Teacher of PE (Female)

Hertswood Academy, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5LG

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (747)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £35,602.00 - £35,602.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of PE (Female) job summary

MATERNITY COVER

At Hertswood Academy, our motto is Aim High, Achieve Excellence. We are a vibrant and supportive educational community dedicated to creating an environment where every student is inspired to reach their full potential, adopt healthy lifestyles, and thrive both academically and personally.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate, and dedicated Female Teacher of PE to join our team on a full-time, maternity cover basis. In this role, you will plan, deliver, and assess a dynamic Physical Education curriculum across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 (where applicable). You will play a pivotal role in motivating students, running extra-curricular sports clubs, leading teams in fixtures and competitions, and supporting student wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan and teach well-structured PE lessons across practical and theoretical components following the school’s curriculum schemes of work.

Directly supervise female student changing facilities before, during, and after lessons and activities to ensure safety, privacy, and safeguarding.

Lead, organize, and accompany female sports teams in extra-curricular clubs, fixtures, tournaments, and competitions.

Assess, monitor, and report on student progress and practical performance.

Adapt physical activities to meet the needs, strengths, medical requirements, and physical abilities of all pupils (including SEND).

Perform form tutor duties, delivering PSHE education, digital literacy, and pastoral care.

Person Specification & Requirements

Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in Physical Education, Sports Science, or a related discipline. Coaching qualifications in key sports are desirable.

Knowledge & Experience: Strong command of the PE National Curriculum, practical and theoretical PE teaching strategies, sports health, and risk assessment procedures.

Skills: Excellent behaviour management, communication, and ICT tracking skills, alongside the ability to build positive relationships with students and staff.

Personal Qualities: High expectations for engagement and sportsmanship, strong organizational skills under pressure, and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding.

Equality Act 2010 Exemption Notice: There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for the postholder to be female under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. This is necessary due to the requirement for direct supervision of female students in changing rooms, assisting with sportswear adjustments, and accompanying female sports teams to off-site fixtures.

Why Join Us?

Join a supportive department focused on staff development and continuous professional training.

Make a direct impact on young people’s physical literacy, health, and lifelong love for sport.

Work in modern facilities within a school committed to equality, diversity, and student welfare.

Safeguarding Note: Hertswood is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS with Children's Barred list check is required for this post.

Equal Opportunities: Hertswood is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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.

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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 Hertswood Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1144 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hertswood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hertswood-academy

Hertswood Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire which gained academy status in January 2013. The headteacher is Wanda Gill, who joined Hertswood Academy in September 2012.

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