PE Leader and Teacher of Boys' PE

Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BN

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS

PE Leader and Teacher of Boys' PE job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the largest school in Cambridgeshire, and one with outstanding facilities for PE and Sports. These include a heated indoor swimming pool, a well-equipped gymnasium and sports hall, astro turf tennis courts, hard playing areas for netball, a modern fitness suite, grass pitches and an oversized ‘3G’ all-weather playing surface. The adjacent parkland is also used for a range of activities, including cross-country running, orienteering and problem solving /team challenges. PE is popular at both KS4 and 5 and we offer GCSE PE and OCR CNAT Sports Studies at KS4 and at A-Level we offer A-Level PE and Level 3 CTEC Sport.

The successful candidate will join a large, collaborative and strong team of teachers and support staff. From the moment you join us, you will feel welcomed and supported by the whole school team, ranging from ECTs through to highly experienced practitioners.

The successful candidate will ideally have a specialism in rugby, but this is not compulsory. They must also be willing to provide a rich and broad extra-curricular programme for our students through leading weekly training and fixtures in a range of sports. The main responsibilities of this role will be leading the curriculum and administration for the GCSE PE course, so experience of teaching and/or leading GCSE PE is advantageous.

The school offers a bespoke CPD programme, research and development, links and networks with other outstanding schools as well as a plethora of extra-curricular and cross-curricular working opportunities.

The school sees the form tutor as a key role in the support, development and welfare of the students and teachers are expected to undertake this role with the same standards and commitment as their subject role.

Hinchingbrooke School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

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.

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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 Hinchingbrooke School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hinchingbrooke School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinchingbrooke-school-huntingdon

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