9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    3rd November 2025

  • Closing date

    18 September 2025 at 1pm

  • Date listed

    8 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS - UPS

Teacher of Physical Education job summary

Maternity Cover - Fixed Term for 1 Year, or Until the Return of the Post HolderAbout Us

Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a popular, high-performing, multicultural inner-city girls’ comprehensive school with a thriving Sixth Form, located close to Manchester city centre. We are a part of the Greater Manchester Education Trust. Together, we create lives of opportunity.

Our recent academic results at GCSE include an Attainment 8 score of 52.04, exceeding both local and national averages. Similarly, our value added for Sixth Form A levels was 0.24 and for Vocational was 0.66 for the Extended Certificates and 0.72 for the Diplomas, all well above average.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Physical Education to join our vibrant PE, Sport & Active Lifestyles Faculty. This role offers the opportunity to deliver a dynamic curriculum that places physical activity at its core, promoting health, wellbeing, and lifelong engagement in sport. You will teach across Key Stages 3 and 4, helping students develop their fitness, knowledge, and confidence through a wide range of practical and theoretical activities, while contributing to the wider school community through extracurricular opportunities and collaborative planning.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will be a highly effective classroom practitioner with Qualified Teacher Status and a strong understanding of the PE curriculum. You will be passionate about inspiring young women to become socially, physically, and emotionally confident through sport and physical activity. Strong interpersonal skills, a commitment to professional development, and the ability to motivate and support students of all abilities are essential. A willingness to offer an additional subject and contribute to the school’s values and wider initiatives will be highly valued.

We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Full details about the role and the qualifications, experience, and attributes required can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Why Join Us?

“Staff appreciate how leaders and governors are developing ways to protect them from excessive workload.”

“Staff expect high standards of conduct. Pupils are well behaved in lessons and around the school site.”

A Trust for Every Child and Every Colleague

We believe that great futures are built by great people. Colleagues who work in our schools will experience the same focus on care and guidance, opportunity and challenge, so that they can deliver an exceptional education to our young people. They will become the very best practitioners through bespoke support and opportunities to learn professionally, to collaborate, to lead innovation and to advance their career with us.

We strive for excellence in everything we do. At GMET, every role, from teaching to support, is valued. You’ll be supported and empowered to grow within a trust where our core values guide our work with learners, colleagues, families, and the wider community.

We invest in our people. As part of GMET, you’ll benefit from a wide range of employee benefits designed to support your health and wellbeing, help you save money, and make your salary go further including:

        • A warm, inclusive, and supportive school culture
        • High expectations for all learners and staff
        • A strong focus on wellbeing and professional development
        • Opportunities to innovate and collaborate across the trust
        • A commitment to equity, diversity, and accessibility
        • Tailored CPD and coaching
        • Trust-wide networks and learning communities
        • Leadership development pathways
        • Access to wellbeing resources and flexible working options

        How to Apply

      • Register or log in to MyNewTerm
      • Complete the application form
      • Include a personal statement tailored to the role
      • Submit your application before the deadline
      • We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to:

          • Enhanced DBS checks
          • Reference and identity verification
          • Compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

          We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

          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

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          CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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          About Whalley Range 11-18 High School

          School type
          Academy, ages 11 to 18
          Education phase
          Secondary
          School size
          1647 pupils enrolled
          Age range
          11 to 18
          Ofsted report
          View Ofsted report

          Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a popular high performing, multi-cultural inner city girls’ comprehensive school, with a thriving Sixth Form, close to the heart of the Manchester City Centre, bordering Moss Side, Hulme, Withington and Chorlton. The school has 1667 students on roll with 220 students in the Sixth Form. There are currently 200 staff employed at the school, both teaching and non-teaching

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