Teacher of PE

Astrea Academy Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 9BE

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  2/11/26 or 1/1/27

• Closing date

  3 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,399.00 - £53,887.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of PE job summary

Teacher of Physical Education (PE) - Astrea Academy Sheffield

Permanent | Full Time

Are you passionate about inspiring young people through sport, physical activity, and healthy competition?

At Astrea Academy Sheffield, we believe PE is about far more than physical fitness. It's about building confidence, resilience, teamwork, leadership, and a lifelong love of being active. We are seeking an ambitious and enthusiastic Teacher of PE to join our team and help shape exceptional experiences and outcomes for our scholars.

Whether you're an experienced teacher or at the start of your teaching career, this is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving academy where high expectations, strong relationships, and exceptional teaching enable every scholar to succeed.

About Astrea Academy Sheffield

Astrea Academy Sheffield is a vibrant and ambitious all-through academy serving a diverse community of scholars. We are committed to delivering a knowledge-rich education, fostering character development, and ensuring every young person is equipped to thrive in the next stage of their education and beyond.

As part of the Astrea Academy Trust, we are united by a shared mission to provide an exceptional education for every child, regardless of background or circumstance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and challenging PE lessons that inspire all scholars to participate, achieve and excel.
• Create a positive learning environment where scholars develop confidence, teamwork, resilience and a passion for physical activity.
• Plan and deliver high-quality teaching that secures strong progress and outcomes for all learners.
• Use assessment effectively to identify strengths, address misconceptions and support scholars to achieve their potential.
• Adapt teaching to meet the needs of all scholars, including those with SEND and other additional needs.
• Promote high standards of behaviour and establish a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment.
• Support the wider sporting life of the academy through extracurricular opportunities, enrichment activities and academy events.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to continuously improve teaching, learning and curriculum delivery.

What We're Looking For

• A talented and motivated teacher with a genuine passion for Physical Education.
• Someone who believes every scholar can achieve great things when given the right support and challenge.
• A practitioner with strong subject knowledge and a commitment to delivering excellent teaching.
• An individual who can inspire participation, raise aspirations, and foster a love of sport and physical activity.
• A team player who is eager to contribute to the wider life and culture of the academy.
• Someone who shares Astrea's commitment to educational excellence and opportunity for all.

Interested in Applying?

If you are passionate about education, looking for an opportunity to inspire the next generation, and want to make a lasting impact both inside and outside the classroom, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply or contact our recruitment team at recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org.

Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is 3rd October 2026. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.

Ready to Inspire the Next Generation?

If you're ready to motivate young people, champion healthy lifestyles, and make a difference through the power of sport and education, apply today and become part of our mission to transform lives through exceptional learning.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Sheffield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its scholars and expects all staff, volunteers and members of the Academy community to share this commitment.

We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, scholars and staff within the Academy. All concerns are passed through the Safeguarding Team in line with our Astrea Academy Sheffield Safeguarding Policy 2023 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Guidance.

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 Astrea Academy Sheffield

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 2 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1070 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Astrea Academy Sheffield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/astrea-academy-sheffield

At Astrea Academy Sheffield, we address our young people as scholars because we know that every single one of them is capable of outstanding academic achievements. We promote scholarship by offering an all-through curriculum which is rich in powerful knowledge and meticulously planned by subject experts. We know that powerful knowledge is the key that will open powerful doors for our scholars in the future. Therefore, we are relentlessly committed to delivering exceptional lessons in every classroom, every day.

We respect every scholars’ right to access an exceptional education and offer academic, inspiring and broad opportunities for all through both our curriculum and co-curriculum. We teach our young people to be responsible through our thoughtful character education programme and essential habit building work. Our scholars respect everyone in our academy’s community and grow their responsibility, knowing that they are the leaders of tomorrow.

We are tenacious in our commitment to do the very best for the young people in our care and this tenacity is mirrored in the way that our scholars work on their academic and character education every day.

We foster curiosity in our young people by providing them with a rounded education which opens doors to new opportunities, ideas and experiences. Our classrooms are filled with the awe and wonder that is comes from the joy of learning.

If you are interested in coming to see more of what we do, then please email info@astreasheffield.org to arrange a visit.

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