Teacher of PE - Female (1 Year Maternity Cover)

Notre Dame Catholic Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L5 5AF

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 34,068.00 - 52,834.00 dependent on experience

Teacher of PE - Female (1 Year Maternity Cover) job summary

Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1869, Notre Dame is a well-established coeducational Catholic Academy and a member of St Joseph’s Multi Academy Trust. We are a Catholic school, and the teachings of our Patron, St Julie Billiart, underpins all that we do. However, we welcome students and staff from many cultures, and take positive steps to support pupils and staff with disabilities. Notre Dame Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a Disclosing and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.

Job Purpose:

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and ambitious curriculum for students.

To support the planning and resourcing of the PE curriculum area as appropriate and as directed.

To meet the educational needs of all students regardless of ability or SEND through quality first teaching, planning, modelling and scaffolding.

To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.

To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. 

To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.

To offer extended opportunities for students through fixtures, lunchtime clubs and after school provision in a range of sports.

To support the Academy’s Catholic ethos and share its commitment to provide and monitor opportunities for personal, spiritual and academic growth. 

For the full job description and person specification, please see the attached job pack.

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

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

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 Notre Dame Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 968 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Notre Dame Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/notre-dame-catholic-college-liverpool

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