Teacher of PE
Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HXThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
2 March 2023
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: FTE 100%
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
Queen Katharine Academy are looking to appoint a PE teacher who wants to make a difference to join our enthusiastic, hard-working and committed team. The ability to offer Dance would be beneficial.
As a department, our vision is to provide a challenging and safe environment for high quality teaching and learning. This will lead to enjoyment in participation, foster a love of sport and lead to lifelong learning.
At Queen Katharine Academy we strive to teach pupils skills that will positively impact on their future. We aim to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that inspire all students to succeed in physical activities. We want to teach pupils how to cooperate and collaborate with others, as part of a team, understanding fairness, resilience and equity of play to embed life-long values.
The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner who will add strength and depth to the department. They should have the ability to teach across all key stages and ideally have some knowledge of CNAT and CTECH courses at KS4 and KS5. They will also be willing to offer extra-curricular opportunities to the students as well as take part in a wide range of fixtures throughout the year. Working as part of a team and being organised are key to the role.
The department is well resourced and led by fantastic practitioners and we are looking to appoint a colleague who shares their enthusiasm and unwavering determination to help every student enjoy, achieve and progress.
The department has excellent facilities including a full size sports hall, gymnasium that includes a climbing wall, extensive outdoor facilities that include a large field, astroturf and hardcourt areas.
What the school offers its staff
This is an excellent opportunity to join a school within one of the well-regarded Trusts in the eastern region. The school has a great history of success and a bright and exciting future and we are looking for an ambitious and dynamic teacher to steer it through the next stage of its development. Collaboration, educational research and professional development are at the core of how the schools within Thomas Deacon Education Trust work together. With a clear focus on teaching at all levels, the Trust is well placed to provide great opportunities to promote Queen Katharine Academy as a leading school and you will be given effective support to develop you personally as an outstanding teacher.
It is truly exciting times for our department, and we are looking forward to welcoming another colleague to join our highly driven and successful department, who will buy into our vision and culture and seek to be the best for our students at every opportunity.
The Trust offers:
- Excellent salary package.
- Fantastic training/CPD opportunities in a friendly supportive environment.
- Opportunity for progression across Thomas Deacon Education Trust.
- Use of Academy facilities (including onsite car parking).
- Teachers’ pension scheme.
- An engaging, creative and welcoming environment to learners who take pride in their school.
- An inclusive and collaborative approach.
- A talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues, both within the school and across the trust.
- An actively supportive Local Governing Body and Trust leadership.
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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.
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About Queen Katharine Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1559 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Queen Katharine Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hrteam@tdet.education
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