PE Coach/Teacher – Qualified /Unqualified

Barclay Primary School, London, E10 6EJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hrs per week Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Reviewed August 2026
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

PE Coach/qualified or unqualified considered

To deliver high quality PE lessons, collaborating with staff and leaders to develop a strong whole school approach to PE, sports and healthy living.

To carry out the duties and responsibilities of teachers as detailed in the most recent version of the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD 2025) and meet the requirements of the Teaching Standards.

Deliver the PE curriculum and any sports clubs as relevant.

Work with leaders to develop consistent practice in teaching and learning, ensuring that children achieve the highest standards of attainment and achievement.

Organise, plan and prepare inter-school competitions, sporting events and trust events, representing the school at such events as required

Teachers are expected to have a minimum good knowledge of and keep up to date with the Early Years Curriculum, National Curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. This includes any adaptations and curriculums the school or Lion Academy Trust adopts or use.

Teachers are expected to understand how pupils’ learning is affected by their physical, intellectual,

emotional and social development and understanding the stages of child development to adapt and improve provision so that children exceed expectations.

Use technology in teaching and learning to enhance learning and extend the learning experience for children. Teachers select and make good use of ICT skills for classroom and management support.

Be familiar with the school’s current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the Health and Safety and Child Protection Policies.

Understand and know how national, local comparative and school data including National Curriculum test data can be used to set clear targets for pupil’s achievement.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• career progression and leadership opportunities
• additional non-contact time for teaching staff- over and above statutory PPA time; this equates to 15% non-contact time for class teacher
• unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key.
• a dynamic, dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children
• enthusiastic, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling
• a vibrant school with rewards and opportunities for motivated and committed individuals
• Lion Pathways Curriculum
• Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Barclay Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 1265 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barclay Primary School website
• Email address: m.hounsell@barclayprimary.net
• Phone number: 020 8539 6777
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barclay-primary-school

We are looking for motivated, passionate and hardworking PE Coach/Teacher to join us at Barclay Primary School. The ideal candidate will be willing to give their best for the children and keen to be developed further in their teaching of PE.
We are a warm, friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them. Teachers are all supported on their ongoing CPD through quality support from the Lion Academy Trust team.

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