P/T Sports Teacher (0.5 FTE)
Big Creative Academy, London, E17 6HL15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2026
Closing date
9 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Part time: (FTE 0.5) Wednesday-Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 8th July 2026
Full-time equivalent salary
- • £15,500 – £17,000 pro rata (equivalent to £31,000 - £34,000 FTE) (without Qualified Teacher Status) • £17,000 - £19,000 pro rata (equivalent to £34,000 - £38,000 FTE) (with Qualified Teacher Status)
Actual salary
- £15,500 - £19,000
Additional allowances
Teachers Pension
State of the Art gym on site
Free staff Lunch
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications/ Competencies
Essential :
Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Sports Coaching, Sports Science, Sports Management, or Health and Fitness.
Desirable:
- Coaching certification from a recognised body.
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Relevant Experience
Essential:
- Proven ability to deliver consistently high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment.
- Experience teaching the 16–19 age group.
- Track record of developing and delivering engaging learning experiences.
- Experience supporting the pastoral care, achievement, and attendance of students.
Desirable
- Experience in quality assurance.
- Professional
experience in the
Sports or Coaching
industry.
Knowledge
Essential:
- Strong understanding of BTEC and NCFE Level 3 Sports Studies specifications.
- Awareness of the needs and challenges of 16–19-yearold learners, including those from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults.
- Ability to build and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries.
- Emotional resilience in managing challenging behaviours
and maintaining discipline.
Desirable:
- Understanding of
key principles in
Health, Fitness,
and Sport.
Skills/Ability
Essential:
- Ability to teach across subject areas such as Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Skills Acquisition, Sports Injuries, and Sports Development.
- Ability to provide effective learning and tutorial support.
- Strong planning, organisation, IT, and administrative skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to promote and recruit for courses.
Desirable:
- Specialist skills in
practical sports
areas.
Skills/Ability
Essential:
- Ability to teach across subject areas such as Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Skills Acquisition, Sports Injuries, and Sports Development.
- Ability to provide effective learning and tutorial support.
- Strong planning, organisation, IT, and administrative skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to promote and recruit for courses.
Desirable:
- Specialist skills in
practical sports
areas.
Personal Skills
Essential:
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Hard-working and proactive.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
- Capable of taking initiative and implementing
improvements.
What the school offers its staff
• Flexible Fridays, half day, to provide work-life balance
• Employee assistance programme
• Research-based professional development
• Supportive, caring and developmental environment with full staff wellbeing programme
• Excellent career development opportunities and performance recognition
•Staff social events
Further information about the job
Purpose of the role:
To plan, deliver and assess NCFE and BTEC programmes within the Health, Fitness and Sports curriculum area, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning and assessment. The postholder will also provide effective tutorial support and guidance to learners to help them achieve their full potential
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Big Creative Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Big Creative Academy website
- Email address
- cyrus.armstrong-james@bigcreative.education
Big Creative Academy (BCA) is a post-16 free school specialising in the creative industries. We believe that teaching skills employers want and empowering young people to think reflectively enables positive outcomes for students and our wider community. Big Creative Academy is committed to wellbeing and excellent teaching. Our mission is to improve the lives of young people through high quality training and creative industry experiences. We have 350 learners studying vocational programmes progressing to higher education and employment.
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