14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    8 May 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    24 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (Actual) Potential TLR: Academics, PP, Head of Year or Second in Department

Teacher of PE (with potential TLR) job summary

Katherine Warington School is seeking a highly motivated and effective Teacher of PE to join our experienced and friendly department, delivering physical education across all year groups (Year 7 - 13).

The successful candidate will have outstanding subject knowledge and be an expert in PE. We have state of the art facilities which are used daily for fixtures, events and clubs for our students and we are looking for someone with enthusiasm and passion for sports.

Follow the KWS PE Department on Social Media:
Instagram: @kwschoolsport
facebook: search KWS Sport
Twitter: @KwsSport1

Please see the job description for the full duties of the role

In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:

  • Commitment to Flexible Working

  • An annual Flex Day to be taken on a day of your choice (with an additional day granted for every 4 years of service)

  • Free parking on site

  • Free use of the school gym

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme

  • Access to our in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders

  • Buddy system for new staff

  • Access to mentoring and CPD opportunities

  • Regular staff socials

  • Discounts with local businesses

  • An opportunity to work with friendly and welcoming colleagues in a modern, aesthetically pleasing and forward-thinking environment.

    The ethos of our school focuses on enabling every student and staff member to make outstanding progress. You will be supported in your role by our Head of PE, giving you the opportunity to enhance your skills and accelerate your career.

    If you share our belief that young people have the right to a transformational educational experience that will enable them to fulfil their potential and realise their ambitions, then we look forward to hearing from you.

    At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.

    We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

    As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

    Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

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.

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About Katherine Warington School

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1017 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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