Teacher of PE - Maternity Cover
Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JEDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 June 2026 at 4pm
Date listed
22 May 2026
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS
Teacher of PE - Maternity Cover job summary
This post has arisen due to the maternity leave of a member of the department. Following the appointment, the Department will comprise eight full-time specialists. Several colleagues also hold wider leadership responsibilities, including the Headteacher, two Heads of Year and three Deputy Heads of Year. You will join us at an exciting time, with the recent addition of an Astroturf, refurbished Fitness Suite and multi-purpose athletics facility, representing an investment of more than £350,000 in the development of facilities within the department.
The Physical Education Department has a long and consistent track record of achieving excellent student outcomes at both GCSE and A-Level. GCSE PE is a growing subject, with three groups currently in Year 11 and two groups in Year 10. At A-Level, there are currently 14 students in Year 13 and 6 in Year 12, with the subject remaining a consistently popular choice.
The Department is a highly cohesive and supportive team of able and committed professionals who enjoy their work and take a collaborative and collegiate approach. For a teacher who is enthusiastic about their subject and wishes to develop their pedagogy with keen, well-disciplined students, this is an excellent opportunity and would suit either an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT). It would be advantageous for candidates to be able to offer a wide range of team sports, including rugby, hockey and netball, and/or have a specialism in racquet sports.
Games contribute a significant part of the curriculum; boys specialise in football, basketball and rugby, whilst girls specialise in hockey, netball and football. The summer term focuses on cricket, tennis and athletics for all students. The Department seeks to provide opportunities for students of all abilities and celebrates the progress and achievements of all students through its annual Sports Presentation Evening.
The Department is a very active member of the South Lincolnshire School Sports Association, with members of staff holding positions of responsibility within the organisation. The School competes in a range of local tournaments and has an excellent reputation at local, county, regional and national level. For the past 20 years, the School has attended national finals in athletics or cross-country. Our netball, football, hockey and rugby teams also compete regularly at regional and national level, with more than 50 students representing the County, Region or Country.
The Department has an extensive extra-curricular programme and is widely recognised as one of the most successful state schools for sport within the county and region. Since 2013, the School has appeared in the Top 200 State Schools for Sport on a number of occasions, reaching 24th nationally in 2018. The successful candidate would be expected to contribute fully to this aspect of school life.
The Department actively promotes extra-curricular sports tours and activities and, in the past, students have benefited from opportunities such as:
- Ski Trip - Italy
- Girls’ Football Tour - Disneyland Paris
- Netball Tour - Barbados
- Residential GCSE PE Trip - Skipton, Yorkshire
- Wimbledon visits
- Leicester Riders basketball fixtures and events
We are proud of our strong, dedicated staff and warm community spirit, and we believe this role would be an ideal next step for an individual who thrives in a busy, high-achieving setting and values professionalism, collaboration and a commitment to students. For someone with the appropriate experience and enthusiasm to contribute to a school that consistently sets high standards, this is a superb opportunity to develop further and make a lasting impact.
Why join Bourne Grammar School?
Bourne Grammar School is a high-achieving selective grammar school with a strong reputation for academic excellence and a supportive, inclusive ethos, where pastoral care lies at the heart of our community. Our vision is to inspire and empower everyone to believe, grow and succeed together, and this underpins everything we do. With a clear mission to provide the best atmosphere and the best support, we strive for the best results—defined not only by academic success, but also by the personal development and wellbeing of our students. As an employer, we ensure strong professional development opportunities and encourage staff to identify ways in which they can improve and develop.
We believe that the success of our students depends on the wellbeing, development and support of our staff. We are proud of the positive and collaborative culture within our school and are committed to ensuring colleagues feel valued and supported in their professional lives.
Alongside excellent opportunities for professional development, staff benefit from:
- The opportunity to work with highly motivated, respectful students who are keen to learn
- Supportive and approachable leaders who value staff voice and provide clear guidance, professional trust and encouragement
- A strong culture of professional collaboration and support across departments
- Opportunities to contribute to trips, enrichment activities and the wider life of the school
- Free access to our on-site fitness suite
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through BUPA, offering confidential advice and support for personal, financial and mental wellbeing
- Cycle to Work scheme, supporting healthier and more sustainable commuting
We are committed to creating an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to flourish both professionally and personally.
For further details about the role, or the School, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Bourne Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to maintain a child-centred approach to safeguarding.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates, and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Bourne Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Bourne Grammar School
- School type
- Academies, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1740 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Bourne Grammar School website
We are an oversubscribed mixed selective school serving Bourne, Stamford and Peterborough. Our students are well-behaved and motivated and are taught in modern and well-resourced facilities. The school offers 240 places to students in Year 7 and, with a growing Sixth Form of over 500, has expanded to become one of the largest grammar schools in the country. The vast majority of Year 11 students transfer into our Sixth Form where students are offered a choice of 26 A-Level subjects.
The best atmosphere, the best support, the best results
This is our purpose statement - we have no long or complicated mission statement. The order of the purpose statement is deliberate; we believe that if we get the atmosphere and support right then, given our able students and committed staff, good results will follow. The atmosphere is special and cherished by us all and something that interview candidates often remark upon. We are a large and busy school and our students are well-behaved, motivated and want to be here and their parents/carers want them to be here. Most of the students, most of the time, want to learn and enjoy lessons which are well-taught and engaging.
The teaching staff body numbers around 100 teachers supported by 40 non-teaching colleagues. All teaching staff are subject specialists and are only required to teach their own subject. Staff absence is very low, as is staff turnover. Staff who do leave often do so for promoted posts. All teaching staff at Bourne Grammar School are issued with a laptop and other benefits including no breaktime, lunchtime or bus supervision duties and free on-site parking. Tea and coffee are freely available in our two large staffrooms.
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