Teacher of PE

Great Park Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 - £45,352pa

Teacher of PE job summary

*Please note this is a full/part time role, and you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document). Please disregard the fields 'contract term' and 'hours per year'.  

We are seeking to appoint from September 2026, an enthusiastic and versatile Teacher of PE to join our successful PE team. First and foremost we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. You will be a specialist in Physical Education and will be required to teach PE across all key stages. You must also have the ability to teach Health and Social Care to KS4. Physical Education is a popular subject in school, which enjoys a reputation for excellence in a range of sporting activities including significant success at regional and national levels. This post offers a superb opportunity for a teacher with excellent skills to develop further within an experienced and dynamic department. This role is suitable for ECT’s.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

· An outstanding practitioner with a passion for PE

· The ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment

· A passion for providing students with extracurricular opportunities

· An ability to teach examination classes

· A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum

· A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities

· Excellent communication and ICT skills

· An interest and commitment to the whole school community

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This role is suitable for ECT’s. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
• Generous annual leave 
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
• Enthusiastic and motivated students 
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
• A school with its community at heart 
• An exciting programme of staff wellbeing activities 
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: recruitment@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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 Great Park Academy

• School type: Free Schools, ages 9 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-park-academy

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