9 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 July 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    27 June 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Physical education

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year

Pay scale

M1 to UPS 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for September 2025, an enthusiastic and qualified teacher of PE. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and highly successful team and would particularly suit an ECT or newly qualified teacher to join our experienced Physical Education Faculty. The candidate will be required to teach PE across all key stages.

What the school offers its staff

Eckington School is an 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in north-east Derbyshire with more than 1200 students on roll, including the school’s Sixth Form.

Eckington School joined Chorus Education Trust in April 2023, at which point we also welcomed a new headteacher, whose proven track record in developing a positive ethos under strong leadership is enabling the school on its journey of improvement. Further appointments to the senior leadership team have created a school with ambition to deliver on the Chorus Trust ethos of outstanding achievement for all.

The school itself is situated on the outskirts of Eckington on the Derbyshire/Sheffield border, overlooking open countryside. The campus is arranged around a shrub-filled courtyard that enables easy access to outside spaces for all.

In addition to trust-wide benefits for all staff, those at Eckington School also have access to:

  • Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
  • Free staff parking.
  • Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Eckington School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1231 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Eckington School is an 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in North-East Derbyshire with more than 1200 students on roll, including 150 in the school’s Sixth Form. In April 2023, Eckington School joined Chorus Education Trust, also welcoming a new Headteacher.

Eckington School is part of Chorus Education Trust, and as such all appointees may be required to work at any Trust site in the future.

You can view the school website at: www.eckington.net

Arranging a visit to Eckington School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@eckington.chorustrust.org.

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