Teacher of Girls PE
Brigshaw High School, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2HR5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching and Learning
● Deliver high-quality teaching across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.
● Plan, teach, and assess engaging lessons to ensure all students achieve good progress.
● Personalise learning to overcome individual barriers and challenge all students to excel.
● Implement strategies from the BLP Blueprint to foster high levels of engagement and progress.
● Use a variety of marking and feedback methods to provide constructive, regular feedback that enables student improvement.
● Take full accountability for the progress of students in your allocated classes.
● Lead and collaborate with Teaching Assistants to ensure students with SEN make significant progress.
● Stay informed about current educational practices and take responsibility for your own professional development.
● Assign effective homework in alignment with departmental policies to reinforce learning.
Pupils
● Adhere to policies and procedures related to safeguarding, child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
● Maintain high standards of behaviour and classroom management, contributing to a positive school environment.
● Consistently implement the Brigshaw Behaviour for Learning (BBFL) policy.
● Act as the first point of contact for parents and carers regarding the performance and well-being of students in your classes.
● Accurately assess, record, and report pupils' progress.
● Promote a love of learning and inspire intellectual curiosity.
● Foster a strong commitment to success in all pupils.
● Serve as an effective and supportive form tutor.
Department
● Implement and uphold school and departmental policies, fostering collective responsibility for their success.
● Actively contribute to the extra-curricular life of the department.
● Engage in departmental planning and development initiatives to support continuous improvement.
What the school offers its staff
All staff benefit from a comprehensive professional development package, which includes:
● 1:1 coaching for personalised growth.
● Regular deliberate practice sessions to refine skills.
● Dedicated time for subject-specific pedagogy.
To support staff well-being, we have implemented a variety of initiatives, including:
● A two-week half-term break during the winter term.
● A centralised detention system to reduce administrative burden.
● No requirement for staff to undertake lunch duties.
● A staff well-being group to ensure their voices are heard.
● A sensible approach to marking and feedback, focusing on impact rather than workload.
● We also recognise the value of small gestures, such as providing cake, breakfasts, and other treats, to show our appreciation.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all children regardless of age, gender, religion or beliefs, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. All adults in our schools have a full and active part to play in protecting our children from harm, and that the child or young person’s welfare is our paramount concern. We ensure that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities in respect of safeguarding and is provided with appropriate training to recognise, identify and respond to safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brigshaw High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1369 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brigshaw High School website
- Email address
- hr@brigshawtrust.com
- Phone number
- 0113 2878900
Our mission at Brigshaw High School is to provide a cradle to career education that allows our children to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. Our shared ambition is underpinned by a commitment to our values of equality, integrity, respect and resilience. We aim for an aspirational culture built upon love, structure and high expectations for all.
Brigshaw High School is proud to be part of Brigshaw Learning Partnership (BLP) together with six primary schools across East Leeds. Being part of the BLP family enables effective relationships to be built with families, strengthens our practice and provides children in the local community with a coherent cradle to career education.
We are openly focused on the educational outcomes for all and firmly believe that placing the student at the centre of everything we do will ensure that those whom we teach leave with the best possible grades and go on to achieve wonderful things in life.
Brigshaw High School has a reputation for commitment to students of all abilities and a renowned level of pastoral care. This is the result of a dedicated and highly effective team of staff ensuring that pupils have every opportunity to succeed in a huge variety of activities in and out of the classroom.
Arranging a visit to Brigshaw High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brigshawtrust.com.
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