Teacher of Girls PE
Ixworth High School, Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HS15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.6FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 £31,650 – UPS3 £49,084
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualified to degree level.
Qualified teacher
status.
A proven track record of teaching and learning including excellent knowledge of strategies for raising achievement and achievingexcellence.
Proven, recent, successful practice that motivates, challenges anddevelops students and includes excellent knowledge of how to build and sustain a learning community.
Experience working as a form tutor and working within a tutor team.
Experience working productively with parents, colleagues and the wider community.
Commitment to Professional Development in PE teaching and wider curriculum pedagogy.
Demonstrate personal and professional integrity and an ability to model the values and vision of the school.
Excellent communication skills with a range of audiences.
Emotional resilience in working through challenges.
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children.
Demonstrate personal enthusiasm for and commitment to the learning
process including a capacity for sustained hard work with energy and enthusiasm.
Give and receive effective feedback and act to improve
personal performance.
Be able to excite
and engage visitors
about the School
at Open Evenings and all other events.
Be willing to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Good Local Government Pension Scheme,Health Hero Employee Assistance Programme,Pluxee High Street Benefits package as well as ability to sign up for Teacher Discounts and Blue Light Card. Free Onsite Parking
Further details about the role
The PE teacher is responsible to the Head of PE for teaching the subject curriculum considering the school’s mission statement and ethos. The teacher of PE will have responsibility for their own classes, tutor group and be required to complete other duties in the school such as student supervision before/after school.
The post holder will be responsible to the Headteacher, for teaching classes in the School using their skill, experience and best endeavors. They will abide by the Code of Conduct for Staff and Volunteers at Ixworth High School. A contribution to the wider life of the School by supporting extra-curricular activities is an expectation of all staff.
A non-exhaustive list of specific responsibilities for the role is below and you will be required to undertake other duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be required.
General Teacher Responsibilities
- To be an ambassador for your subject and the School;
- To model the core values of the School in your professional life;
- To be visible throughout the School – leading and supporting the School community to commit to the core values of the School. This includes participating in and supporting duty teams, emergency cover, and ensuring excellent behaviour, attitudes and standards of students;
- To establish a culture that promotes excellence, equality, and high expectations for all students;
- To communicate effectively with parents and students;
- To work in your subject area to effectively meet the subjects aims and uphold the
School’s values;
- To be part of the Performance Management process;
- To contribute positively to discussions leading to the development of effective policies, practices and structures;
- To effectively analyse patterns and trends in data and respond to these via reviews of lessons, teaching delivery and schemes of work;
- To ensure that resources are efficiently and effectively used to achieve the aims of the School and to facilitate its day to day operation;
- To respond professionally to unplanned situations, crises, and emergencies whenever they arise to ensure the safety and efficiency of staff and students of the School and to maintain good discipline;
- To take an equitable share of duty supervision;
- To be part of the pastoral system working as a form tutor;
- To take on additional responsibilities as directed by the Headteacher and/or CEO.
Specific Teacher Responsibilities (To be updated annually or when required)
- To have responsibility for teaching the PE curriculum to class groups, taking into account the School’s mission statement and ethos.
- To follow the Code of Practice for each sporting area to ensure safety of all participants.
- To ensure that students needs are fully catered for within lessons and appropriate interventions are in place.
- To oversee the changing rooms (gender restrictions apply).
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
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About Ixworth High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 528 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ixworth High School website
- Email address
- HR@setrust.co.uk
SET Ixworth school is a small / medium-sized high school set in the wonderful Suffolk countryside. We are over-subscribed and will have over 600 pupils in the school by September 2024.
The school enjoys a positive reputation in the community, as evidenced by the high demand for Year 7 places in September 2024. The students demonstrate respect, motivation and good behaviour in their learning.
The school's vision is to provide an education system that truly serves those it educates by always reflecting on and addressing individual needs, strengths, and interests. There is a Specialist Resource Base on site for around 12 pupils, supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities.
The school is currently a “good” school according to Ofsted, with an inspection from September 2019.
Arranging a visit to Ixworth High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@setrust.co.uk.
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