Teacher of Girl's PE

Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 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) Main/Upper Pay Range

Teacher of Girl's PE job summary

Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1DX

Web Address: www.wgswitney.org.uk

Tel: 01993 702355 Email: office@wgswitney.org.uk

Head Teacher: Mr R W Shadbolt

Teacher of PE (Girls)

Full time, Permanent

Main or Upper Pay Range £32,916 - £51,048

For September 2026

Wood Green School is seeking to recruit an excellent teacher of Physical Education who is ready to make a full contribution to our PE Department. PE is a popular subject in the school and has an excellent reputation, making full use of the extensive sports facilities with an active and inclusive curriculum. The department would like to appoint a committed and enthusiastic practitioner to join the team, to teach across the age, ability and activity range.

Wood Green is an oversubscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, close to the Cotswolds and with excellent transport links to Oxford and London. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, underpinned by our LEARNWell values. Our school mission is “to develop exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded young people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world”. This demonstrates our commitment to the whole child, academically and personally.

If you are interested in the post but the specific conditions do not exactly match your requirements, please feel free to contact us via hrwest@acertrust.org.uk in advance of your application and a member of leadership team will be pleased to speak with you. Otherwise, we can discuss specific details during the interview process.

We are looking for staff who:

• Want to be excellent practitioners in their subjects

• Want to inspire students to learn and grow, both in and out of the classroom

• Are keen to collaborate to achieve our shared aims and to develop best practice, and to find solutions to our challenges together

• Want to keep learning and growing throughout their career

• Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world

What we will offer:

• A school where staff ‘value the care and consideration that the school takes regarding their workload’ (Ofsted October 2024)

• Committed department teams with the autonomy to innovate, within an effective aligned approach to teaching

• Access to high quality CPD 

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing - wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.

The closing date is 12pm 6th May 2026

Applications will be considered on receipt and may result in this advert closing early.

To apply: Please submit your application via MyNewTerm

If you would like to learn more about this post or arrange a visit, please contact hrwest@acertrust.org.uk

Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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 Wood Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wood Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-green-school

Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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