Head of PE

Saint George's Church of England School, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2B £5,871.84 per annum

Head of PE job summary

Head of PE

Full time, permanent

MPS/UPS + TLR 2A £8,611 per annum

To start in January 2027

We are delighted to offer a very exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher and leader to lead our PE team in our over-subscribed, successful and inclusive Church of England All-Through School.

The school has an existing reputation for high-quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations, physical education plays a key role in this, and in developing a wide range of personal skills and character growth opportunities for pupils aged between 4 - 18 years old.

We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring each student makes good progress through high-quality teaching and learning provision. Alongside a passion for sport and physical education, the successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering this commitment.

The school currently offers pupils the opportunity to continue to study sport and PE into KS4 and KS5 through our BTEC programme. We offer netball, basketball, rowing, athletics, football and rugby to a good standard within our extra-curricular offer and are keen to develop cricket for boys and girls and girls’ rugby in particular to complement this offer. Based predominantly within our secondary phase, and with brand new, state of the art facilities arriving over the next few years, we genuinely would love to hear from you if you:

Possess a deep and clear understanding of the positive impact of PE and sport in enabling all pupils to flourish

Have the highest personal and professional standards

Are an outstanding classroom practitioner

Want to work in a supportive and caring environment

Are committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can

Are an ambitious new or existing leader

Are research and evidence-focused in your approach to teaching and leading others

In return, we can offer you:

Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.

Access to financial advice, mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions

Free eye test, examinations and eye care voucher

A supporting and caring work environment

If you are passionate about supporting student wellbeing and would like to join a dedicated and supportive team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please download a vacancy pack below and apply on My New Term.

Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 12th October 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Saint George's Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance and relevant pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

Saint George’s Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable. Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

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 Saint George's Church of England School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1631 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Saint George's Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-george-s-church-of-england-school

Saint George's Church of England School is a popular wide ability school for boys and girls. It is located in pleasant green fields and is within easy reach of the A2/M2 motorway with excellent transport links to London. In 2016 it was the most oversubscribed high school in Kent.
Saint George’s Church of England School converted to Academy status in November 2011 and is a founder member of the Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust formed in December 2014.
The school recently underwent a section 8 inspection (February 2017) and was considered to have remained 'Good' overall with 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management; continued improvement since the last inspection was also recognised. I recommend it to you as a friendly community, where an energetic, willing, supportive staff work enthusiastically and collaboratively to enable students to excel.
We are delighted that we have been able to expand our age range to open a new primary department on site, making Saint George's an all through school from 4-18 from September 2019.

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