Head for Physical Education Health and Vocational Studies - Maternity Cover

Parkside Community School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B

Head for Physical Education Health and Vocational Studies - Maternity Cover job summary

This maternity cover opportunity is open to current PE leaders or ambitious PE teachers seeking leadership experience, either through a fixed-term appointment or a secondment from their current school.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and passionate female PE teacher to join our team and lead our PE, Health and Vocational Studies department at Parkside Community School. They will be a highly effective PE teacher and leader, who is able to support, motivate and encourage students to achieve their best. We encourage applications from current or aspiring leaders who have the skills and vision to drive excellence across PE and vocational subjects within the department.

This role’s requirements are outlined below:

• An effective leader of the PE curriculum area
• A strong line manager for a suite of vocational subjects within the department
• A committed and detail-focused Lead Internal Verifier (Lead IV) to support the delivery and quality assurance of vocational qualifications at Key Stage 4
• A dedicated extracurricular lead for whole school activities

Due to the nature of the role, which involves delivering PE lessons to female students and supervising changing facilities, this post is open to female applicants only, in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. The position is a great match for someone who believes that schools have the power to transform lives and must:

• be truly inclusive and focus on the wellbeing and progress of every child to unlock potential
• remove all barriers to social mobility so no doors are closed
• enable students to make the most of their talents, and live life in all its fullness
• enable young people to be aspirational and give them the tools to surpass their personal and academic targets

What we offer:

• a small and friendly school
• fantastic students
• an ambitious and supportive staff body
• huge support and progression opportunities excellent support from the Embark Federation central team
• excellent ongoing CPD and career development within our school, and across he Embark family of schools
• an impressive range of Embark employee benefits

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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

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

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 Parkside Community School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 587 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parkside Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkside-community-school-chesterfield

Parkside Community School is a small sized 11-16 secondary located in Chesterfield. In April 2023 it joined Embark Federation.

Parkside is a truly special school and has a fantastic student body. It benefits from a talented and committed, long serving staff and governance with minimal turnover. All at Parkside are passionate about positively serving to change life chances for our children; this is our common purpose.

Exceptional teaching and learning is our priority. Our highly qualified and motivated staff work hard to ensure our students achieve at the highest level, whatever their starting point. The intent of the Parkside Curriculum is to be leading edge, facilitating the best academic and personal development outcomes for our students. Our pastoral teams are driven to provide all necessary support to ensure our students can learn, participate, and feel they belong to the Parkside family.

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