Teacher of PE
The Castle School, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT42 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 October 2025
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TBC
Teacher of PE job summary
Job title: Teacher of PE
Contract type: Fixed term maternity cover, up to 12 months
Year groups: Year 7 - Year 10
FTE: 0.6
Exam groups: None
Location: The Castle School
About the role
We’re looking for a passionate and dynamic PE Teacher to join our energetic team and inspire students to reach their full potential—on and off the field. You’ll deliver engaging lessons across Key Stage 3 and 4, support curriculum development, and play a key role in our thriving extra-curricular programme.
As a role model to our pupils, you’ll uphold school values, promote wellbeing, and contribute to a safe, inclusive environment. Whether it’s leading a sports fixture, planning impactful lessons, or supporting a tutor group, you’ll help shape confident, healthy learners ready to take on the world.
About you
You bring energy, expertise, and a genuine love for PE. You’re a qualified teacher with a deep understanding of the curriculum and a talent for turning theory into action. You’re approachable, proactive, and thrive in a busy school setting.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Delivers inspiring, research-informed lessons that meet the needs of all learners
- Builds strong relationships with students and colleagues
- Contributes enthusiastically to extra-curricular activities
- Is organised, professional, and committed to high standards
- Has up-to-date safeguarding knowledge and puts pupil welfare first
- Is ready to grow, collaborate, and make a lasting impact
In return we offer:
- A commitment to CPD and development of allow all staff to thrive, including collaborative support within the school and the Trust
- Opportunity to receive personalised 1:1 coaching by coaches trained and accredited by Leadership Edge
- A clear curriculum vision and focus on evidence-based practice
- Values, ethos and vision that are lived; a commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
- An open and honest culture
- An established programme of support in place for Early Career Teachers which includes weekly 1:1 coaching from an assigned Lead Practitioner and/or subject specialist, support within Faculty areas, and access to a wider support network across the Trust
- The opportunity to work within an accomplished faculty who are dedicated to working together collaboratively
- Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell
- Discounted gym membership
About The Castle School
Here at The Castle School, situated in the suburbs of Thornbury, we are proud of our strong track record of academic achievement and pastoral care for our students. We are passionate about teaching and learning; our students think hard and their experience of education has a long-lasting impact and prepares them for life beyond school.
At the heart of what we do is our vision to be an exceptional school at the heart of the community where every student has the curiosity, skills and confidence to make the world a better place.
We value kindness, fairness and aspiration and expect that our students and staff will work hard, will be kind and will be respectful to one another.
We’re proud of our vibrant, thriving Post 16 provision that continues to demonstrate and sustain academic and vocational success.
Following our latest Ofsted inspection in November 2021, we remain a ‘Good’ school. We have also recently been accepted into the Good Schools Guide following extensive support from our parent body: ‘An excellent comp with exceptional leadership that attracts families from miles around due to its friendliness and investment in every child’s future.’
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by Monday 20th October. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
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 The Castle School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 1868 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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