we?

We are a massively oversubscribed mixed multi-ethnic school that has had five outstanding OFSTED inspections in succession, most recently in March 2024.

At The Compton, we understand that our brilliant teachers make a difference to the life chances of our students every day by helping them to secure outstanding outcomes. We always strive to appoint the very best teachers and once in post, we provide a workplace environment that ensures their needs are fully met now and in the future. Last summer only three teachers left The Compton School, which we think speaks volumes to the culture we have created. This position has become available due to the promotion of the previous post holder.

The Compton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are proud of our diverse school community, and we are committed to delivering our ethos of ‘Excellence for All’ in an inclusive and supportive working environment in which everyone is valued.

Are you the right person to join our team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Compton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Compton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Compton School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1352 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Compton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-compton-school

The Compton school is part of Middlesex Learning Trust, a successful Multi Academy Trust. We are a hugely oversubscribed mixed multi-ethnic school that has had four consecutive outstanding OFSTED reports, the most recent being in January 2018. The Compton has a national profile for excellence in teaching and learning, in leadership, and for student outcomes. It is also a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training Centre and the Headteacher is an experienced National Leader of Education. Students at the Compton make exceptional progress - our results routinely putting the school within the top 5% of schools nationally for progress.

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