Teacher of Physical Education
Twynham School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1JFDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 8am
Date listed
16 January 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £31,650 to £49,084
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have a vocational or academic qualification in a relevant subject area at NVQ level 2 or above, together with previous practical experience in an appropriate work area.
- Are familiar with safe and proper use of any specialist equipment for which the post will be responsible
- Would relish the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking and exciting organisation
- Passionately believe in the power of education to change lives
Essential knowledge and skills:
- An honours degree (or equivalent) in Physical Education or a related discipline
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Experience of improving outcomes for students in Physical Education as a classroom teacher
- Successful experience of teaching Physical Education across Key Stage 3-4 in a state 11-16 or 11-18 school
- An understanding of effective pedagogy
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Experience of leading school trips
- Experience of delivering extra-curricular activities
- Ability to teach a range of sports and physical activities
- Experience of delivering extra-curricular activities
- Ability to travel independently
Desirable knowledge and skills:
- First Class Upper second-class degree in a Physical Education or a related discipline
- Additional qualifications or accreditation to teach or coach in a sporting environment
- Experience of having taught NCFE Sports qualifications at Post 16
- Ability to teach an additional subject(s) to Key Stage 3 or further
- Ability or desire to teach Health and Social Care
- Experience of, and commitment to support, staffing of Duke of Edinburgh Award or similar
- Successful teaching experience of A-level in a Physical Education related discipline
- Ability to drive and access to own car
- License to drive a minibus
What the school offers its staff
About the Post
We are looking to appoint an exceptional and inspirational teacher of PE to join our highly successful Sport, Health and Outdoor Education team. This is a very rare and exciting opportunity to join an already high-performing faculty area and to support the vision for excellence being developed by our Director of Sport alongside our Head of PE.
This post has emerged as a result of an exciting new collaboration between Twynham Sixth Form and AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust. We deliver a Post 16 Football Education Programme based at The Grange School and we require a strong teacher of PE to add additional staffing capacity to our team.
This is a truly exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious colleague
What we can offer you
- The opportunity to work with wonderful young people
- The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues throughout our school
- High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
- Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Free on-site parking
Further details about the role
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown (Senior HR Administrator) on 01202 495716 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date is Monday 3rd February 2025 at 8am. (However, we reserve the right to interview and/or appoint strong candidates before this, so we encourage you to apply early)
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
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About Twynham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1771 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Twynham School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
- Phone number
- 01202495716
Twynham School is an exceptionally special place; a school which believes in the unlimited potential of every child, where people are valued above all and ultimately a place where every child can be successful. Our long-tradition of success is built on two vital pillars; high quality teaching and learning and, most importantly, the value we place on the very special relationships between students and staff.
Arranging a visit to Twynham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@twynhamlearning.com.
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