Teacher of Physical Education (PE)

Oaks Park High School, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7PQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS Outer London
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS Outer London

Teacher of Physical Education (PE) job summary

Do you want to be part of a team that is supportive, committed, experienced and takes pride in delivering innovative and enjoyable lessons to inspire a love of PE? Then come and join us at Oaks Park High School!

We are seeking to appoint an experienced enthusiastic teacher of PE to join our excellent PE department to teach across the age and ability range in this 11-18 school. The successful candidate would be joining a supportive, committed and experienced team who work hard to deliver innovative and enjoyable lessons and should have an interest in developing extra-curricular sport. You will assist and support the Team Leader for PE in further driving standards to ensure the progress is consistent across the key stages and for courses offered by PE to remain a popular option across the Key Stages.

The successful candidate will:

• Understand the requirements for high quality teaching.

• Be committed to the delivery of the department's extensive extra curricular programme

• Be able to use ICT in all aspects of your work.

• Have excellent administration skills and an ability to meet deadlines.

• Have the ability to fulfil the requirements of a form tutor.

• Have good interpersonal skills.

• Be a positive team player with a strong commitment to professional development

• Embrace new technologies and ideas that enhance learning

• Have the ability to deal sensitively with pupils, parents and colleagues.

• Be highly self-motivated

Why work for Oaks Park High School:

• Oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with over 400 students in the Sixth Form and excellent modern facilities to support learning.

• Work with a collaborative, forward thinking Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.

• Strong vision of success and achievement supported by an excellent continuing professional development programme for all staff.

• Medical and well-being support for all staff (at no cost to the member of staff)

• An ambitious and supportive multicultural community that keeps our child-centred philosophy at the heart of everything that we do.

• Highly regarded for outstanding pupil behaviour and purposeful learning environment.

• Committed to the very highest standards of student care and achievement and seek outstanding staff who wish to be part of our success.

Location: The school is centrally located in the London Borough of Redbridge, which is a very high achieving borough. There are excellent transport links to central and outer London, with Newbury Park station (zone 4 on the Central Line) only a four minute walk away.

In joining us you can expect a supportive culture within a school with very high aspirations, moving forward at pace. If you believe that instilling aspiration and ambition can transform the lives of young people then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: Friday 10th April 2026 at 9am

Early application is advised as applicants may be contacted at any stage during the recruitment process and the advert may then be closed.

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.

About Oaks Park High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1783 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oaks Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oaks-park-high-school

Oaks Park High School is a very popular and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive school which is expanding the number on roll to meet community demand. The school prides itself on being an ambitious and supportive multi-cultural community that keeps our child-centred philosophy at the heart of everything that we do. Oaks Park is highly regarded for its exceptional pupil behaviour and purposeful learning environment.
The school is centrally located in the London Borough of Redbridge, with very good transport links to central and outer London, with Newbury Park station only a four minute walk away.

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