PE Teacher (Second in department)

Manchester Communication Academy, Manchester, M40 8NT

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Physical education
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS1 - UPS3 plus TLR2a £3526
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2a

What skills and experience we're looking for

Generic to Position:

• To drive teaching and learning across the department, working closely with other colleagues.
• To work closely with the Director of Health and Wellbeing to plan, implement and deliver an appropriately broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils and ensure that the implementation of this has the desired impact
• To be an effective line manager, ensuring that the PE department vision for excellence is embedded across the department in liaison with the Director of Health and Wellbeing.
• To draw upon research outcomes and other sources of external evidence to inform best practice and that of colleagues and implement these across areas of practice.
• To collaboratively lead department meetings.
• To build effective links with other organisations so that pupils’ knowledge, understanding and opportunities within PE and Sport is enhanced.
• To contribute to the professional development of colleagues and advise of best practice regarding teaching and learning in both practical and classroom settings.

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Review and refine the curriculum, planning, teaching and assessment in PE along with the Director of Health and Wellbeing.
• To work alongside external organisations such as the Youth Sports Trust and the Association of PE to further embed and develop external opportunities that can support our students.
• Contribute to evaluating the progress made in achieving subject targets and evaluate the impact of teaching and learning.
• Scrutinise data to identify underperformance and lead on strategies to address any issues arising.
• To work alongside the subject lead to create an engaging extended school activities offer, manage the implementation of the programme and evaluate impact where appropriate.
• To lead, promote and monitor the implementation of enrichment opportunities within the department
• Quality assure provision and monitor standards of learning, teaching and engagement in PE along with the Director of Health and Wellbeing.
• Co-ordinate and contribute to regular curriculum review within the department as necessary and oversee their implementation

Operational Duties

• Monitor and intervene on behaviour across the school to ensure that students are consistently meeting MCA expectations.
• Develop strong and positive relationships between parents and the school so as to promote students’ learning in a spirit of partnership, providing information to parents about targets, progress and interventions.
• Support staff through professional development and feedback following Quality Assurance of teaching and learning, feedback and classroom management

Teaching and Learning

• As an outstanding classroom practitioner, to model excellence in the classroom and beyond.
• Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate and inspire so students enjoy and achieve.
• Ensure that technology is used effectively to support learning.
• Maintain accurate pupil data that can be used to make teaching more effective.
• Ensure a high-quality learning experience for all students.

Standard Duties and Responsibilities

• Have due regard to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Promote and implement equality and diversity
• Adhere to legislation and the Academy’s policies and procedures
• Participate in performance reviews and professional/personal development activities.
• Will model the Academy’s values at all times to generate a shared purpose

What the school offers its staff

Staff Benefits

• Access to Staff Employee Assistance Programme & other staff wellbeing services
• One additional ‘Flexi-Day’ of paid leave that can be taken during term time after 6 months’ service
• Free On Site Parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme & On Site Bike Storage
• Car Leasing Scheme
• On Site Gym & Changing Room Facilities
• Electric Car Chargers
• Staff Bistro
• Free Tea & Coffee
• Corporate Eye-Care Scheme
• Reduced Teaching Load
• High quality weekly CPD offer
• Early Friday finishes

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

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About Manchester Communication Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1299 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manchester Communication Academy website
• Email address: hr@mca.manchester.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manchester-communication-academy

Manchester Communication Academy serves the community of Harpurhey and its surrounding districts. We are an 11-16 secondary school with a primary school also on site. Close collaboration between the two schools is fundamental to our way of working.

Not only is the Academy committed to offering our students the highest quality learning experience but the Social Investment Department is dedicated to offering opportunities and support to our local families and wider community. Together, our driving force is to mitigate the impact of disadvantage and ensuring that the young people that we serve are equipped and ready to be successful and happy adults who we are proud to know.

Everyone at MCA shares these same values and this is important to us.

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