Teacher of Boys PE

Teacher of Boys PE – QTS – Richmond – January 2025

Role: Teacher of Boys PE

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: January 2025

Pay Scale: MPS/UPS (Outer London) – Negotiable depending on calibre & experience – suitable for experienced teachers and ECTs

Location: Richmond, SW London

Our Secondary School is a successful and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive that serves its local community in Twickenham with over 1300 students.

We are looking for a dynamic and talented Teacher of Boys’ PE to join a thriving and highly successful department. The successful candidate should have broad based subject knowledge in order to teach PE at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5, and be an ambitious person with high expectations for yourself and your students.

We offer a very extensive extra-curricular sports program and manage a number of teams in numerous activities, competing at borough, regional and national level. The successful applicant would be expected to make a significant contribution to these.

We welcome applications from newly qualified or experienced teachers. Expertise in Football and/or Rugby would be an advantage but not essential and experience teaching theoretical content is desirable. A full and clean driving licence is required.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences to all students
• Be a newly qualified or experienced teacher who is enthusiastic, influential and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners

Qualifications

• University graduate with a good degree
• Qualified Teacher status
• Evidence of further professional development

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum and Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 courses
• An understanding of recent curriculum and teaching/learning developments
• Experience of curriculum design (for example, writing schemes of work)
• An understanding of the strategies required to motivate and enthuse all students across

the ability range as part of a whole school approach to raising achievement

• An understanding of the processes and techniques required to assess, record and report students’ learning effectively
• Experience of the use of student results analysis outcomes to inform practice and target

improvement

• An understanding of the importance of, and a willingness to participate in, extra-curricular

activities

• An ability work as a member of a team to promote coherent and agreed policies and practices
• A degree of ICT literacy and an awareness of its potential

Relevant Experience

• Experience of teaching the National Curriculum in your subject at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
• Experience of leading a tutor group
• An awareness of whole school issues
• Experience of teaching A Level in your subject

Personal Qualities

• A vision of how effective student support can impact on individual and whole school achievement
• Ability to lead and inspire students and staff
• A firm approach to discipline, and good classroom management skills
• An ability to work within, lead and motivate a close-knit team
• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• The ability to maintain confidentiality as appropriate
• A sense of humour
• An ability to generate enthusiasm for the subject they teach
• A high level of personal organisation and good communication skills
• Some evidence of curriculum development

If you are interested in this Teacher of Boys PE opportunity, tours & interviews can be arranged ASAP.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful Teacher of English will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

To apply for this Teacher of Boys PE opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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Teacher of Boys PE – QTS – Richmond – January 2025