PE / Swimming Teacher or Qualified Swimming Instructor
St Mary's School and 6th Form College, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2LU16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + SEN1 or Instructor Grade 3-6 FTE (of term time only)
What skills and experience we're looking for
PE / Swimming Teacher (primary or secondary trained) or Qualified Swimming Instructor with experience of teaching pupils/students with complex SEND.
Qualified teacher status (QTS) preferrable, but we welcome applications from qualified swimming instructors.
Salary depending on experience and qualification: MPS 1-6 + SEN1 (for qualified teachers holding QTS) or Instructor Grade 3-6 (for unqualified teachers / instructors, FTE 26,716 – 33,902).
To start in September 2025.
St Mary’s is a popular and successful residential special school and college for pupils/students aged 5 to 19 with speech, language and communication needs, learning difficulties and other associated SEND.
We welcome applications from highly successful and experienced primary, secondary, mainstream or special school teachers or qualified swimming instructors. We are especially interested in hearing from candidates who have successfully worked with children with complex SEND in their current or previous experience. We would like to appoint a teacher or an instructor who is able to adapt well to new challenges and is committed to raising achievement and who have the ability to demonstrate outstanding practice and highambition for our pupils/students.
We can offer a very high-quality learning environment, a friendly and welcoming staff team, including an onsite therapy team, access to excellent resources and our pupils/students are a delight to work with!
The successful candidates will demonstrate:
• An understanding & interest in SEND, with experience in working with pupils/students requiring additional support in accessing the curriculum;
• The ability to ensure aspirational pupil/student progress for all pupils/students, regardless of their prior attainment, which at St Mary's is significantly below age related expectations;
• The ability to work effectively within a team, providing direction to support staff delivering targeted intervention programmes.
If the successful candidate does not hold QTS, they must hold a recognised swimming qualification (STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching swimming, ASA Level 2 or equivalent) and have knowledge of Health and Safety and relevant legislation relevant to teaching swimming.
Please e-mail the school, for an application pack: hr@stmarysbexhill.org
Applicants are encouraged to visit the school prior to submitting an application.
Please call the school office to speak to Natalie Edwards, Principal: 01424 730740
Closing date for applications is NOON on Friday 6th June 2025.
St Mary’s is committed to equal opportunities and Safeguarding, as well as promoting the welfare of the pupils. All successful applicants are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and an online check will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. We do not accept CVs.
What the school offers its staff
St Mary’s is a great school to work in. We can offer a very high-quality learning environment, a friendly and welcoming staff team, including an onsite therapy team, access to excellent resources and our pupils/students are a delight to work with!
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@stmarysbexhill.org
CVs are not accepted.
About St Mary's School and 6th Form College
- School type
- Special school, Inter- / non- denominational, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 140 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mary's School and 6th Form College website
- Email address
- hr@stmarysbexhill.org
- Phone number
- 01424 730 740
St Mary’s is a residential special school and college for children with a range of special educational needs, including speech, language and communication, autism and other associated difficulties.
Arranging a visit to St Mary's School and 6th Form College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@stmarysbexhill.org.
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