Teacher of Boys' PE and Life Skills
Penryn College, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8PZ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UP3
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Teacher of Boys' Physical Education and Life Skills to join a forward-thinking department dedicated to providing opportunities for both competitive and non-competitive activities, while promoting a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
You will have a track record of excellent classroom practice, be committed to high standards of learning and student progress, and have the energy and vision to build on current progress, with ambitions for yourself and our school. Expertise in a broad range of sports is vital, and a specialism in rugby would be an advantage, but is not essential.
The role includes the high-level delivery of the Key Stage 3 Lifestyle curriculum, which includes practical PE and Life Skills, GCSE PE, and OCR Sport Science, alongside the support and delivery of the extensive out-of-hours learning programme and inter-school fixtures offered at the College. High standards of professionalism and a passion for excellence will be very important, as will a willingness to devote time and energy to the job both in and out of school hours.
This is a full-time, permanent appointment to start in September 2025.
Closing date for applications: Monday 17 March 2025.
Interviews: Week beginning 31 March 2025.
We reserve the right to interview early should an exceptional candidate apply.
Please return the completed application form, along with a covering letter to: vacancies@penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk or post to HR Office, Penryn College, Kernick Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8PZ.
What the school offers its staff
The health and wellbeing of our entire school community, including staff, is of utmost importance to us. We have a dedicated Mental Health Lead and a number of employees at the school who are mental health trained to support staff and students alike.
Our Staff Wellbeing Team strive to organise a number of activities in and outside of school, including craft workshops, sports activities, and more. We also have a Workload Wellbeing Team that work to ensure the school is always considerate of staff members’ work-life balance.
We actively encourage staff to take part in the many continuing professional development (CPD) workshops and classes we operate at Penryn College, helping to strengthen and/or develop new skills.
Additionally, we are firm believers in working in partnerships. We have strong links with the University, a long established partnership with a large group of primaries and we are part of the ‘Creativity Collaboratives Programme’, funded by the Arts Council England, testing and evaluating a range of innovative practices in teaching and learning. This has developed our strong, existing relationships with local primary schools and universities, providing many benefits for our staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and as such our school aims to create the safest environment within which every student has the opportunity to achieve.
In accordance with our policies, we are unable to process applications via CV. Only applications made on a fully completed Penryn College application form will be considered.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Penryn College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Penryn College website
- Email address
- vacancies@penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01326 372379
We’re a lively, thriving school, and we pride ourselves on offering the very best for our students.
We cater for children and young people aged 11-16 who live in Penryn and the surrounding villages of Constantine, Flushing, Mabe, Mawnan Smith, Mylor, Perranwell and Ponsanooth. Students also join us from Falmouth and other outlying villages and towns.
Our PAN (published admission number) for each year group is 210, but the occupational capacity is slightly different for each one. Currently, we are oversubscribed in all year groups.
Originally, Penryn College opened in Falmouth in 1957, and was moved to its present site in 1961. Since that time, there has been a programme of continuous improvement and updating of buildings/classrooms. Our biggest development was the opening of our £24 million College building in 2008.
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