Lead Practitioner of Physical Education (PE)

Oasis Academy Hadley, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 4PX

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 December 2025

• Closing date

  16 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Physical education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale (Outer London) with TPS

Lead Practitioner of Physical Education (PE) job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the team at Oasis Academy Hadley, Hadley.

Job Role - Lead Practitioner, Physical Education (PE)

Start Date - as soon as possible

Salary - Leadership Scale (Outer London) with Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Hours - Full time

Contract - Permanent

Oasis Academy Hadley is a special place to work. Unique in its set up as a single school educating pupils aged 2 – 19, with strong community ties, joining the team here means joining the Hadley family. Driven by a high performing, enthusiastic and authentic leadership team, the Academy is going from strength to strength with excellent rates of attainment, and most importantly, pupil empowerment and success on a personal level. 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Lead Practitioner to lead the improvement of the quality of teaching within PE and, with the Academy leadership team and other lead practitioners, across the academy and to consistently teach high quality lessons which bring about excellent outcomes for students.

This is the perfect time to join our team - we are well on the way to becoming an outstanding faculty. You will have a passion for learning and teaching PE together with the skills to inspire and motivate our students. Our students really enjoy their PE lessons, and they make excellent progress. 

A full job description is attached to this vacancy.

You’ll bring:

• A passion for leading the delivery of engaging teaching and learning experiences, fostering a deep love of PE in our students.

• A willingness to get involved in all activities in the department, including clubs and trips.

• An ability to liaise with parents and guardians to support students where required.

Our offer to you

• A commitment to your personal and professional development, with a wealth of support and guidance available.

• Access to the OCL curriculum resource bank

• Joining a warm and welcoming school family

• A wide range of store discounts and benefits via our dedicated platform

• Free access to our gym facilities

• Places available for your children in nursery/reception/primary groups

• Great transport link as situated next to Ponders End station.

Application process

If you’re interested and you would like to know more, we welcome conversations or school visits. Start your application to find out how to arrange this.

Or, if you can’t wait to apply and start the conversation at an interview – please click ‘fast apply’ to complete the application form and tell us all about you, your experience and how your ambition to see every student succeed matches ours.

If you intend to apply, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and holding interviews in line with this. This could result in the advert closing before the advertised date.

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 Oasis Academy Hadley

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1511 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oasis Academy Hadley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-hadley

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