Teacher of PE
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time - 25 teaching hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 September 2025 until 31 August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Candidates suitable for the role will:
- have strong subject knowledge and a passion for PE
- be able to stretch and challenge able students to achieve highly
- be committed to supporting the full range of fixtures and clubs outside of school, and the lunchtime extra-curricular provision
- be passionate about personal and professional development and demonstrate a willingness to engage with the findings of evidence-based research through our whole school CPD programme
- have the ability to communicate effectively with all staff, students and parents
- be able to teach GCSE PE
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- the opportunity to join a highly successful PE department with a wide range of experience and expertise
- a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish and teachers are encouraged to introduce new and innovative activities
- a well-established curriculum with high quality lesson resources available for all key stages
- internal subject specific CPD run by the department and supported by our extra-curricular coaches
- a diverse workplace, with an engaged student and staff community who are currently collaborating on a review of the school’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion
- a caring environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported
- a two-week October half term
- numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)
Further details about the role
We’re looking to appoint a teacher of PE who has the subject knowledge and ability to inspire our extremely engaged and diverse student body. The school has an excellent reputation for team success at local, borough, county and regional level across a range of sports. The successful candidate will be an all-round PE teacher who can teach the major curriculum activities including netball, hockey, tennis, athletics, volleyball, badminton, cricket and football, and GCSE PE.
The school’s ethos of excellence in sport sits comfortably alongside an approach that promotes participation in physical activity for fun, health and recreation – adopting the #thisgirlcan campaign philosophy. We run an extensive fixture list, competing predominantly against independent schools, and offer a well-established and flourishing extra-curricular programme, which is supported by external coaches. Students have the option to attend sports trips and try out for the Wimbledon Ball Girl/Boy Programme.
There are impressive facilities on site: a new Sports Hall, large field, a hockey astro, 5 netball courts, 5 tennis courts, and two gymnasiums.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@tiffingirls.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Tiffin Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1236 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Tiffin Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tiffingirls.org
- Phone number
- 020 8546 0773
The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.
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